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Apple files patent for camera hidden behind display
Apple files patent for camera hidden behind display
We've already seen the iSight indicator light "disappear" behind the bezel of Apple's MacBook and iMac computers. A recently published patent application could make the iSight itself not only disappear, but move to the middle of the screen. MacBooks, iMacs, and even iPhones and iPod ...
Apple quietly updates $999 white MacBook with unibody specs
Apple quietly updates $999 white MacBook with unibody specs
engadget.com — Hmmm, what's this? Did Apple just update its lowly, $999 white plastic polycarbonate MacBook to more closely align with its new unibody MacBooks ? Why yes, yes it has... sometime in the last 3 days according to Google's cache. So for the same $999 ... (more) Apple quietly updates $999 white MacBook with unibody specs
Apple Details 17" MacBook Pro Battery Replacements, Same Day Service at Apple Retail
Apple Details 17" MacBook Pro Battery Replacements, Same Day Service at Apple Retail
macrumors.com — After verbally acknowledging that the new 17" MacBook Pro's non-removable battery would cost $179 to replace, Apple has posted an official page describing how one would seek a battery replacement and the exact cost depending on your region. (more) Apple Details 17" MacBook Pro Battery Replacements, Same ...
  Wooden MacBook case is exactly what it sounds like
Wooden MacBook case is exactly what it sounds like
slipperybrick.com — This plain looking wooden case has been designed for the MacBook and the 15 inch MacBook Pro. It is what it says it is. A wood box to put your laptop in. The tree that died so you can tote around your MacBook in style will surely thank you for it. ... (more) Wooden MacBook case is exactly what it sounds like
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Apple Patents iSight Cam Behind Laptop Screen, Will Hear From Errol Morris's Lawyers [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... patent works the exact same way, and can eliminate the lack of intimacy brought about by looking just above or below the eyes of the person you're cybering with. Of course there's no real promise of this being integrated into a real product anytime soon, as the tech for placing a working camera behind a traditional laptop LCD is still a ways away. But OK, while we're talking Errol Morris and Interrotrons, what the hell: [Ars Technica, Apple Insider] ...

Apple files patent for camera hidden in an LCD screen
SlashGear — ... We all know what Apple has been pushing out the patents for ideas that range from being very practice and useful to just outright off the wall. The latest of patents made by Apple to be released into the world is an iSight camera that is placed behind the display screen in what is depicted as a MacBook. ...

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