iPad patent suggests a potential shift for front-facing cameraCould a future iPad have a camera configured for landscape, not portrait use?
What you need to know
-An Apple display patent could point to the next feature in future iPad design.
- It reveals display with a camera on the horizontal, rather than the vertical edge of the iPad.
- It would mean you could use your iPad's FaceTime camera more effectively whilst using the iPad as a desktop computer.
A new Apple patent could reveal how Apple might one day incorporate the iPad's front-facing camera in a default landscape, rather than portrait configuration.
The patent is titled 'Electronic device display with extended active area' and its abstract states:
An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may be formed from liquid crystal display pixels, organic light-emitting diode pixels, or other pixels. The display may have an active area that is bordered along at least one edge by an inactive area. The active area contains pixels and displays images. The inactive a...
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iPad patent suggests a potential shift for front-facing camera
