
Apple patents the 3D Apple Store – Alice in Avatar-land
February 9th, 2010 admin
Seems Cupertino’s been looking at Second Life for a little inspiration here, and has won a patent that suggests the company could in future create its very own 3D universe online. Filed in April 2008, Apple’s patent first suggested a Second Life-located Apple store. Today, One of Apple’s Virtual Store Patents have been granted, paving the way for Apple to venture into this new and exciting 3D Internet under construction
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