iPhone sapphire crystal home button

My bro Ninoart aka MKL tweet me a juicy rumor about iPhone sapphire crystal story this evening, my immediate responds was “Plausible”

Will the next iPhone come with a sapphire crystal home button? bit.ly/10vwGhw via @ivanusto cc: @verge @imore @cultofmac @netster23

— The Art of Nino (@NinoArt) May 14, 2013

The news was picked up by Cult of Mac writer Killian Bell immediately.

The iPhone 5S could come with a sapphire crystal capacitive touch home button that incorporates a new fingerprint sensor, according to supply chain sources in Taiwan.

iPhone 5S To Get Sapphire Crystal Home Button With Fingerprint Sensor [Rumor] (Cult Of Mac)

Apple acquired the maker of fingerprint sensor chips, AuthenTec last year. The news ignited many rumors of how the technology will be used in Apple products.

I really do not see all the hype with fingerprint sensor technology on a gadget. The fact that Windows PC with fingerprint censor never filled me with awe, the technology remains not for the general consumer in my opinion.

To me fingerprint sensor is not a cool thing but more of a geeky thing.

Perhaps Apple has better use of this technology on Apple products like iPhone home button. Turning the home button as a fingerprint scanner in turn it can be used to authenticate user identity for payment or unlock iPhone, this can be a cool and useable factor for consumers.

Fingerprint sensor and sapphire crystal sound like a winning formula but doesn’t it come with high a cost? I think Apple is completing the “Gem Saga” on the iPhone and I can’t wait.

Thank you to my Bro Ninoart for the tip. You can follow him on Twitter.