3D Multitouch Interface… for iTablet and/or iPhone 4.0? Apple Patent Regurgitation!
The Baltimore Sun has regurgitated a recent Apple patent filing for a 3D, multitouch, zooming user interface. So the speculation jumps immediately to iTablet/iSlate and iPhone 4.0? Is this the “surprising interaction method” we’d heard rumored? Or just another in a long list of patents Apple may or may not ever get around to implementing in a real device? Place your bets in the comments!
[Baltimore Sun via Engagdet]
January 5th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Hmmm, Time Machine / Time Capsule style perhaps? (If you’ve seen it)
January 5th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
Oh wow, I hope that’s not what OS 4.0 is going to be!
January 5th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Ergh. Looks cheesy.
January 5th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
True, not a curved line in that mock up. Wake up guys, it’s from a government document. Needs to look cheesy because that’s what the bureaucrats ask for. Somehow, if Apple would develop a 3D UI for the iPhone you’d see their typical attention to detail and artistic talent shine through making you question your original comments.
January 5th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Well whatever it is the iPhone in that picturel doesn’t have good battery life! It’s at 40%!
January 5th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
I think it’s the tablet
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January 5th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Damn i hope they bring some flash to the UI but still keep it classy at the same time, 3D would be nice and very interactive
January 5th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
maybe not the tablet/slate but its definately the first time i see the speaker and microphone separated and on the front of the device…
January 5th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
oops was wrong… http://iphoneroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/iphone-patent.jpg
January 5th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
I would to see this on the iPhone, but it would probably be best suited for the iTablet/iSlate.
January 6th, 2010 at 12:06 am
looks interesting