Apple Applies For Patent On Removable Laptop Touchscreens

This idea for removable laptop touchscreens with wireless charging sounds pretty spanky. My only question? Why just do a display with wireless charging when, by the time this is out, ultra-thin tablets will have wireless charging as well.

Exhibit A: Apple's new patent application for a wireless display. The concept would let a touchscreen detach from its laptop base through a 60GHz ultrawideband format (such as WiGig) and keep its battery powered up through at least some form of wireless charging located in the laptop's hinge. It sounds viable when others have experimented with wireless displays before, but we'd note that both technical realities and corporate philosophies might stand in its way.

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