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• Apple wants your iPod to stop charging for thieves

  Published: July 28, 2007, 7:56 pm

  Tags: Apple, Charge, Crime, Criminal, Hijinx, Ipod, Itunes, Patent, Patented, Patents, Steal, Stolen, Stolen Ipod, Stolenipod, Thief, Thives

  Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Hey, it's no shocker that Apple's iPod is a coveted item even for those who acquire their wares in less than legal manners, but a recent patent application from Apple shows that someone at Cupertino cares about you rightful owners out there. Essentially, the technology would invoke a "guardian" recharge

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• Anti-projectile net could protect soldiers

  Published: September 24, 2007, 2:04 pm

  Tags: Anti Grenade, Darpa, Grenade, Military, Patent, Patented, Patents, Rocket, Rpg

  Filed under: Misc. Gadgets We've seen a wide array of devices that tip off the good guys to approaching enemies, hunt down IEDs, and send back live video of opposing camps, but a new patent application lays out plans to construct a specialized net that could actually detonate incoming grenades or rockets before they strike their intended

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• Apple patent app describes force-sensitive touchpads

  Published: October 5, 2007, 2:35 pm

  Tags: Apple, Force, Force Feedback, Forcefeedback, Patent, Patented, Patents, Pressure, Touchpad, Touchscreen

  It's no secret that Apple loves its touchscreens, and a freshly published patent application provides a little reinforcement to that belief. The documentation explores a method for tossing in pressure-sensitivity to touchpads in order to add functionality, or as Cupertino puts it, "a new element of control." Furthermore, it's noted that "force

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