Apple Patents a Foam-Filled Eartip Designed to Fit More Ears
Getting earbuds to seal properly in every ear shape is one of the oldest headphone problems around, and Apple's latest patent filing…
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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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Samsung Patents a Watch Band Slot That Sits Flush With the Case Edge
The spot where your watch strap meets the case is usually the ugliest part of the device. Samsung is filing a patent…
Google Patents Earbuds That Use Ear-Canal Sound to Track Chewing, Sleep, and Jaw Grinding
Your earbuds already play music into your ear canal. Google wants to bounce sound off the canal walls too, and use the…
Sony Patents Earbuds That Adjust Ambient Sound Based on Who's Speaking
Sony is patenting a pair of wearable audio devices that learn the acoustic fingerprint of a specific voice, then filter the world…
Samsung Patents a System That Lets Users Dial In How Hard Their Powered Suit Pushes Back
Samsung is working on a way to let you pick a workout and a "feel" from a menu, then have a powered…
Meta's New Wrist Tracker Patent Finds Your Optimal Wear Position
Wrist-based heart rate monitors are only as good as where you wear them, and most people have no idea they've put the…
Google Patents a Way to Keep Both Earbuds in Sync on a Single Audio Stream
Google's latest patent describes a counterintuitive fix for wireless earbuds: deliberately lying to your phone about whether audio arrived, so both earbuds…
Samsung Patents a Way to Wake Your Smart Ring Only When You Need to Gesture
Samsung's latest patent describes smart glasses that watch where your hand is going, then wake up your smart ring just in time…
Sony Patents a Strap That Keeps Body-Worn Sensors Firmly in Place
Sony is patenting a simple but specific wearable strap design, one built to hold a pressure-sensing device firmly against your skin. It's…
New Patent Reveals Earbud Case That Tracks Users in 3D Space
Samsung is patenting an earbud case that doesn't just sit on your desk. It tracks where you are in the room and…
Heartbeat Data Patent Could Warn You About Hidden Heart and Diabetes Risk
Apple is working on a way to use the heart rate sensor already in its wearables to warn you about metabolic syndrome,…
Smart Ring Patent Enables Gesture Control of Linked Devices
Samsung is working on a way to use its smart ring as a gesture remote for other gadgets, but with a clever…
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