Sony Patents a Camera Interface That Flags Mismatched Settings Across Multiple Cameras
Running several cameras at once and discovering they were set differently only after you've wrapped is a painful lesson in lost footage.…
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Google Patents a Way to Cut the Blurry Halo From Glasses-Free 3D Screens
Glasses-free 3D screens have always had a ghost problem: light meant for one eye leaks into the other, turning the image muddy.…
Sony Patents a System That Fills In Missing Color Data From Basic Light Sensors
Most camera sensors only capture a handful of color channels, throwing away most of the light information that actually hit them. Sony…
Apple Patents a Laptop With Touch Screens Built Into Both Sides of the Keyboard
Apple has filed a patent for a laptop that hides two interactive displays beneath the areas where your hands rest on either…
Sony Patents a Mixing Tool That Shows Which Sounds Are Drowning Each Other Out
When you're mixing a scene where a car horn blares next to a whispered voice, how do you know if the whisper…
Qualcomm Patents a Camera Sensor Trick for Capturing Bright and Dark Scenes at Once
Taking a photo in a room with a bright window behind your subject almost always ends badly. Qualcomm's new patent targets exactly…
Tesla Patents a Steering Wheel Button That Pushes Back When You Press It
Tesla has filed a patent for a steering wheel button system that feels like a physical click without any moving parts, using…
Apple Patents a Touchscreen That Knows the Difference Between Water and Your Finger
A wet finger is one thing. A puddle of water sitting on your screen is another. Apple has patented a way for…
Qualcomm Patents a Method to Stack Different Processor Chips Across Multiple Levels
Qualcomm has filed a patent for a chip design that stacks processing cores on top of each other in three dimensions, letting…
Samsung Patents a Storage System That Automatically Corrects Its Own Data Retrieval Failures
Flash memory slowly drifts out of tune as it ages, causing read errors. Samsung's new patent describes a system that detects those…
Samsung Patents a Shared Battery System That Protects Storage Drives During Sudden Power Loss
When a server loses power mid-write, data corruption is almost guaranteed. Samsung is patenting a smarter backup system that routes emergency battery…
Samsung Patents a Memory System That Automatically Borrows Extra Storage When It Gets Overwhelmed
When a memory chip gets swamped with too many requests, it usually just slows everything down. Samsung's new patent describes a system…
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