An Apple patent spotted by Patently Apple shows a spring-loaded pop-up iPhone home button that acts as gaming joystick when in the raised position. Or, in patent language: An electronic device ...

Input Devices: In today’s digital age, computers have become an essential part of our daily lives. Whether it’s for studying, working, gaming, or entertainment, we constantly use different devices to ...

Ladder logic uses switch or relay contacts to implement Boolean expressions. In years past, ladder logic was made possible with discrete relays and was sometimes termed “relay logic.” Today most ...

The iPhone’s home button has several different functions. The fingerprint sensor on the home button unlocks your iPhone with Touch ID. Holding down the home button activates Siri. And tapping on the ...

An Apple patent spotted by Patently Apple shows a spring-loaded pop-up iPhone home button that acts as gaming joystick when in the raised position. Or, in patent language: An electronic device ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Apple a new patent for a new "multi-function input device" that allows the iPhone and iPad button to turn into a joystick when needed. The ...