Comments on: Published: The mother of all iPhone patents http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/06/03/published-the-mother-of-all-iphone-patents/ Fortune's tech team offers analysis and perspective on the world’s most important developments. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:43:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Andrew Montgomery, Brooklyn, NY http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/06/03/published-the-mother-of-all-iphone-patents/#comment-11571 Andrew Montgomery, Brooklyn, NY Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:33:35 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=641#comment-11571 The optical sensor shipped with iPhone 1.0. That's how the iPhone knows to deactivate the screen when it's up next to your face. Hold your iPhone up in bright light and look above the speaker. If you are in really bright light and you look closely, you'll see an area that is not quite the same color black as the rest. There it is. ex ped: I think that's the proximity sensor you're seeing. The optical sensor shipped with iPhone 1.0. That's how the iPhone knows to deactivate the screen when it's up next to your face. Hold your iPhone up in bright light and look above the speaker. If you are in really bright light and you look closely, you'll see an area that is not quite the same color black as the rest. There it is.

ex ped: I think that's the proximity sensor you're seeing.

]]> By: Lino Positano, Los Angeles, CA http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/06/03/published-the-mother-of-all-iphone-patents/#comment-11570 Lino Positano, Los Angeles, CA Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:08:32 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=641#comment-11570 Where are the women coders and planners? I see zero. Behind this tree? Hiding behind the water cooler? Where? Hey, it's a dude's development team, so the iPod may be a dude's device. What does this say about women. Are they just left washing the guys's jock straps. I see a similarity in the Catholic church, where nuns are not priests and are left to wash the Pope's linens, an honorable and traditional profession. Where are the women coders and planners? I see zero. Behind this tree? Hiding behind the water cooler? Where? Hey, it's a dude's development team, so the iPod may be a dude's device. What does this say about women. Are they just left washing the guys's jock straps. I see a similarity in the Catholic church, where nuns are not priests and are left to wash the Pope's linens, an honorable and traditional profession.

]]> By: macdisser,bronx,new york http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/06/03/published-the-mother-of-all-iphone-patents/#comment-11569 macdisser,bronx,new york Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:49:12 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=641#comment-11569 this reminds me of bill trying to patent all the 1's and 0's used in programming. Equally as stupid and it will get just as far. this reminds me of bill trying to patent all the 1's and 0's used in programming. Equally as stupid and it will get just as far.

]]> By: Brian Murphy, Waltham, MA http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/06/03/published-the-mother-of-all-iphone-patents/#comment-11568 Brian Murphy, Waltham, MA Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:57:33 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=641#comment-11568 Apple Stock is heading to $650.00 a share in 2009! I purchased Stock back 11 Years ago at 16 1/32 in 1997 and have a 4,545% gain (yes, 45 bagger!) I see the next 10 years the best 10 years in Apple's History. Buy some stock and enjoy to hold LONG! I own 1000 shares at $4.00 a share now ( post 2 x 2:1 splits!). I sold some a few years back to buy a 2 family investment property. Apple iPhone 2.0 and iPhone 3G will kick the SUPERCHARGED earnings in for Apple, AT&T and get ready to the ride of your life. See you at $650.00 in 2 years or less! Long AAPL! Thank you to all Apple Employees, whom without you I would not have turned $6,400.00 into $290,000.00 Then iPhone 3G is the Next Macintosh revolution! Earnings revolution for us shareholders too. Apple Stock is heading to $650.00 a share in 2009! I purchased Stock back 11 Years ago at 16 1/32 in 1997 and have a 4,545% gain (yes, 45 bagger!) I see the next 10 years the best 10 years in Apple's History. Buy some stock and enjoy to hold LONG!

I own 1000 shares at $4.00 a share now ( post 2 x 2:1 splits!). I sold some a few years back to buy a 2 family investment property.

Apple iPhone 2.0 and iPhone 3G will kick the SUPERCHARGED earnings in for Apple, AT&T and get ready to the ride of your life.

See you at $650.00 in 2 years or less!

Long AAPL!

Thank you to all Apple Employees, whom without you I would not have turned $6,400.00 into $290,000.00

Then iPhone 3G is the Next Macintosh revolution!

Earnings revolution for us shareholders too.

]]> By: Dennis, Phoenix Arizona http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/06/03/published-the-mother-of-all-iphone-patents/#comment-11567 Dennis, Phoenix Arizona Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:55:59 +0000 http://fortuneapple20.wordpress.com/?p=641#comment-11567 I don't see the "Kitchen Sink." I don't see the "Kitchen Sink."

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