Emoji should be the new Caps Lock

Earlier this month, a pretty standard-looking Apple patent application was published describing how a keyboard paired with a touch-screen device might make “performing tasks such as viewing, creating, editing, and sharing content” easier. The patent is written in typically baroque language, but is essentially about keyboard shortcuts. However, tucked away in the images section (and first spotted by Patently Apple) is a simple but intriguing idea: what if you replaced Caps Lock with a