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by zyb09 5388 days ago
Okay here's my prediction from last year, maybe this time I'll be right:

Translucent Home-Button (maybe out of glass).

Contains multiple color LEDs for notification system. If you get an email your Home-Button 'pulses' green and so on.
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mortenjorck 5388 days ago
Unlikely, but ambient visual notification is on my wishlist as well.

If Apple does implement it, my guess is a single-color, white LED backlighting the roundrect label on the home button. "Pulse home button" becomes an additional on/off switch for each app's notifications in Notification Center.

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evilduck 5388 days ago
Apple does have patents for it already: http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2011/04/apple-bl...

So it's not entirely out of the question.

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