I-Patent ifaka phakathi ukuthi i-Liquid Metal ingasetshenziswa kanjani
Njengoba i-Apple ithole okukhethekile kokusebenzisa ingxubevange emelana kakhulu eyaziwa njenge Insimbi engamanzi o I-Liquid Metal ngonyaka we-2010, kube nokuqagela okuningi ngokuthi inkampani yaseCupertino ingayisebenzisa kanjani le nsimbi. Kusukela lapho, futhi sekudlule cishe iminyaka engu-6, okuwukuphela kwephuzu lamadivayisi e-Apple ehlukene esiwabonile asethreyini le-SIM khadi le-iPhone.
Ekuqaleni, into enengqondo kunazo zonke ukucabanga ukuthi izosetshenziselwa ukwakha izindlu ku-Liquid Metal, kepha okwamanje izindleko zayo zokukhiqiza bezizobe ziphezulu kakhulu, yize kungenqatshiwe ukuthi lokhu kuzoshintsha ngokuzayo (futhi , empeleni, kuvame ukuba kanjena kunoma yiluphi uhlobo lobuchwepheshe). Impendulo yokuthi kungani i-Apple isayine ukuhlala ne-exclusive yalesi alloy ingahle ihlale kwilungelo lobunikazi elisha elinikezwe izolo futhi elidlula kakhulu Ithileyi le-SIM khadi.
I-Liquid Metal inganweba impilo yenkinobho yasekhaya
Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi kuzoba nabasebenzisi abaningi abangayithandi nakancane ingxenye yaleli patent: I-Liquid Metal ingasetshenziselwa thuthukisa ukuthembeka nokuphila isikhathi eside kwezinkinobho zomzimba kumadivayisi we-Apple. Njengoba ukwazi ukubona esithombeni esedlule, inkinobho yokuqala iyilungu elifanele ukusebenzisa i-Liquid Metal echazwe kuleli patent. Ifomu liqinisekisa ukuthi izinkinobho zomzimba zinezinkinga ezimbili:
Ukwenziwa okujwayelekile kwezinkinobho ezinjalo okusetshenziswe okhiye be-dome akusebenzi futhi kuyinkimbinkimbi […] Ukubekwa kokuqhamuka kokuqhutshwa maqondana nezindlu akuhlali kunembile njengoba kungafunwa njalo. Isibonelo, uma ukusebenza kungahambisani kahle nendawo emaphakathi yedome, impendulo ethintekayo yaleyo dome izophazamiseka ngakho-ke ngeke ibe namandla njengoba kuhlosiwe […] Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngenxa yomkhawulo ophansi wokuqina , lapho ikhubazekile, isondela endaweni yayo yokuguqulwa kwepulasitiki ingaphansi kwengcindezi encane, iba sengcupheni yokungakwazi ukubuyela esimweni sayo sokuqala.
Ngokusho kwe-Apple, i-Liquid Metal ixazulula zonke lezi zinkinga. Kepha ngabe lolu hlelo lokusebenza lobunikazi lisho ukuthi inkinobho yasekhaya isazoba khona kuma-iPhones esikhathi esizayo? Ngokubona kwami, akunjalo. Yize emfanekisweni sibona ngokucacile inkinobho yokuqala, kufanele futhi sinake ukuthi i-apula smartphone inezinye izinkinobho, njengevolumu nokulala, lapho kuthintwa khona inkinobho ukubeka idivayisi kuthule. Uma sibheka emuva, i- I-iPhone 5 ibinenkinga ngenkinobho yokulala lokho bekungeke kube khona ukube basebenzise i-Liquid Metal. Kepha kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi izinto zibukeka zimbi kubo bonke abasebenzisi abathanda ukuthi inkinobho yokuqala inyamalale. Njengenjwayelo, sizokwazi kuphela uma le patent isetshenziswa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.