Sony Patents a System That Reads Grip Strength From the Marks You Leave Behind
Sony is working on a way to estimate how hard a person squeezed an object — not by measuring it in the…
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Sony Patents a Game Controller That Pushes Back Against Your Hand
Sony is exploring a game controller that physically pushes and pulls against your hand using a moving weight — not just vibration…
Sony Patents a Game Controller That Pushes Back With a Moving Weight
Sony is exploring a new kind of game controller that doesn't just rumble — it physically nudges your hand using a weighted…
Sony Patents a Haptic System That Maps Vibrations Through Your Body
Every human body conducts vibrations differently — and Sony wants to use that fact to make haptic feedback feel like it's happening…
Apple Patents a Stylus That Knows Whether It's Docked or in Use
Apple is patenting a stylus that behaves differently depending on whether it's sitting in its dock or in your hand — and…
Apple Patents an Optical Sensing System That Tracks Stylus Tilt, Hover, and Rotation via Light
Apple is exploring a way to track a stylus using light rather than traditional capacitive touch — and the system can detect…
Sony Patents a Multi-Analog-Stick Input System That Picks a Lead Stick When All Are Idle
Sony is exploring controllers with more than two analog sticks — and this patent solves a surprisingly thorny problem: what should the…
Sony Patents a Controller That Logs You Into Your Console Using Your Phone
Sony is exploring a login system where your PlayStation controller detects that your phone is nearby and automatically handles the sign-in —…
Microsoft Patents a Predictive Digital Ink System That Only Reports When It's Wrong
Your stylus is constantly shouting its position to your computer — even when nothing surprising is happening. Microsoft's new patent flips that…
Google Patents a Speed-Sensitive Rotary Crown for Smartwatches
Spin the crown on Google's hypothetical smartwatch slowly, and it scrolls carefully. Spin it fast, and it leaps — because the software…
Google Patents a Haptic System That Sends a Test Buzz Before the Real One
Before your device vibrates to notify you, what if it quietly tested whether that vibration would even work properly — and then…
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