Apple Patents a Dual-Laser System for Reading Apple Watch Crown Inputs
Apple's Digital Crown is already one of the most sophisticated dials on any consumer device — but a new patent suggests the…
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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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Google Patents Temperature-Corrected Skin Autofluorescence for Wearables
Your skin naturally glows when hit with the right wavelength of light — and that glow can reveal a surprising amount about…
Samsung Patents a No-Reset Method for Switching Wearables Between Phones
Switching your Galaxy Watch from one phone to another usually means a factory reset — wiping your settings and starting over. Samsung's…
Samsung Patents an Air Gap Heat Shield for Wearable Devices
Anyone who's worn a smartwatch during a long workout knows the uncomfortable warmth that builds up on your wrist. Samsung is patenting…
Apple Patents an Apple Watch That Detects Surface Taps Using Light
Apple is working on an Apple Watch that can tell when your hand taps a table, desk, or any surface — without…
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…
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…
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