Dennis Sellers

<p class="">The rumored “Apple Glasses” — an augmented reality/virtual reality/mixed reality head-mounted display (HDM) — may be able to “present synthesized reality content in association with recognized objects,” as evidenced by a newly file patent (number 20200342231).</p>

<p class="">Apple’s AirPods and AirPods Pro might one day be able to detect and respond to gestures, as hinted by a new patent filing (number 20200344536) for a “wearable interactive audio device.”</p>

<p class="">Apple and Intel have blasted Fortress Investment Group for trying to toss a rejiggered complaint accusing the investment management firm of orchestrating an anti-competitive patent aggregation scheme, telling a California federal judge that any previous flaws have been fixed, reports <a href="https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1323685/fortress-can-t-impose-impossible-standards-apple-says?nl_pk=ade0cf2b-ea3f-464b-bc93-d8e19277ac63&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=technology&read_more=1&attachments=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Law360</a> (a subscription is required to read the entire article).</p>

<p class="">Lumen, a health technology company, has announced the UK launch of its self-titled wellness device: the £299 <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lumen.me%2Fshop&esheet=52315442&newsitemid=20201028005551&lan=en-US&anchor=Lumen&index=2&md5=5d5571fe5824e786e0a3921de34c8c33" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lumen</a>, a handheld, portable device and app that measures your metabolism in real-time with just your breath. It works with a free app downloadable at the Apple App Store.</p>

<p class="">Logitech has announced the US$49.99 <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Flogi.link%2Fppgt9&esheet=52315122&newsitemid=20201028005178&lan=en-US&anchor=ERGO+M575+Wireless+Trackball&index=1&md5=b93128913d82d2c463980fbbf718e88e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ERGO M575 Wireless Trackball</a>, a wireless trackball mouse with thumb control designed to maximize comfort and save space. Without the need to move your arm for cursor control, your hand and forearm stay relaxed during hours of use, says Delphine Donne-Crock, general manager of creativity and productivity.</p>

<p class="">On the <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/macvoices-20245-iphone-12-and-homepod-mini-analysis-with-adam-engst-and-apple-cider-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new episode of MacVoices</a> host Chuck Joiner makes another Apple User Group virtual visit with Adam Engst of TidBITS, this time to Apple CIDER in New York.</p>

<p class="">Apple offers the <a href="https://developer.apple.com/programs/universal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Universal Apple Quick Start Program</a> for developers. Now the tech giant Apple is sending invites to testers to invite them to get one-on-one code-level guidance from an Apple engineer.</p>

<p class="">Apple has renewed its Apple TV+ Jason Sudeikis soccer comedy for a third season even before season two has started production, according to <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/ted-lasso-season-3-renewed-apple-tv-plus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Wrap</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple has updated Clips, its video creation app for iOS and iPadOS, to version 3., which requires iOS 14 or iPadOS 14. Available now in the App Store, it features a streamlined interface and full-screen browsers on iPhone that make it even simpler to record and add effects.</p>

<p class="">iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro pre-orders in India are “super high,” <a href="https://zeenews.india.com/technology/cool-offers-help-apple-retailers-pre-book-record-iphone-12-in-india-2320646.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according to </a><a href="https://zeenews.india.com/technology/cool-offers-help-apple-retailers-pre-book-record-iphone-12-in-india-2320646.html"><em>ZeeNews.</em></a></p>

<p class="">Future Apple Watch could have built-in user ID, so you won’t have to enter a passcode to unlock the smart watch. Apple has been granted a patent for a “wearable electronic device having a light field camera usable to perform bioauthentication from a dorsal side of a forearm near a wrist.”</p>

<p class="">On Oct. 13, Apple unveiled four new iPhone 12 models — the 5.4-inch iPhone 12 Mini, 6.1-inch iPhone 12, 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro, and 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max. The tech giant also announced that the new smartphones won’t come with a charger and earphones out of the box.</p>

<p class="">Eve Light Strip, the smart LED strip by <a href="http://www.evehome.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eve Systems</a>, is reportedly the first product to improve their users’ well-being through HomeKit Adaptive Lighting.</p>

<p class="">European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager has warned against pushing for the structural break up of tech companies during a debate around the future of Internet regulation in the European Union, reports <a href="http://briefings" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Information</a>.</p>

<p class="">Apple is "stepping up efforts" to develop its own search technology, according to the <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/fd311801-e863-41fe-82cf-3d98c4c47e26" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Financial Times</a> (a subscription is required to read the entire article). Doubtless part of the reason is the U.S. antitrust authorities look into the tech giant’s billions-of-dollars deal with Google that keeps Google's search engine the default option on Apple devices.</p>