Apple has a new patent granted today by the USPTO (via AppleInsider) which describes a means for reducing the size of a key component of the iPhone (and iPad), making it possible to create ever-smalle
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/diy-component-150x150.jpg"> Making A/V cables used to be a hobby of mine. That was before <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/hdmi/">H
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And it’s kind of sexy. Analog devices these days aren’t really getting the sleek design of all-digital devices like the shiny, candylike PMPs or what have you. So this little gadget might