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To: spitsong who wrote (65)	7/10/2014 11:18:20 AM
From: Doren	Respond to of 157

> Its ability to transmit information from body through skin (and contaminants) to device (iWatch!) seems likely to be key. I did not know that. LM partner, injection molding company Engle, is a pioneer in spin molding, if I remember correctly. For those who don't know, the molds are spun creating a centrifugal force effect so the materials fill the cavity completely.

To: spitsong who wrote (65)	7/12/2014 2:46:16 AM
From: spitsong	Respond to of 157

What exactly is this rumored Sapphire? OK, this sounds like science fiction. But it's not. Those of you who might remember Star Trek IV "The Voyage Home" ("Save The Whales"!), the most commercially successful of the Star Trek movies with the original (TOS) cast, might also remember a scene from that film where Scotty suggests replacing plexiglas with the much superior "transparent aluminum". Folks, we are coming to one of those "life imitates art", or more properly "life imitates science-inspired art" moments where … life imitates art. Here's the scene. If you've been following this "Sapphire" rumor cycle recently, you might or might not have noticed a couple … things: 1. Yes, "Sapphire" "glass" is really truly nothing more than synthetic sapphire, the same stuff as in the natural (and rather valuable) gemstones. 2. While "Sapphire" "glass" is clear and colorless, natural sapphire is usually colored, usually blue. This is due to impurities in the natural sapphire crystals. Ruby is the same aluminum oxide crystal, except with different impurities. Remove those impurities, and the sapphire would be transparent. 3. Pure sapphire is aluminum oxide. Nothing more. And it is transparent. The leap to point #4 is not difficult, and once made, is irreversible. The "sapphire" "glass" that Apple includes now in the home button on the iPhone 5s, and which is rumored to soon be appearing as the entire front iPhone 6 face, is the same (or virtually the same) "transparent aluminum" that Scotty referred to in the "Star Trek IV" movie. Is that not cool? OK, now go watch the scene again. Yes, the 1986 scene I linked above, where Scotty fails to talk to, fails to talk to the mouse belonging to, and then types to (using a keyboard, "how quaint"!) an ancient Mac that's even older than my own oldest Mac, which is a mere SE (1990). The history of computer user interfaces, recapitulated. To date. In reverse. "That's the ticket, laddie." Dear Tim, please think about reconstructing as many of Majel Barrett's onscreen utterances as possible. Google has. C'mon, if one of your Distinguished Engineers hasn't already suggested this to you, ask 'em if they've tried it already. Could these be enough to reconstruct another voice option for Siri?