Tag: patent
Ford patents cinema projection system for your driverless car
Picture the scene. You are cruising down the M40 at a steady 70 miles per hour in your autonomous vehicle when you think what should I do next? I’ve already […]
Apple patents suggest a future of Kinect-style cameras and GoPro competitors
Could Apple soon be competing with GoPro? And could the next iPhone have a movement tracking camera built into it? That’s what a couple of recent patents suggests. According to […]
Apple tease gaming plans with multiplayer patent
Apple have filed yet another gaming-focussed patent, this time focussing on multiplayer gameplay. One of 42 other patent successfully filed this week with the U.S Patent and Trademark Office, it depicts a system that would allow gamers to initiate in-game…
Scary Kinect patent will charge you to watch films on a PER PERSON basis
You may want to unplug your Kinect from your Xbox 360 console, lock it in a box and bury it amidst the graves of the old Indian burial ground under cover of darkness and a lightning storm after reading this…
Possible Xbox 720 tech turns your living room into a 3D gaming world
There are a few things you can normally bet your life on seeing when a new gaming console launches. For starters, you're almost certainly going to see some graphical improvements, and chances are you'll have at least one next-gen sequel…
Apple tease Galaxy Note owners with iPhone stylus patent application
Apple have filed a patent for a number of potential stylus accessories to be used with iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad. The first application is for an optical stylus, using a camera embedded in its tip to track…
Apple patent hints at 3D iPad of the future
The iPad 3 may sitting finished in an Apple laboratory somewhere right now, but don't make that let you think that they're not already planning crazy new things over in Cupertino. Take for instance this 2010 patent filing that's…
Apple patents the flick of the wrist. Yes really.
Flick at your peril, because now this motion is trademarked by the mighty Apple. The fact that a court of law has agreed to grant this patent is just proof that fortune favours the bold, isn't it, because frankly…
Amazon boss patents airbags for smartphones
When we first read this, we thought it was a hoax; Jeff Bezos and Amazon VP Greg Heart have filed a patent that could see airbag systems being deployed in smartphones and other delicate gadgetry. But not only is…
Apple: Samsung are "slavishly copying" our products
Apple have responded to the court order which meant that Samsung were to be allowed access to Apple products in order to check for instances of patent infringement. As you'd expect, Apple were none too pleased, and refused to…
