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Apple are planning: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=17&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&S1=%28201207

by meaty 14y ago

Apple are planning: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=17&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&S1=%2820120703.PD.+AND+Apple.ASNM.%29&OS=ISD/07/03/2012+AND+AN/Apple&RS=%28ISD/20120703+AND+AN/Apple%29 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sec... Sony made the following literally YEARS ago: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasstron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasstron

alanctgardner2 14y ago
That Wikipedia page was simulateously hilarious (for the terrible advertising copy at the bottom), and enlightening. Sony could probably have created many new markets, if they hadn't gotten so hung up on options. The page lists a completely opaque set, mechanical shutters and LCD shutters. Didn't anyone think about how these would be used? What is the target audience? It's like they just threw things at the wall, and then rapidly iterated.