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Input Devices

Stories containing inventions related to Input Devices, tracing similar ideas across companies and years through patent drawings.

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Things · Nintendo Switch 2

Inside Nintendo Switch 2: What Its Patent Drawings Reveal

Nine US patent drawings explain the ideas behind Nintendo Switch 2: detachable controllers, magnetic Joy-Con 2 attachment, mouse controls, a stand, thermal design, a dock, handheld ergonomics, and GameShare.

9 FIG. · 10/13/2026

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Companies · Nintendo

How Do You Turn Movement Into Play? Nintendo Patents

Light guns, balance boards, ring controllers, dual-mouse steering and ceiling projection: ten Nintendo patents that show how broadly the company has imagined play.

10 FIG. · 9/17/2026

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Companies · Apple

The Shape-Shifting Devices in 10 Apple Patents

A phone that becomes a laptop brain, a keyboard key that turns into a mouse, self-protecting displays and more: ten Apple patents with unusual designs for future devices.

10 FIG. · 9/15/2026

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