http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/ Engadget Comments for Apple patent app describes force-sensitive touchpads http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/
ZUNE2 FTW!]]>Oct 5th 2007 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 5th 2007 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 5th 2007 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 5th 2007 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Perfect idea for the NDS2!!]]>Oct 5th 2007 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 10th 2007 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 5th 2007 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 5th 2007 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 5th 2007 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/
Seriously though, a force sensitive touchpad? Not original. Just watch your touchpad icon in the bottom right on most machines, and watch the dot grow as you push harder. ]]>Oct 5th 2007 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 5th 2007 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/If you don't believe me, try using your touchpad with a pencil (or anything plastic). My guess on the "force guage" is that it just uses the greater degree of contact when you push harder. In other words, the flesh of your finger spreads as you push harder, increasing the "footprint."]]>Oct 5th 2007 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 5th 2007 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 5th 2007 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Another option for you guys to fight over.
]]>Oct 5th 2007 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Très intéressant, merci pour l'information.
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I had an oooooold Pentium 75 Compaq laptop that had a touch sensitive touchpad with a little app that would even show where I was pushing and how hard. It was amusing. Useless, but amusing.]]>Oct 5th 2007 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 5th 2007 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/
the harder you push on the touchpad, the flatter your skin will be, and the more space it will register, thus it is similar to force, but not an actual measure of force.
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are they learning business sop from microsoft?]]>Oct 5th 2007 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/
I don't think it's Apple's goal to be "new" here.

They may just want a pressure sensitive touchpad OF THEIR OWN and don't want to infringe on anyone else's patents to do it.

I very much doubt they want to follow in Sony's footsteps with the whole Immersion thing.]]>Oct 5th 2007 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Not really trying to argue, but I've never seen a resistive touchpad. Although I guess I haven't really been looking for them. I'd appreciate a link to some info, if you happen to have it.
In any case, I think we agree that they are definitely NOT force sensitive.
Now there's nothing that says that this method will be any more effective as an input device. It certainly is more complicated, and I think more fragile, but I could definitely see uses of this not-so-new technology in a hybrid device that would work more reliable in a variety of conditions.]]>Oct 5th 2007 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 5th 2007 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 5th 2007 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 5th 2007 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/]]>Oct 5th 2007 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/
This is basically a velocity sensitive touchscreen. I smell a JazzMutant collaboration.]]>Oct 5th 2007 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/]]>Oct 5th 2007 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/Oct 5th 2007 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/05/apple-patent-app-describes-force-sensitive-touchpads/
Having this patent handy, we can expect the "iTablet" laptop available in two years time.]]>Oct 6th 2007 5:44PM