Boy, do we love patent applications (especially from the fellas in Cupertino)! This newest snippet from the USPTO gives hint to a possible un-announced feature in the Apple iPhone. The patent mentions a “wireless controller can be a portable remote controller, and the host device can be a personal computer, a home stereo, a portable media player, or a docking station for a portable media player.” Word on the street has it that “compatible handheld devices, such as a mobile phone,” can control a Mac or Apple TV. Cross your fingers Apple fanboys!
Actually, Apple doesn’t specifically refer to the iPhone in the patent, but the “mobile phone” sounds suspiciously like you-know-what. Rumors are flying around that the iPhone may double as a remote control for your Apple TV (if you happen to actually have one) and apps like iTunes on your Mac. If hearsay turns out to be truth, this could be just what Apple needs to market the iPhone as more of a multimedia platform.
Man, how “cool” would I look using my uber-trendy iPhone to control iTunes and Front Row on my still-trendy MacBook? Pretty damn cool, that‘s how I’d look!
Via: slashphone