Apple patents a joystick insode the next iphone...

[haldarulon]

As spotted byForbes, Apple’s ‘multi-function input device’ sees an iPhone’s home button magically pop out of the device’s casing to become a mini-joystick.

[fairm010]

Looks good. A lot of companies buy patents even if they never use them. Would be good to see what they do with it though!

[synaesthesia]

What a surprise. Shame really, a lot of people are making comparisons with 2015 from Back to the Future 2, not many are mentioning that they're supposed to abolish all lawyers.

Apple wouldn't survive.

[Garacesh]

What a surprise. Shame really, a lot of people are making comparisons with 2015 from Back to the Future 2, not many are mentioning that they're supposed to abolish all lawyers.

Apple wouldn't survive.

 

Well I haven't seen kids wearing their pants inside out, hoverboards or self-drying clothes either.. So I'm starting to doubt the accuracy of that franchise..

Then again, power laces are a thing now..

[synaesthesia]

But there are hoverboards! (well, sort of!)

[Oaktech]

And now a holographic headset...

And power laces...

 

From what a quick patent search shows it's essentially a put away click-stick/trackpoint/nipple a-la thinkpad!

[Garacesh]

And now a holographic headset...

And power laces...

 

From what a quick patent search shows it's essentially a put away click-stick/trackpoint/nipple a-la thinkpad!

 

Analogue stick, mate. You're thinking of an analogue stick

Albeit retractable (which probably loses you the L3/R3-type stick-press functionality) but that's what it looks like, to me.

 

(Also there's a relevant XKCD, but I shan't post it )

[synaesthesia]

Always post XKCD! Nothing NSFW about the text nipples! (if I'm thinking of the same one)

[Garacesh]

1) It's blocked here (Though explain XKCD is not lol)

2) It's not nipple that I was thinking is the NSFW bit

[synaesthesia]

Fair enough!

[Oaktech]

If it's not blocked for you...

 

xkcd: Appropriate Term