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The iPhone 'nano'
Considering Apple's never-ending quest to make its products smaller, it's possible an iPhone 'mini' or 'nano' might make an appearance at some point. The main problem with this design is the input mechanism. The soft keyboard and intuitive spelling prediction make the iPhone a reasonably good interface for typing.

However, reduce the display size by half and you're left with a keyboard usable by only the most diminutive of woodland folk. Not to fear, you've clearly forgotten that an iPhone has a back to it, which is an ideal place for a second interface, which you can manipulate while looking at the front.

Verdict: 3/10
Sounds bonkers because it is. However, given Apple's minimalist design approach it's likely only a matter of time before a more diminutive iPhone is available.

Credit: US Patent and Trademark Office

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Yeah, right
Unless you have done a reasonable survey of touch typists
to really learn their preferences (nah, didn't think so), it
seems beyond presumptuous to speak for "most of them".
You don't like... (Read the rest)
Posted by: frabjous Posted on: 10/31/08 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
not so far fetched  mistermachine | 10/30/08
RE: (Gallery: 10 Apple patents to watch )  stevejg61 | 10/30/08
Some of these are VERY old...  Stuka | 10/31/08
RE: (Gallery: 10 Apple patents to watch )  Samic | 10/31/08
Yeah, right  frabjous | 10/31/08
iMac Docking Station  geoguba@... | 10/31/08
The worst part of it is...  GrizzledGeezer | 10/31/08
If they are so obvious and trivial  frgough | 10/31/08
Didn't Apple tinker with this concept before?  ddunn68@... | 10/31/08
Duo Dock  Stuka | 10/31/08
RE: (Gallery: 10 Apple patents to watch )  orimata | 10/31/08
Same here... But...  Paul18992 | 10/31/08
touchpad  rednickja@... | 10/31/08

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