Isaiah's Tech

Three new Apple patents have just been unearthed. The first one is above and it's actually a universal dock for both the iPhone and the iPod Touch. This dock actually doesn't have any cables which is pretty sweet. "The secret to the dock, such as it is, is that the base would be made of an elastic, sponge-like substance that could conform to any device and hold it in place." Fortunately, if that is the case, you'll be able to dock any device on this thing, but Engadget points out that it might not hold up a certain tablet though. Check out the patent here - it's a PDF.

What you see above is the second Apple patent that has been spotted today. It's just a patent that has a strip that'll prevent you from playing with the innards. If this patent holds true maybe the next iPhone will have swappable batteries. Finally.

The last patent that has been surfaced is below. There's not much to make out from it other than the fact that their non-iPod Touch line could be affected by it. Using an accelerometer inside the iPod Nano - or whatever other iPod - you may actually be able to change the song or browse through the menu by just flicking your wrist. Apple really hates buttons.

Apple's Universal Dock Paten: Engadget

Apple Patent Prevents You From Touching the Hardware: Gizmodo