The iPhone could one day come with buttons and controls that blend right into the background, effectively making them invisible.
Granted to Apple on Tuesday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a patent dubbed "Disappearing button or slider" describes how various controls on the iPhone and other devices would normally stay hidden and fully appear only when needed.
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Source:Future iPhone could sport invisible buttons | Apple - CNET News
Source:Let there be Buttons, yes Invisible Buttons Please - iPhonage
Granted to Apple on Tuesday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a patent dubbed "Disappearing button or slider" describes how various controls on the iPhone and other devices would normally stay hidden and fully appear only when needed.
Read more at:
Source:Future iPhone could sport invisible buttons | Apple - CNET News
Source:Let there be Buttons, yes Invisible Buttons Please - iPhonage