Apple Patents a Motion-Gated Heart Rate Sampling System for Wearables
Your Apple Watch sometimes takes heart rate readings at the worst possible moment — mid-stride, mid-pedal, maximum wrist bounce. This patent is…
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Headsets, watches, earbuds, and glasses: the hardware Big Tech wants on your body. We track every wearable filing and what it hints at.
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Meta Patents a Wake Word Arbitration System for Glasses and Wristbands
If you're wearing both smart glasses and a smartwatch, which one should respond when you say 'Hey Meta'? This patent describes a…
Samsung Patents a Conductive Housing Antenna System for Wearable Devices
Samsung may be looking at your smartwatch's metal casing as more than just a pretty shell — this patent describes using the…
Samsung Patents a Wearable That Hands Off Tasks to Nearby Devices Automatically
Imagine your smartwatch notices you've sat down at your desk and automatically tells your PC to pick up where your phone left…
Samsung Patents a Dual-Exhaust Airflow System for Smart Clothing Cabinets
Samsung is refining how air moves inside its clothing care cabinets — and the key insight is that not all the air…
Meta Patents Electromagnetic Shielding for Muscle-Signal Wearables
Meta is working to make muscle-reading wristbands accurate enough to survive the real world — and that means designing out the electrical…
Meta Patents Frequency-Band Volume Control for Head-Wearable Devices
Instead of just turning everything up when it's loud, Meta's new patent describes a smarter approach: analyzing ambient noise across individual frequency…
Apple Patents a Wearable That Monitors Your Breathing Using Light Sensors
Apple is exploring a new way to track your breathing without a chest strap or microphone — just light bouncing off your…
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