http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/ Engadget Comments for 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/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 21st 2008 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 21st 2008 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/]]>Feb 21st 2008 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 21st 2008 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 21st 2008 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 21st 2008 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/
Last I checked, my fingers weren't rectangular...]]>Feb 21st 2008 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/

Last time I checked a sketch doesn't have to be anatomically correct.

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http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Zone/1075/roswrak.gif]]>Feb 21st 2008 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/
What? So all they know how to do is copy Microsoft?

/sarcasm off]]>Feb 21st 2008 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 21st 2008 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 21st 2008 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 21st 2008 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 22nd 2008 1:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 21st 2008 7:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/
Somebody tried to patent joysticks. Clashed.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/10/company-sues-sony-microsoft-and-nintendo-over-joystick-patent/

Some jerk patented Smartphones. Everyone sued!
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/25/patent-granted-on-smartphones-everyone-sued/

And a Vague patent clips Big N and Sony.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/12/sony-and-nintendo-pegged-with-lawsuit-from-vague-controller-pate/

P.S: Weird. At those back issues, my name has a small "a." Now, it is a capital "A." Yay!
]]>Feb 21st 2008 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/This just in, Job's gets a haircut, is he planning the iPod cut? Rumor Time!

Seriously, no one cares. Post some real news]]>Feb 21st 2008 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 21st 2008 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 22nd 2008 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 21st 2008 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/
But letting only one company have control on this doesn't sound like a good idea to me.]]>Feb 22nd 2008 7:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 21st 2008 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 22nd 2008 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 21st 2008 10:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 22nd 2008 12:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 22nd 2008 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 22nd 2008 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/
Just to have like a rectangle glass like surface, it can turn into a virtual keyboard and you can move your hands on it and control the mouse on screen. Move your fingers on the surface to enlarge pictures like the iphone etc.

Doesn't necessarly mean i want my screen on the desk..get rid of the keyboard and mouse and have this surface device. Maybe even something like the top image]]>Feb 22nd 2008 5:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 22nd 2008 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/21/apple-patent-hints-at-surface-like-research/Feb 22nd 2008 10:32AM