And after the patent seeks to avoid possible tampering of the device, today was also released another interesting patent that concerns the Apple Universal Dock. apple-dock-patent-12-10-09 At present, the accessory is hard but what we see in the picture is very special as it consists primarily of a resilient material, such as sponge, able to adapt to various devices to Apple that we're going to insert. Supporting the iPhone for example, the material will change shape and will offer both USB connectivity that support functions. Same thing supporting an iPod Nano, much smaller and lighter than an iPhone, for which the material will adapt differently to these forms. On the front side there will be a reset button to return the elastic in its original form, "relaxed"
- Ivan Rusic