This Japanese security system deploys lasers against intruders
It's the electro-optical equivalent of a circling spotlight with some nifty object recognition software thrown on top to make out camouflaged or otherwise hidden intruders in its view. The post This...
View ArticleGoogle has been granted government funding to pursue its airborne wind turbines
A newly published patent filling suggests that airborne power generation has come a very long way since Google took over the initiative two years ago with its acquisition of Makani Power. The post...
View ArticleSony is getting ready to ship a lot of virtual reality headsets
The company is heavily investing in optimizing its manufacturing process to meet the anticipated demand for its forthcoming Project Morpheus headsets from virtual reality fans. The post Sony is getting...
View ArticleHere’s the ambitious smart TV controller Samsung axed after two years of...
The irony is hard to miss. On the very same day that Variety broke the news Samsung has killed off a secretive internal program to develop a new kind of remote meant to change the way you interact with...
View ArticleWeekend infographic: The toll of patent trolling on technology innovation
Today's infographic, the first in a series that will run every weekend to supplement this blog's main coverage, looks at the cost of intellectual proprietary abuse for the tech industry and innovation...
View ArticleMicrosoft is helping developers build robot brains
Microsoft's autonomous control division has developed a controller that will enable robots to automatically steer out of the way of any human who happens to wonder into their path. The post Microsoft...
View ArticleThis smart slap bracelet can turn into a phone (or a backscratcher, depending...
The South Korean research institution that invented 4G LTE has come up with a smart slap bracelet that can curve around your wrist or turn into a phone. Oh, and it's a stylus, too. The post This smart...
View ArticleThe patent troll that sued Apple over Wi-Fi in iPhones now wants the rights...
The Microsoft-based Core Wireless Licensing is gearing up for round two with the iPhone maker. The post The patent troll that sued Apple over Wi-Fi in iPhones now wants the rights to mobile photography...
View ArticleIBM’s analytics tech will let corporations raid social networks for followers
IBM is working on software that will let corporations deploy programmatic dragnets on social networks to capture followings based upon pre-determined targeting criteria. The post IBM’s analytics tech...
View ArticleIBM is developing smart glasses for the visually impaired
IBM has made no secret of its involvement in the medical field, having bought out a clinical data company only a few days ago, but never mentioned that it’s actively developing equipment for patients....
View ArticleWeekly infographic: 2000 years of patent history
The first patents appeared in fifteen-century Venice, but the concept of intellectual property dates back much further than that to the very dawn of modern civilization. And its origins may surprise...
View ArticleRemember the “tall iPhone” parody? Samsung is applying for the rights to make...
The Apple rival is exploring novel ways of using its flexible display technology to increase the available screen real-estate on phones without compromising on formfactor. Or at least not too much. The...
View ArticleNorthwestern University has developed a way to plug privacy holes in Android...
Consumers may not have to endure through the game of whack-a-mole that the mobile industry has been playing with security exploits on Android for much longer if this latest project from Northwestern...
View ArticleMicrosoft once considered putting an electric shocker in its wearables
Redmond planned to use electric shocks to let a user know they have new notifications in situations where audio and vibration alerts fall short. The post Microsoft once considered putting an electric...
View ArticleWeekend infographic: Europe’s unitary patent
A brief visual explainer of the unitary patent system that started rolling out across the European Union earlier this year and its benefits for inventors. The post Weekend infographic: Europe’s unitary...
View ArticleSamsung’s smart TVs will intelligently zoom when you squint
A new set of specifications that surfaced on the US Patent and Trademark Office’s online database last week reveals that Samsung is taking another shot at applying eye-tracking technology to TVs after...
View ArticleGoogle’s Dropcam wants to take its wireless cameras outdoors
A new patent filling reveals a set of unreleased designs that that could present some serious competition for GoPro if and when they're brought to market. The post Google’s Dropcam wants to take its...
View ArticleSamsung has averted the mobile industry’s indium shortage crisis
The mobile giant's engineers have created new alloy that can substitute the rapidly dwindling metal in the specialized electrodes that power touchscreens. The post Samsung has averted the mobile...
View ArticleLG wants to build graphene microwaves
The one-atom-thick wonder material is finding its way into everyday household appliances as factorizing prices continue to fall. The post LG wants to build graphene microwaves appeared first on...
View ArticleMicrosoft is developing a service to automate 3D printing
Redmond wants to turn the process of fabricating CAD models into real-life objects a much smoother experience for the maker community. The post Microsoft is developing a service to automate 3D printing...
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