Grognard
Can I have my psion 3mx form factor if they can make adequate hinges?
Apple has extended its partnership with a firm called LiquidMetal, making it more than likely its eponymous alloy will be used in some upcoming iThing. Sadly, this exciting-sounding material won't actually allow the fruity firm to create shape-shifting Terminators because its uses are likely to be far more prosaic. So far, …
They are spending $10 million a year or something like that for the exclusivity contract. They've renewed it twice now, so there must be something they're working on a bit more important than that.
Interesting that it is only renewed for a year this time though, I wonder if they're trying to light a fire under Liquid Metal's feet to resolve whatever manufacturability issues there must be that are preventing it being used for whatever Apple has in mind.