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Apple<\/a> Inc. is working on touchless gesture control<\/a> and curved screens for future iPhones, projects that may help the company differentiate its most-important product in an increasingly crowded market, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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The control feature would let iPhone<\/a> users perform some tasks by moving their finger close to the screen without actually tapping it. The technology likely won’t be ready for consumers for at least two years, if Apple<\/a> chooses to go forward with it, a person familiar with the work said.
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Apple has long embraced new ways for humans to interact with computers. Co-Founder Steve Jobs<\/a> popularized the mouse in the early 1980s. Apple’s latest iPhones have a feature called 3D Touch that responds differently depending on different finger pressures. The new gesture technology would take into account the proximity of a finger to the screen, the person said.
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Apple is also developing iPhone displays that curve inward gradually from top to bottom, one of the people familiar with the situation said. That’s different than the latest Samsung<\/a> smartphone screens, which curve down at the edges. So far, every iPhone model has used a flat display. The iPhone X<\/a>’s OLED screen curves slightly at the bottom, but the shape is mostly invisible to the human eye.
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\nOLED, or organic light emitting diode, displays can be shaped into curves or even folded, unlike the less-flexible LCD screen technology used in prior iPhones. A curved iPhone may be as little as two to three years away, the person said. Apple is also working on new screen technology, known as MicroLED, but that’s at least three to five years away, Bloomberg News reported last month.
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\nBoth features are still in the early research and development stage and Apple could choose to not go forward with the enhancements. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment.
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The work comes as the Cupertino, California-based smartphone pioneer looks to make its gadgets stand out. Smartphones have become increasingly similar as Apple, Samsung<\/a> Electronics Co., Google<\/a>, and Huawei Technologies Co. adopt features like full screens, advanced cameras, and facial recognition at roughly the same time.
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In the fourth quarter, Apple was responsible for about 20 percent of smartphone shipments following the launch of the iPhone X<\/a> and iPhone 8<\/a>, beating out second place Samsung and Huawei, according to IDC. To stay ahead, Apple needs compelling new features and designs. Samsung is already working on a foldable smartphone, while Huawei is seeing increased success in Asia.
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\nSamsung launched a feature called Air Gestures several years ago that lets users accept calls and flip through web pages by waving their hand across the top of the phone. Google<\/a>’s ATAP research group has been working on similar technology through a program known as Project Soli. Apple’s design would require gestures to be closer to the screen than with Project Soli, the person familiar with the situation said. The feature would be based on technology built into the display itself rather than via a motion sensor on the phone’s bezel, like with Samsung’s implementation, the person explained.
