Samsung Patents a Camera That Strips Out Your Voice While You Record
Every filmmaker has muttered a note to themselves mid-shot and then spent ten minutes in editing trying to cut it out. Samsung's…
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Microsoft Patents a Deepfake Detector That Checks Whether Physics Makes Sense
AI-generated images are getting hard to spot with the human eye, but they still have a tell: physics. Microsoft's new patent describes…
Apple Patents a Way to Add Cards to Your Wallet by Tapping the Physical Card
Setting up a new credit card on your phone could be as simple as tapping the physical card against it, with Apple's…
Samsung Patents a Flexible Smartwatch Screen That Moves Notifications Based on Your Wrist Angle
Samsung is working on a smartwatch that knows which way your wrist is turned and shifts what appears on screen to match,…
Samsung Patents a Camera Lock That Lets You Reframe a Shot Without Moving the Lens
Samsung is working on a way to let you change what you see in a camera preview without actually moving or refocusing…
Google Patents a Dual-Sensor Camera That Sharpens Only the Moving Parts
Google has filed a patent for a camera system that uses two sensors working as a team: a fast, low-resolution lookout that…
Apple Patents a Way to Connect Accessories to Apps Without Leaking Your Identity
Every time an app connects to a Bluetooth accessory, there's a quiet privacy risk: the handshake that links device to app can…
Methods and Systems for Implementing a Redundant Brake System
When a self-driving truck's brakes fail, there's no driver to grab the wheel. Waymo's answer is a third independent brake controller that…
Qualcomm Patents a Fix for Out-of-Sync Video When Using Wireless Earbuds
Every wireless earbud adds its own tiny processing delay before you hear a sound, and that gap is exactly why lips on…
Samsung Patents a Component That Combines Wi-Fi Antenna and Laptop Cooling Vent
Samsung is trying to solve a quiet structural headache in laptop design: fitting a good wireless antenna into a chassis that also…
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