[http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/apsp.jpg](http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/19/apple-solar-patent-wants-a-sunny-display-light-for-your-sunny-d/)
Let's begin with the usual disclaimer: Apple patent applications do not mean the outlandish technology will be arriving in the next iPhone, just that someone in a [Cupertino](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/13/visualized-the-apple-mothership/) basement cooked it up during a marathon "imagining" session (possibly while enjoying a cool glass of purple stuff). The company's latest drawings-and-charts masterpiece concerns the construction and placement of photovoltaic cells and, more importantly, using the sun's energy to illuminate a display. By using a mirror pointed at the sky, you could reflect some rays toward your screen to supplement an LED backlight, or by turning the top lid of your [Macbook](http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/25/macbook-air-review-mid-2011/) into a solar panel. Although we can see one minor drawback in using solar powered backlighting -- if you have to point your display toward the sun, you're gonna need some [powerful shades](http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/18/diy-lady-gaga-pop-music-shades-so-magical-youd-be-so-fantas/).
Continue reading Apple solar patent wants a sunny display light for your Sunny (De)light
Apple solar patent wants a sunny display light for your Sunny (De)light originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_VIA.gif
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/post_label_source.gif
USPTO, USPTO (2) | Email this | Comments