Samsung Patents a Refrigerator Camera That Reads the Room Before You Open the Door
Built-in refrigerator cameras are only as useful as the photos they take, and bad lighting kills both. Samsung's new patent tackles the…
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Disney Patents a Display System That Floats Real 3D Images in Open Air for Crowds
Disney has filed a patent for a display system that projects a three-dimensional image into empty space, visible from multiple angles simultaneously,…
Samsung Patents a Refrigerator Door That Knows When You're Holding It Open
Auto-closing refrigerator doors are useful right up until the moment they slam shut while your hands are full. Samsung's new patent describes…
Intel Patents a Physical Key System That Stops You Installing the Wrong Laptop Battery
Intel has filed a patent for a battery pack with a shaped exterior that physically prevents the wrong battery from sliding in,…
Sony Patents a Way to Turn Idle Game Controllers Into Extra Speakers
Sony has filed a patent that would let a PlayStation console pump audio through any connected controller that isn't currently being used,…
Amazon Patents an AI System That Gives Robots a 3D Picture of Every Object They Pack
Before a robot arm reaches for a box, it needs to know exactly how big and oddly shaped the thing inside actually…
Samsung Patents an AI System That Tells Your Exoskeleton How Hard to Push You
Samsung has filed a patent for a system that uses an AI model to control the physical force a wearable exoskeleton applies…
Sony Patents a Wearable Tracker That Tells Your Game Controller Where You Are
Your game controller doesn't actually know where it is in the room. Sony thinks a wearable device worn on your body could…
Google Patents a Way to Measure Blood Pressure Using Radar and a Wearable Together
Google has filed a patent for a blood pressure system that uses radar to watch your heart's aortic valve from across the…
Sony Patents a Dual-Sensor Setup for Reading Electrical Signals From the Body
Picking up faint electrical signals from skin is notoriously messy work. Sony's new patent describes a two-sensor architecture that uses a shared…
Samsung Patents a Fingerprint Reader Hidden Inside a Phone's Structural Skeleton
Samsung is patenting a way to tuck optical sensors behind a phone's screen by cutting a precise hole through the device's internal…
Samsung Patents a Camera Chip That Handles Autofocus and HDR Photography at Once
Most phone cameras have to choose between gathering focusing data and capturing a wide range of light in a single shot. Samsung…
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