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Apple Awarded Patent For Wireless Antennas To Be Built Into Keyboards

Posted in Mac on 17/08/2011 by Cormac Moylan

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Apple have been awarded a patent that will allow them integrate wireless antennas into keyboards.

Future Macbooks may come with 3G and GPS built into keyboards and provide a fully mobile solution to users. The patent was filled in early 2008, approximately a year after Apple created a prototype Macbook Pro with a built in antenna to receive a 3G signal.

The prototype Macbook Pro was listed on eBay but had its listing removed for unknown reasons after it passed the $30,000 auction mark.

The awarding of this patent, along with Apple’s previous 3G prototype, suggests possible 3G & GPS support for future releases of Macbooks.

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Cormac Moylan

Cormac is the head honcho behind MacTrast. Based in Cork, Ireland, his first foray into the Apple world was way back in 2006 when he purchased an iMac followed by a Macbook around 4 weeks later. He currently owns a Macbook Pro, iMac, Mac Mini, iPhone 4, iPod Touch, Apple TV, and has more than 30 pairs of shoes. He is also the Head of Digital at VisiTravel - a company that lists hotels in Ireland on their GoIreland site and offer cheap car hire through NovaCarHire.