Comments on: Apple Looking at Carbon Fiber for the Next iPad http://www.slashgear.com/apple-looking-at-carbon-fiber-for-the-next-ipad-18114998/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Mon, 14 May 2012 15:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Don http://www.slashgear.com/apple-looking-at-carbon-fiber-for-the-next-ipad-18114998/#comment-73044 Don Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:43:26 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=114998#comment-73044 How can you patent materials you want to use. I could just as easily patent Mahogany for a computer casing as well a steel, plastic, cotton and wool and sue anyone that attempts to use anything but string to assemble their computer together.

]]> By: ImperfectLink http://www.slashgear.com/apple-looking-at-carbon-fiber-for-the-next-ipad-18114998/#comment-72995 ImperfectLink Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:05:41 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=114998#comment-72995 I don’t think Apple can patent a material unless it is something specific to their own design eg. a special weave.

]]> By: PHuZZy http://www.slashgear.com/apple-looking-at-carbon-fiber-for-the-next-ipad-18114998/#comment-72935 PHuZZy Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:50:25 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=114998#comment-72935 I hope this doesn’t go through, crApple should not be allowed to patent a ‘manufacturing material’ then sue anyone that wants to use CF as a part of their devices.
This would be like patenting GLASS….

]]> By: dave http://www.slashgear.com/apple-looking-at-carbon-fiber-for-the-next-ipad-18114998/#comment-72919 dave Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:21:30 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=114998#comment-72919 being heavy is one reason I didn’t buy one. plus it’s too unwieldy to hold for more than a moment. I also don’t like how the entire iPad vibrates when the speaker is being used. wassup with that? I’ve never seen any other small electronics vibrate so much, due to it’s speaker. and…the screen isn’t as bright as my little 2 y.o. netbook. damn, Apple, step up your game! Make it lighter/smaller, cameras, 1+Ghz processor, to name just a few issues.

]]> By: ImperfectLink http://www.slashgear.com/apple-looking-at-carbon-fiber-for-the-next-ipad-18114998/#comment-72913 ImperfectLink Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:54:06 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=114998#comment-72913 Carbon fiber scratches pretty easily but the iPad is currently really heavy. i hope they find a happy medium.

]]> By: Evan Selleck http://www.slashgear.com/apple-looking-at-carbon-fiber-for-the-next-ipad-18114998/#comment-72865 Evan Selleck Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:33:48 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=114998#comment-72865 Very true. Good eye. It’s been updated.

]]> By: DigDug http://www.slashgear.com/apple-looking-at-carbon-fiber-for-the-next-ipad-18114998/#comment-72864 DigDug Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:31:59 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=114998#comment-72864 Just to be clear, this is a patent APPLICATION and not a PATENT. The first two paragraphs above should be corrected accordingly, as there is often a world of difference between what is claimed in a patent application and what issues as a patent (applications publish, patents issue).

Just because I file a pilot license application doesnt meant you want me at the controls of the 747 you’re on.

]]> By: UnderDoc http://www.slashgear.com/apple-looking-at-carbon-fiber-for-the-next-ipad-18114998/#comment-72863 UnderDoc Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:25:58 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=114998#comment-72863 …extra protection, and hopefully reduced weight — this thing is a behemoth!

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