Apple Has Filed Trademarks for 'A10 Fusion' and 'iSight Duo'

[MacRumors]

Just hours after lawyer Brian Conroy unearthed several Apple trademark filings, including iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, Iris Engine, AirPod Case, Touch Bar, Smart Button, Control Strip, and more, MacRumors reader Ryan Simmons has uncovered additional trademark applications for "A10 Fusion" and "iSight Duo" filed in Brunei.

"iSight Duo" would be a logical name for the iPhone 7 Plus' widely rumored dual-lens camera system, but what "A10 Fusion" could represent is less clear. Both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are expected to have faster A10 chips, while Apple's only use of "Fusion" is for the Fusion Drive, which combines flash (SSD) and hard drive (HDD) storage into a single volume on select iMac and Mac mini models.

Both trademark applications were filed on June 8, 2016, while Simmons also uncovered recent trademark filings for "Depth" and "Writeboard," which could be features or functions related to the Apple Pencil. Assuming the "iSight Duo" dual-camera system has one telephoto lens, as rumored, "Depth" could alternatively pertain to depth of field photos on iPhone 7 Plus.

It is likely that Apple's announcements at its iPhone event in San Francisco today will shed light on at least some of the trademark filings uncovered over the past two days. The keynote begins at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, and MacRumors will be providing live coverage of the proceedings.

Article Link: Apple Has Filed Trademarks for 'A10 Fusion' and 'iSight Duo'

 

[Hexiii]

Bring on the FaceTime Duo!

 

[iClone]

I'm so excited for this event !

 

[smacrumon]

Hard disk in iPhone confirmed!

 

[SSD-GUY]

Control Strip. Could the new MacBook Pros indeed be coming in 2.5 hours?

 

[mr.bee]

A10 in macbook air?

 

[LiE_]

It's all about the fusion.

 

[yaxomoxay]

but what "A10 Fusion" could represent is less clear. Both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are expected to have faster A10 chips, while Apple's only use of "Fusion" is for the Fusion Drive, which combines flash (SSD) and hard drive (HDD) storage into a single volume on select iMac and Mac mini models.

128GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive+10GB SSD coming to iPhone!!

 

[blackcrayon]

Or maybe it's just what they're calling the tech in the A10 that "fuses" two separate images into one Super Image™ !

 

[skwood]

True storage? As in the OS resides on its own partition? Meaning a 256GB iphone will actually come with 256GB?

 

[kidaje]

For the first time in many events im actually excited

 

[teslo]

"A10 fusion" - maybe an indication of a file system for iOS?

 

[newyorksole]

Knew this would be a great event. Bring it on!

 

[MacLawyer]

Makes me wonder if they're going to put an A10 chip in low end Mac Minis and iMacs.

 

[Santabean2000]

5400rpm drive coming to iPhone!

 

[LuminousFX]

Half-Life 3, it's coming!

 

[skwood]

Half-Life 3, it's coming!

If only...I think today's announcements will be enough to be going on with though

 

[OldSchoolMacGuy]

Remember that Apple trademarks countless things that never become used in actual products. Prepare yourself for let down if you think all of these things will be coming in the Keynote today.

 

[smacrumon]

™ everything!

 

[BvizioN]

Lucky number 7

 

[mildocjr]

A10 fusion, perhaps they are using a cold-fusion reactor in the new iPhones.

No telling, perhaps they just called it fusion because they didn't want to use integrated GPU, it just sounds outdated anymore.

 

[Tony_YYZ]

A10 Fusion could possibly mean big.LITTLE processor architecture?

 

[festeleft]

A10 + Intel for MacBooks? Intel is now licensed for ARM production.

 

[BvizioN]

Indeed. In a farm full of Apple trees, one should take a small basket (they say in my country of origin)

 

[Tech198]

So, Apple would trademark heaven & earth as well, just get everything they could not possibly make, just to get something out of it.. Sounds like a waste to me.

I'd rather have the time spend Apple knuckle down and doing trademarks they would actually use, in products that do get to market only, then see many products no one would even buy, or Apple think they change the game half way through... Doesn't sound like logical thinking to me