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Most avatar systems ask you to do a full-body scan upfront, which almost nobody actually does. Apple's latest patent describes a…

Cell towers already blanket cities to carry calls and data. Google is now filing patents to make those same towers work together…

You copy an address and Windows automatically asks if you want to open it in Maps. That's the basic idea behind Microsoft's new…

Forget tapping, swiping, or pointing a controller at a screen. Meta is patenting a wristband that reads the electrical signals…

When a car's surround-view camera system reshuffles how it blends images together, the result can be a jarring visual pop on…

Most car suspensions make a trade-off: tune them for comfort and they feel floaty at speed, tune them for sport and every pebble…

OpenAI has filed a patent for a system where an AI handles a web browser on your behalf in the cloud, but you can jump in and…

What if a cloud server could freeze mid-task, hand its exact memory state to a completely different machine, and pick up right…

Every pixel on an OLED screen needs precise timing signals to light up correctly. Samsung Display has filed a patent for a stage…

IBM has patented a system that creates a personalized AI model of each worker, watches how they use their computer, and tries to…

When you edit a photo, some of the detail you're working on might be invisible to anyone who views it on a standard screen.…

Building a live 3D map of the world around you is expensive work, especially on a phone or headset. Qualcomm's new patent cuts…

Imagine your car's camera spots a tunnel ahead and your music automatically shifts to something more dramatic. Sony's new patent…

When the connection between a remote computing device and a central server gets shaky, most systems just struggle through.…

Xilinx has filed a patent for a chip architecture that lets certain AI calculations skip a built-in data-routing layer entirely,…

Salesforce is patenting a system that monitors your calendar, emails, and work habits, then surfaces a list of tasks you probably…

Getting an animated robot to move in a way that looks natural is harder than it sounds, because every movement involves dozens of…