Sony Patents a Way to Place Remote Voices at Exact Spots in a Physical Room
When someone joins a meeting remotely, their voice seems to come from a speaker in the corner, not from the seat they'd…
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Apple Patents a Way for AR Glasses to Show Device Status Just by Looking
Apple is working on a way for a headset or AR display to show you the status of nearby gadgets the moment…
Google Patent Targets Media Subscription Filtering to Reduce Device Update Overload
Every time you cast a video or stream audio to a connected device, there's a lot of behind-the-scenes chatter happening between machines.…
Google Patent Reveals Hubs Pushing AI-Derived Insights Directly to Smart Home Devices
Google has patented a way for a home hub to act as a local translator between a cloud AI service and the…
Qualcomm Patents a Way for Wireless Earbuds to Dodge Crowded Radio Traffic
Wireless earbuds lose audio or drop connection most often in exactly the places you need them most, like airports, offices, and gyms…
Samsung Patents a Way to Control Bluetooth Devices Before They've Finished Connecting
Every time you tap your phone to control a Bluetooth speaker or earbuds that aren't yet connected, you wait. Samsung's new patent…
Apple Patents a System That Catches Phones Faking Their Satellite Location
Satellite internet covers huge patches of the globe with a single beam, which means your phone could claim to be in one…
Google Patents a Fix That Keeps Rich Photo Detail When Hardware Falls Short
Google is filing patents on a compression trick that lets its image processors handle richer, more detailed photos than those chips were…
Samsung Patents a Wireless Charger That Spots Metal Objects Before Fast Charging Starts
A stray coin or key left on a wireless charging pad can overheat, damage devices, or worse. Samsung's new patent describes a…
Sony Patents a Power-Terminal Layout That Keeps Stacked Image Sensors From Degrading
Sony has filed a patent for a way to arrange the power connections inside a stacked image sensor so that the chip's…
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