The vibration motor patent is intended to make silent mode on an iPhone truly silent, by eliminating the noise it can make when the phone is on a flat, hard surface and notifications come in.
"The new lock screen is going to make your phone feel much more personal; it will automatically surface photos, notifications and content from your apps and you get to make the choice on what you get to see," said Microsoft's Windows Phone chief Joe Belfiore.
AirPlay is the new surface, push notification the Matrix, the combination of signals the canvas on which magic really is being practiced.
The latter option will allow you to surface just the notifications that are important to you – like the status updates or new photos from a significant other or family members, for example.
It connects via Bluetooth, has a gyroscope, compass and optical mouse sensor in addition to its accelerometer, and also includes a built-in VGA camera, touch-sensitive surface, vibration motor and notification LEDs.
A research team at the University of Ulm in Germany premiered a video of a device called Ambient Mobile Pervasive Display, which uses a projector to display push notifications onto surfaces in front of you, such as your hand or a wall.
On Friday afternoon, the fervent Holy Ship! fan community known as #SHIPFAM erupted in outrage as reports surfaced of shippers receiving notifications with a harsh message: "We were very disappointed to see your recent comments in a Holy Ship! group page on Facebook - your posts have been documented and brought to our attention".
Open the notification panel.
Open your notification bar.
Users will be able to shut off these types of notifications if Twitter surfaces stuff that isn't relevant or welcome, but there's a lot of potential for payoff if the company does this well.
