Samsung Files Patent for a Workout Plan That Changes While You Sweat
Samsung's patent describes a wearable that asks about your sleep, alcohol and meals, builds a workout around the answers, then rewrites the…
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Samsung Patents a Watch Band That Tightens Itself When You Start a Workout
Samsung's patent application describes a watch band that uses magnets to tighten itself around your wrist when you start a workout. After…
Samsung Patents a Smartwatch That Tightens Itself When You Start Running
Samsung's patent describes a smartwatch that tightens itself when you start a run, loosens while you sleep, and opens up after a…
Apple Patents a Watch That Predicts Your Period and Fertile Days From Heart Rate
Your resting heart rate typically rises by about two beats per minute during your fertile window, and Apple's filing describes a watch…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Track Your Workout Using Radio Signals Between Devices
Your phone, watch, and earbuds already exchange wireless signals constantly. Qualcomm wants those signals to double as a fitness tracker, measuring how…
Qualcomm Patents Headphones That Use GPS to Keep Audio Locked in Place
Your earbuds already know when you turn your head. Qualcomm's new patent asks a sharper question: did you turn your head, or…
Google Patents a Way for Wireless Earbuds to Share Audio Between Each Other
When one of your wireless earbuds misses an audio packet, the usual fix wastes bandwidth retransmitting data both earbuds already know. Google's…
Sony Patents a Device That Calms You Down Before Making You Feel Connected to Someone
Sony has filed a patent for a device that deliberately relaxes you first, then tries to make you feel emotionally close to…
Qualcomm Patents a Fix for the Tiny Errors Shrinking Audio Files Leaves Behind
Every time audio gets compressed and sent to a speaker or headset, tiny rounding errors creep in. Qualcomm's new patent describes a…
Google Patents a Smartwatch Method That Forecasts Your Next Irregular Heartbeat Episode
After your smartwatch catches one irregular heartbeat, what if it could tell you when the next one is likely to hit? That's…
Sony Patents Earbuds That Filter Out Noise from Your Health Readings
Your earbuds already have a microphone and a motion sensor. Sony wants to put both of those to work cleaning up the…
Google Patents a Wearable That Flags Fall Risk After a Bad Night's Sleep
The moments after a bad night's sleep are when falls are most likely, and Google thinks a smartwatch should already know that…
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