Apple and LED Technology

[wdlove]

Boston Globe 8/25/03 in Business & Innovation "Bright Ideas" LED to replace the incandescent bulb. Apple has applied for a patent to make computer with an exterior that changes colors. Could it be a return of the rainbow color Mac?

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2003/08/25/bright_ideas/

[mactastic]

Wasn't this floating around a while ago too? It sounds interesting, but not anything I'd pay extra for.

[rainman::|:|]

yep this is very old news. nothing panned out, you have to remember Apple has patents on a lot of stuff that they've never used-- just that they've been interested in.

Plus, Apple's aesthetic is clear and defined, and I don't think they're liable to go colorful-bulbous-toy anytime soon... anything with a color-changing case would probably look as cheap and tacky as one of those christmas trees that has fiber optic branches :rolleyes:

pnw

[Powerbook G5]

Hey...my mom has one of those...it also sings "Oh Christmas Tree" and spins around on its base.

[G4scott]

If you've seen an iBook's sleep light, or the light on the G4 cube, I think that's what this patent covers...

[rainman::|:|]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Hey...my mom has one of those...it also sings "Oh Christmas Tree" and spins around on its base.

i always liked the one that had weird branches, they would spread apart and there was this face, and it would sing. creepy little SOB tree...

pnw