Tim Cook Says Apple's Sapphire Facility Is for 'Secret Project'

[Rossatron]

A magnifying glass with BT pairing for your iPad/Mac

 

[jctech]

"Things you can't see". I think they're working on glasses. The person wearing them can't see them.

Smart scotch glasses!

you both might be on to something

 

[vomhorizon]

An interesting read:

http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...e-industry-and-will-transform-it-in-2014.html

Interestingly the report notes that "It is therefore difficult to justify this $1 billion investment unless new applications requiring a lot of sapphire are coming to market."

 

[kdarling]

An interesting read:

http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...e-industry-and-will-transform-it-in-2014.html

"The report further notes that they "modeled the Mesa operations and believe that the plant will make sapphire slabs that will then be sliced and polished by Apple subcontractors in China."

Wasn't GT Advanced going to use ion particle slicers at the sapphire plant?