Meta Patent Uses Skin Contact to Enable Data Transfer in Smart Eyewear
Meta is exploring a way to let your eyewear communicate with other devices by using your own body as the wire. No…
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Intel Patents a Plug-In Device That Gives Any Laptop Mobile Broadband
Intel has patented a small dongle that plugs into any USB-C port and instantly gives a laptop cellular internet access, no built-in…
Samsung Patents Technology That Tells You Exactly Which Video Cable You Plugged In
You plug in an HDMI cable and have no idea if it's the cheap old one or the new high-bandwidth version. Samsung…
Qualcomm Patents a GPS System That Filters Out Satellites With Blocked Signals
GPS often goes wrong not because the satellites are broken, but because their signals bounce off buildings before reaching your phone. Qualcomm's…
Samsung Patents a Way to Stop Phone Calls From Howling When Two Devices Get Too Close
You've probably heard that piercing screech when two phones on the same call end up in the same room. Samsung's new patent…
Qualcomm Patents a GPS System That Cross-Checks Satellites to Fix Its Own Errors
Your phone's GPS is only as good as the satellite signals it receives, and those signals can be distorted by buildings, atmosphere,…
Samsung Patents an Antenna Hidden Inside a Phone's Metal Frame
Samsung is patenting a way to turn part of a phone's metal side frame into an antenna, tucking the signal-carrying hardware into…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Process Phone Calls While the Modem Sleeps
Your phone's modem doesn't stay fully awake the whole time you're on a call. Qualcomm wants to use those tiny sleep windows…
Google Patents a Way to Connect Devices by Pointing Your Phone at Them
Imagine aiming your phone at a TV like a TV remote and having your phone instantly connect to it. That's the core…
Samsung Patents Technology That Switches Wireless Payment Connections to the Clearest Signal Automatically
Tapping your phone to pay only to have it fail is one of those small frustrations that adds up fast. Samsung's latest…
Google Patents a Multi-Antenna Method for Precise Device Distance Measurement
Your phone already knows roughly where it is, but knowing exactly how far it is from another device, down to centimeters, is…
Apple Patents a System to Sort Nearby Device Signals Before Your Phone Responds
Every time your iPhone is near an AirTag, a set of AirPods, or a competitor's Bluetooth tracker, it silently picks up tiny…
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