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While the Apple projects aren’t imminent, the company has near-term plans to expand OLED technology to more devices<\/a>, according to other people familiar with the matter. It will release a second iPhone with that type of screen later this year; a larger model with a 6.5-inch screen, up from the 5.8-inch size in the current iPhone X. The company is also working on an update to the iPhone X’s size and a new, lower-cost LCD model.
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To access adequate OLED supplies for these new devices<\/a>, Apple is expanding its sourcing from Samsung to also include LG<\/a> Display, the people said. \n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":63614856,"title":"Average talk-time rate falls to 19 paise\/minute, data to Rs 19\/GB","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/average-talk-time-rate-falls-to-19-paise\/minute-data-to-rs-19\/gb\/63614856","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":63615013,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Apple working on 'touchless' control, curved iPhone screen","synopsis":"The control feature would let users perform tasks by moving their finger close to the screen without actually tapping it.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/apple-working-on-touchless-control-curved-iphone-screen","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"Bloomberg","artdate":"2018-04-04 19:40:27","lastupd":"2018-04-04 19:40:43","breadcrumbTags":["iPhone","apple","iPhone X","iphone 8","Samsung","Devices","steve jobs","google","LG","touchless gesture control"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/apple-working-on-touchless-control-curved-iphone-screen"}}" data-authors="[" "]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2018-04-04" data-index="article_1">
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苹果公司正致力于无触觉的姿态控制未来的iphone和弯曲的屏幕,项目可能有助于区分公司最重要的产品在一个日益拥挤的市场,据知情人士。
会让控制特性iPhone用户执行一些任务通过移动手指靠近屏幕没有利用它。这项技术可能不会准备消费者至少两年,如果苹果选择前进,一位知情人士说。
苹果一直接受新方法对人类与计算机进行交互。联合创始人史蒂夫•乔布斯推广鼠标在1980年代早期。苹果最新的iphone有一个功能叫做3 d触摸响应不同根据不同手指的压力。新姿态技术将考虑到邻近的手指在屏幕上,这位人士说。
苹果也在开发iPhone显示曲线向内逐渐从上到下,一个知情人士说。这是最新的不同三星智能手机屏幕,曲线的边缘。到目前为止,每个iPhone模型用平板显示。的iPhone X的OLED屏幕底部曲线略,但形状主要是人眼不可见。
OLED、有机发光二极管显示器可以做成曲线,甚至折叠,不像之前那般灵活液晶屏幕技术用于iphone。弯曲的iPhone可能两到三年后,这位人士说。苹果也在研究新的屏幕技术,称为MicroLED,但至少三到五年,上个月彭博新闻报道。乐动扑克
苹果也在开发iPhone显示曲线向内逐渐从上到下。
功能都还在研发早期阶段,苹果可以选择不去推进增强。苹果发言人拒绝置评。
加州库比蒂诺工作之际,智能手机先锋似乎使其产品脱颖而出。苹果智能手机变得越来越相似,三星电子有限公司谷歌,华为技术有限公司采用全屏幕等功能,先进的相机,和面部识别在大致相同的时间。
在第四季度,苹果负责大约有20%的智能手机出货量的推出iPhone X和iPhone 8三星和华为,击败了第二位,根据IDC。为了保持领先地位,苹果需要引人注目的新特性和设计。三星已经在研制一个可折叠的智能手机,华为正在增加在亚洲的成功。
几年前三星发起了一个功能叫做空气的手势,让用户接受电话和浏览网页,挥舞着他们的手在顶部的电话。谷歌ATAP的研究小组一直致力于类似的技术通过一个程序被称为项目的独奏曲。苹果的设计要求的姿态更接近屏幕,而不是项目独奏曲,知情人士说。功能是基于技术显示本身而不是通过一个内置运动传感器在手机边框,像三星的实现,解释的人。
虽然苹果的项目不是迫在眉睫,该公司近期计划扩大OLED技术设备根据其他知情人士。它会释放一个iPhone,今年晚些时候的这种类型的屏幕;更大的模型与一个6.5英寸的屏幕,从5.8英寸大小在当前iPhone X公司还致力于更新iPhone X的大小和一个新的、低成本的液晶模型。
为这些新获得足够的OLED供应设备,苹果从三星还包括扩大采购LG显示,知情人士说。
苹果公司正致力于无触觉的姿态控制未来的iphone和弯曲的屏幕,项目可能有助于区分公司最重要的产品在一个日益拥挤的市场,据知情人士。
会让控制特性iPhone用户执行一些任务通过移动手指靠近屏幕没有利用它。这项技术可能不会准备消费者至少两年,如果苹果选择前进,一位知情人士说。
苹果一直接受新方法对人类与计算机进行交互。联合创始人史蒂夫•乔布斯推广鼠标在1980年代早期。苹果最新的iphone有一个功能叫做3 d触摸响应不同根据不同手指的压力。新姿态技术将考虑到邻近的手指在屏幕上,这位人士说。
苹果也在开发iPhone显示曲线向内逐渐从上到下,一个知情人士说。这是最新的不同三星智能手机屏幕,曲线的边缘。到目前为止,每个iPhone模型用平板显示。的iPhone X的OLED屏幕底部曲线略,但形状主要是人眼不可见。
OLED、有机发光二极管显示器可以做成曲线,甚至折叠,不像之前那般灵活液晶屏幕技术用于iphone。弯曲的iPhone可能两到三年后,这位人士说。苹果也在研究新的屏幕技术,称为MicroLED,但至少三到五年,上个月彭博新闻报道。乐动扑克
苹果也在开发iPhone显示曲线向内逐渐从上到下。
功能都还在研发早期阶段,苹果可以选择不去推进增强。苹果发言人拒绝置评。
加州库比蒂诺工作之际,智能手机先锋似乎使其产品脱颖而出。苹果智能手机变得越来越相似,三星电子有限公司谷歌,华为技术有限公司采用全屏幕等功能,先进的相机,和面部识别在大致相同的时间。
在第四季度,苹果负责大约有20%的智能手机出货量的推出iPhone X和iPhone 8三星和华为,击败了第二位,根据IDC。为了保持领先地位,苹果需要引人注目的新特性和设计。三星已经在研制一个可折叠的智能手机,华为正在增加在亚洲的成功。
几年前三星发起了一个功能叫做空气的手势,让用户接受电话和浏览网页,挥舞着他们的手在顶部的电话。谷歌ATAP的研究小组一直致力于类似的技术通过一个程序被称为项目的独奏曲。苹果的设计要求的姿态更接近屏幕,而不是项目独奏曲,知情人士说。功能是基于技术显示本身而不是通过一个内置运动传感器在手机边框,像三星的实现,解释的人。
虽然苹果的项目不是迫在眉睫,该公司近期计划扩大OLED技术设备根据其他知情人士。它会释放一个iPhone,今年晚些时候的这种类型的屏幕;更大的模型与一个6.5英寸的屏幕,从5.8英寸大小在当前iPhone X公司还致力于更新iPhone X的大小和一个新的、低成本的液晶模型。
为这些新获得足够的OLED供应设备,苹果从三星还包括扩大采购LG显示,知情人士说。
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