Apple Patents a Two-Sensor Check to Tell If You're Wearing Your Headset
Your headset shouldn't burn power displaying things when it's sitting on your desk. Apple's latest patent tackles the trickier part of that…
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Apple Patents an Eye-Tracking System That Holds Your Selection Until You Confirm It
Eye-tracking interfaces have a classic problem: your eyes wander constantly, and the device can't always tell the difference between "I'm looking at…
Apple Patents a System That Records Your Location Before You Know You Need It
You realize you can't retrace where you parked two hours ago, but your phone never thought to remember. Apple's new patent describes…
Samsung Patents a Way to Keep VR Context Visible When Switching Apps
Stepping out of a virtual world to check a notification usually means the VR experience just ends. Samsung is patenting a way…
Apple Patents a Way to Draw Your Route Directly on a Map
Instead of typing in a destination and fiddling with waypoints, Apple is exploring whether you could just drag your finger across a…
Apple Patents a Phone Screen for Controlling Your Car's Digital Key
Your phone can already unlock some cars, but Apple wants the experience to go further. A new patent describes a single screen…
Samsung Patents a System That Reroutes Data When a Memory Chip Gets Overloaded
When one memory chip in a server gets slammed with requests, the whole system slows down. Samsung's new patent describes a switch…
Samsung Patents a System That Carries What You Did in VR Over to Your Real Devices
Spend time in a virtual meeting or digital storefront, get interested in something there, and then step back into the real world…
Samsung Patents a One-Tap Way to Swap What Your Home Screen Widgets Show
Changing what a home screen widget displays usually means digging into app settings. Samsung's new patent describes a faster path: one tap…
Samsung Patents an AR Headset Lens That Focuses Where Your Eyes Actually Look
Your eyes never look at everything in your field of view with equal sharpness, and Samsung thinks AR headset lenses should work…
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