Apple may be working on additional Apple Pencil gestures on top of the double-tap, such as rolling and sliding motions, triple-taps and more.
Additional Apple Pencil gestures such as rolling and sliding surface in a patent
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Unreleased Apple Watch body temperature sensor revealed in Apple’s new patent
A new patent for an Apple Watch body temperature sensor suggests that this feature might make its debut in the upcoming Apple Watch Series 8.
Apple wants to fit a camera into the Apple Watch’s Digital Crown
Apple may have found the percent place to fit a camera lens into a future Apple Watch model as a new patent filing reveals that the company did toy with the idea of embedding a dedicated camera inside the device's Digital Crown button.
Apple details how eye gaze technology could be used in its mixed reality headset
Apple's rumored mixed reality headset could take advantage of eye gaze sensors and internal cameras to let you select objects like text fields with your eyes.
Magic Keyboard could one day become even more magical as Apple patent imagines integrating an entire Mac within a keyboard
A new Apple patent application suggests exploratory work on a Raspberry Pi 440-like computer/keyboard combo that'd put an entire Mac within a Magic Keyboard.
AirPods user authentication could verify your identity by checking your ear canal
Apple has been researching AirPods user authentication technology that promises to verify your identity by checking the shape of your ear canal.
A universal Apple remote with Touch ID could control your smart home, iDevices and more
Apple is researching a universal remote with a Touch ID fingerprint scanner that could simplify entering passwords and controlling smart home appliances and other devices.
Apple may be developing a hydration sensor for the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch started out as a watch that could do a few other things, but it has changed quite a bit over the years. That includes being jam-packed with a ton of sensors. But it looks like Apple may not be done finding new ways to put even more sensors into the small case.
Future iPhone could gain light field panoramic imaging for immersive virtual reality
Apple has been researching bringing light field panoramic imaging to the iPhone camera, a feature that would let you immerse yourself while exploring captured scenes with parallax, clear object separation and other visual effects in virtual or augmented reality.
Future Apple TV remote could switch between controlling different devices by pointing
The Apple TV remote could gain UWB functionality in a future model, enabling you to point the remote at different accessories to quickly switch between things like TVs and Hi-Fi receivers.
A spring-loaded MagSafe charging connector surfaces in a newly granted Apple patent
Apple is expected to revive the MagSafe charging port on its notebooks, and now the Cupertino company has been granted a patent for a spring-loaded, pogo-style magnetic charging and data port that could also be used in the iPhone in place of the Lightning port.
Apple granted a patent for iPhone screens with multiple refresh rates up to 240 Hz
The United States Patent & Trademark Office has granted Apple a patent that suggests a future iPhone could get a screen with a variable refresh rate going up to 240 Hz—or twice as much as in the iPadPro's ProMotion display. While iPhone screens have remained stuck at 60 Hz, all iPad Pro models have had screens with a variable refresh rate of up to 120 Hz.