Apple Patents a Clock Face That Splits Its Background as Time Moves
Apple is exploring a clock face design where the background is divided into two visually distinct segments that shift position and change…
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Google Patents a Power-Saving Hand Gesture System for AR Headsets
Waving your hand to control a headset sounds futuristic, but it burns through battery fast. Google's new patent describes a two-stage system…
Google Patents Technology to Keep AR Headset Images Locked to the Real World
One of the most annoying things about augmented-reality glasses is that digital images can shift or blur as the headset moves around…
Qualcomm Patents a System That Tells Your Phone Which Satellite to Point At
Connecting a phone directly to a satellite sounds simple, but the hard part is knowing which satellite to aim at and when.…
Samsung Patents a Camera That Remembers Who You Were Filming
Samsung is working on a camera system that tags the subjects in your video while you record, then uses those tags later…
Sony Patents a System That Locks Your Game Avatar's Signature Look to Your Profile
Sony wants your game character to be as recognizable as your face in a crowd. A new patent filing describes a way…
Samsung Patents a Home Screen That Shrinks Surrounding Icons When You Enlarge One
Samsung has filed a patent for a phone screen that automatically shrinks surrounding icons when you make one bigger, keeping everything visible…
Samsung Patents a Lens Stack That Controls Light Bounce Inside AR Glasses
Getting sharp, clear images inside a pair of AR glasses is harder than it looks, light has a nasty habit of bouncing…
Samsung Patents a Way to Find the Interesting Parts of Any Video Automatically
Most video search tools scan text descriptions or thumbnails, but Samsung's new patent goes deeper, reading the actual movement inside a video…
Samsung Patents a Faster Connection-Failure Fix for Satellite-Connected Phones
When your phone loses its link to a satellite overhead, every millisecond of confusion costs you a call or a data transfer.…
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