Just yesterday it was revealed by an intrepid magnet-holding developer in the wild that the Google Nexus 7 tablet had a magnetic secret – and today the fear begins for Google (and/or ASUS). The manufacturer of this tablet, ASUS, certainly must have considered that the magnetic display shut-off embedded in this device would ruffle the feathers of the likes of Apple as they’ve been using similar techniques in their notebooks and the iPad 2 for some time – but do ASUS or Google need to be worried? Perhaps not.
As it turns out, the patent for the iPad Smart Cover and the iPad 2 (as well as 3) owned by Apple is quite specific about its usage with the iPad, not necessarily with the rest of the tablets in the world. Another fine point that’ll certainly be made in court, if this situation does end up in such a place, is the fact that this tablet’s magnetic feature is close to the pogo-pins it’s also got prepared for a future docking device. The argument could be made that this device’s technique has nothing to do with a “smart” cover, instead lending its abilities to the audio dock we saw several months ago, also from ASUS.
As it turns out, the patent for the iPad Smart Cover and the iPad 2 (as well as 3) owned by Apple is quite specific about its usage with the iPad, not necessarily with the rest of the tablets in the world. Another fine point that’ll certainly be made in court, if this situation does end up in such a place, is the fact that this tablet’s magnetic feature is close to the pogo-pins it’s also got prepared for a future docking device. The argument could be made that this device’s technique has nothing to do with a “smart” cover, instead lending its abilities to the audio dock we saw several months ago, also from ASUS.
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