Apple files patent to waterproof future iPhones, Apple Watches


Apple files patent to waterproof future iPhones, Apple Watches
With bend tests a distant memory, maybe it’s time to think about bringing back dunk tests. Apple has filed a patent titled “Methods for shielding electronic components from moisture,” which hints at a possible future of waterproofed Apple devices  —  iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and maybe more.

March 8, 2015 at 01:07PM
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These Google X ‘moonshots’ will radically change the world


These Google X ‘moonshots’ will radically change the world
You’ve probably heard of Google’s “mad science division.” It’s the place where half-kooky, half-crazy-like-a-fox ideas like Google Glass are dreamt up, bubbling up toward the surface of reality until the time is right. Not all of the dreams make it, and that’s OK too. For Google X, the process itself — the failure and the iteration — is a critical part of the pursuit.

March 8, 2015 at 10:02AM
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