Samsung Patents a Fix for Mismatched Brightness Across Foldable Phone Screens
Foldable phones have a subtle problem most people notice but can't name: the two halves of the screen can look like they're…
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Samsung Patents a Foldable Phone That Switches Apps Based on How Far You Open It
What if opening your foldable phone a little wider could automatically pull up a notification and act on it, no tapping required?…
Samsung Patents a Four-Magnet System to Keep Its Triple-Fold Phone Panels Aligned
Folding phones already have a closure problem, and triple-fold phones have three times as many ways to get it wrong. Samsung's latest…
Samsung Patents a Slidable Phone That Adjusts Its Screen Speed as You Pull It Open
Samsung has filed a patent for a phone whose screen automatically adjusts how fast it redraws itself based on how quickly you're…
Samsung Patents a Foldable Phone That Tunes Its Vibration to How Far You've Opened It
Your phone knows when it's ringing. Samsung is now patenting a way for a foldable phone to know exactly how open it…
Samsung Patents a Cover Screen That Shows Two Separate Windows on Foldable Phones
Samsung is working on a way to show two separate pieces of content on a foldable phone's outer screen at the same…
Samsung Patents a Tougher Pen-Input Layer for Foldable Phones
The thinnest, most stress-prone part of a foldable phone isn't the screen itself, it's the invisible sensor layer underneath that tracks your…
Samsung Patents a Display That Rolls Itself Into Position When You Add Another Screen
Samsung has filed a patent for a display unit that can physically drive itself across the floor using built-in wheels and motors,…
Apple Patents a Laptop Display That Hides a Camera Inside the Screen
Apple has filed a patent describing a laptop display where the camera, speaker, or other components sit inside a small pocket carved…
Intel Patents an AI System That Picks the Right Chip for Every Car Screen Task
Modern cars run two kinds of graphics chips at once, and most systems don't know which one to use for a given…
Apple Patents a System That Controls Every LED Behind Your Screen Individually
Your screen's backlight is dozens or hundreds of tiny LEDs, and managing all of them at once without overheating, wasting power, or…
Samsung Patents a Projector That Adjusts Its Brightness Based on Room Light
Most projectors either blast too much light in a dark room or wash out in a bright one. Samsung's new patent describes…
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