All the stories tagged with patent
Ducati working on frameless superbikes
02/23/2010, Mention Ducati and you know that you’re about to embark on an adrenaline-pumping trip, as the company is working on frameless superbikes. The first of these would be an aluminium version of its GP10’s revolutionary carbon design. This new patent [...]
Apple filing points toward forward-facing camera
02/19/2010, One of Apple’s more recent patent filings do show a development that ought to get people excited – we’re talking about making provisions for impoved picture and video recording performance on portable devices, alongside a handheld device which will hold [...]
Sony Universal Game Controller patent filed
02/19/2010, Sony has filed a patent for what they dub the Universal Game Controller, and here is the description of what could very well change the landscape of console gaming in the near future. A universal game console controller that has [...]
Emblaze Sues Microsoft And Apple For Patent Infringement
02/11/2010, Nowadays it’s rare to see a day go by where some big company isn’t being sued for patent infringement or something along those lines. Now it seems that Emblaze, the folks behind the Else, which was on display at CES [...]
Yahoo Checking Out Search By SMS Feature
02/09/2010, Search by SMS never really took off, but by referring to a patent that was recently filed by Yahoo, the company seems like it wants to take a crack at the challenge. In the patent, it’s mentioned that users will [...]
Apple Gets Patent To Improve The Experience Of Virtual Stores
02/09/2010, Considering that the future is going to rely heavily on virtual goods and services, Apple seems to have gotten a rather nice patent under its belt, specifically a patent for improving the user experience in a 3D virtual Apple Store. While [...]
Easily Share Your Location While Making A Call With Your iPhone
02/07/2010, The iPhone’s GPS functionality is certainly useful, especially if you have a friend looking for you. Currently you’re able to use the “Share location” feature on the iPhone to either email or MMS your friend with your current location details. [...]
HTC Patents New Cell Phone Form Factor
02/05/2010, We’re fairly sure you’ve seen slider phones as well as clamshell phones; after all, they are rather popular form factors for cell phones. Now it seems that HTC is considering another type of form factor, thanks to a patent filed [...]
Apple Files Motion Sensing Bluetooth Headset Patent
01/29/2010, Here’s a patent application, filed by Apple, that seems so simple that when you read it you’ll probably have one of those “why didn’t I think about that” moments. The patent involves using an accelerometer to determine the functionality of [...]
TeleNav Location Based Blogging Patent
01/26/2010, GPS has so many practical uses, and every now and then, folks find new things to do with GPS. Now a recently filed patent application by TeleNav shows some interesting information regarding location-based blogging. With that in place, instead of [...]
Canon Coming Up With DSLRs With Dual Image Viewfinders
01/25/2010, Canon has recently submitted a patent that might hint of a dual viewfinder system in future DSLRs. The technology patented uses a rather interesting viewfinder system, with a small backlit LCD (or OLED) inside the finder to project the previously [...]
Motorola Files Complaint Against RIM
01/24/2010, Patent wars seem to be the theme of 2010, and now it seems that Motorola and RIM will be starting one of their own. According to a press release issued by Motorola, the company has filed a complaint with the [...]
Solar cell recharging prepped for iPod and iPhone
01/21/2010, Apple has filed a patent application for a portable device in the line of an iPod or iPhone which will feature solar cells that can harness the power of the sun to keep it juiced up so that you can [...]
