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Strange New Apple Patent :- Popping Up Home Button
From business to pleasure at the click of a button
Apple is no stranger to weird and wonderful patents, and the latest one to hit the interwebs is no exception.
A patent titled "Multi-Function Input Device" posted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (and spotted by Patently Apple) describes a rather talented iPhone home button which has the ability to pop up and out of the casing, turning into a multi-directional gaming joystick.
Yes, really.
In normal use the button would appear as normal - flush with the front of the device. A simple click will however see it protrude upwards, thanks to an in-built spring, and another push will lock it back into its original position.
While it would certainly offer a better level of accuracy and feedback than digital on-screen controls, it's just asking to snap off or fill up with dust and debris - very un-Apple compromise, if you ask us.
Still, it's not like every single Apple patent has ever come to fruition. If they did, your iPhone would probably be sporting a holographic sapphire display and miniature jetpacks right now.
Man caught smuggling 94 iPhones
Ever wondered what a suit of armor comprised
entirely of iPhones would look like? No? Well, check this out anyway,
because it’s pretty amazing. According to the Shenzen People’s Daily,
this man attempted to smuggle 94 such devices - iPhone 5s and iPhone 6
models - into mainland China under his clothes.
There’s a significant market for phones smuggled from Hong
Kong, even though iPhones are available in China, but the man was
caught for (unsurprisingly) walking strangely due to how constricted the
bundled-together phones were. Nice try, pal - and great photo, customs
agents. Check the source links below for full body shots.
Source: Shenzen People’s Daily via The Consumerist