There's more talk recently about iOS updates. The plan is that there are some new flatter visual designs, that I'm all for since flat design is super sick.
Apple's filed for 2 patents for portable device batteries. One is a "curved battery cell" and the other is for a "non-rectangular battery". here's a visual so you can think about what things might look like in the future.
These patents were filed in October of 2011, and Apple's reasoning is "the curve is formed to facilitate efficient use of space inside a portable electronic device".
Interestingly there are battery cells that are kind of already like this, so I smell some future lawsuits to come.
This would allow for apple to have dramatic new designs, and it sorta already fits into Apple's overall look which is kind of round and not sharp. Apple commonly uses tapered edges on devices, so that they seem lighter and thinner. Being able to have a new rounded battery could help them fit a bigger battery into a tapered design.
Let me know if you think you could think of some cool designs for this!
Wow, this is pretty surprising! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post. Curved battery cell! First when I looked at the image, I thought it was the Apple mouse. It's very cool design for sure.
ReplyDeleteA curved battery cell would definitely provide Apple with more wiggle room to develop their legendary smartphone designs. Excited to see what they come up with!
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