Apple company Patents Tip Solar-Charging MacBooks, iOS Digicam Lens

It's a certain party for Apple company this week. The Patent and Signature Office granted Cupertino 31 new patents, which cover everything from solar-powered Mac pcs to add-on lenses.

As mentioned by Patently Apple company, the digicam certain includes a magnetic lens that could slip over the camera on the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Despite the fact that phone makers are testing with more powerful camcorders - from the 41-megapixel Htc Lumia 1020 $149.99 at Amazon to the 20.7-megapixel Sony Xperia Z1s - there is still a limit to how much camera tech a manufacturer can leave into a cell phone.

"Existing lightweight gadgets that use lightweight camera segments generally do not provide the types of lens increasing components found in conventional camcorders due to space restrictions," Patently Apple company said. "This makes it difficult to retain an additional lens and arrange it correctly with a lightweight Camera component on a lightweight system."

Another Apple company certain, meanwhile, includes a solar-charging MacBook, which Computerworld said would incorporate a two-sided display.

Apple was granted a certain this year for solar-powered, portable gadgets. In Oct, the USPTO also published a certain application from Cupertino for a power management system that uses direct sunlight to juice up a Mac or iOS system.