Apple Patents a Side Button That Knows Exactly Where You Pressed It
Apple is filing patents on a side button that can detect not just how hard you press it, but precisely where along…
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Samsung Patents a Three-Layer Waterproof System for Foldable Phones
Foldable phones are already harder to waterproof than ordinary slabs, and having two screens makes the problem worse. Samsung's latest patent tries…
Samsung Patents a Glasses-Free 3D Display Built From Stacked Lens Sheets
Samsung is working on a display that creates the illusion of depth without any special glasses, using stacked sheets of lenses that…
Sony Patents a Display That Expands When You Rotate Your Wrist
Sony has filed a patent for a system that reads both your finger position and the rotation of your wrist to decide…
Apple Patents Air Gestures That Control Siri With a Wave of Your Hand
Apple has filed a patent for a system that lets you control a voice assistant by waving your hand in the air,…
Sony Patents a System That Checks Whether a Robot's Planned Path Is Actually Safe
Before a robot takes a single step toward its destination, Sony's new patent wants it to stop and ask: is this route…
Samsung Patents a System That Reroutes Data When a Memory Chip Gets Overloaded
When one memory chip in a server gets slammed with requests, the whole system slows down. Samsung's new patent describes a switch…
Samsung Patents a Way for Storage Drives to Report Their Own Data Status
When your computer asks a storage drive what's going on with a piece of data, today's drives often give a vague answer.…
Wing Aviation Patents a Rail System That Calibrates Drones Before They Fly
Before every flight, a delivery drone needs to know its sensors are working correctly. Wing Aviation has patented a way to automate…
Sony Patents a Two-Sensor Robot Foot That Feels the Ground Beneath It
Walking robots usually need expensive, complicated sensors just to feel the floor. Sony is filing a patent on a simpler approach: two…
Samsung Patents a Memory Module That Moves Its Own Data Between Servers
Most memory modules just sit there and wait for instructions. Samsung is patenting one that can pack up its own data and…
Samsung Patents a Fix for Storage Drives That Run Out of Instructions to Process
When a storage drive's command queue fills up, work stalls. Samsung's new patent describes a way to sidestep that ceiling without redesigning…
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