Apple Foldables Undergoing Testing With E Ink Screen Technology

Much respected long time Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed today that he has some surprising insights. Apple is actually testing E Ink displays for what he says are foldables and tablet-like apps. Though these are not monochrome E Ink displays, but rather the latest color Electronic Paper Display screens by E-Ink. He emphasizes that such EPD’s can theoretically become mainstream on the secondary screen on foldable devices due to their … more…

New Foldable iPad / Dual-Screen Patents Granted For Apple

Today we got the first preview of Apple’s thinking behind any potential folding iPad or dual-screen iPads, which could even develop a new crossover lineup name of its own. Apple patents tracker Patently Apple went through the very long documents that Apple submitted to the US Patent & Trademark Office for patents and IP rights on “one large image or Split Screen & double as a Notebook-Like Device.” Dual screen … more…

Patents For Foldable Apple PhonePad Suggests Heating System For Display

Ever since the first leak on the possibility of a foldable iPhone or some sort for foldable iPad, PhonePad, or iFold, there hasn’t really been any news ever since. But at least some Apple patents for a foldable tablet reveals that one way in which Apple approaches the hard-to-solve issue of wobbly or cracking display folds, is to heat up the part of the display where the fold will be, … more…