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Apple reportedly considering solar-powered devices

by Steven Sande (Jul 27th, 2011)

Apple and arch-rival/partner Samsung are both looking at creating consumer electronic devices powered by the sun, but don't expect to see them in the marketplace anytime soon. According to a post on Asian technology website Digitimes, Taiwan-based solar firms are being considered as part of ...

Apple wins patent for solar-powered portable device

by David Quilty (Jan 13th, 2011)

We recently covered how Apple was awarded 563 patents in 2010, but a patent approval announced today is for something we first mentioned back in January of 2010 -- a patent for power management circuitry for solar-powered portable devices. Patently Apple is reporting that the US Patent and ...

Apple patent filings outline input device gestures, solar iPods and iPhones

by Steven Sande (Jan 23rd, 2010)

Apple's reputation as an innovator doesn't seem to be waning at all. Two recent patent applications published Thursday on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Web site show that Apple is dreaming of new gestures using input devices and solar-powered iPods and iPhones. These applications are just a ...