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Patent Reveals Huge Apple Watch Redesign

Online

1 year ago

Patent Reveals Huge Apple Watch Redesign

Tegan Jones

Day After Announcing Record Revenue, Apple Gets Hit With Near Billion-Dollar Judgment

Gadgets

1 year ago

Day After Announcing Record Revenue, Apple Gets Hit With Near Billion-Dollar Judgment

Alex Cranz

Patent Hints Apple May Be Cooking Up A Curvy Glass iMac

Computing

1 year ago

Patent Hints Apple May Be Cooking Up A Curvy Glass iMac

Victoria Song

Jury Orders Apple To Fork Over $85 Million In Royalties For Wi-LAN Suit

Gadgets

1 year ago

Jury Orders Apple To Fork Over $85 Million In Royalties For Wi-LAN Suit

Alyse Stanley

Apple Is Apparently Working On AR Headphones

Gadgets

1 year ago

Apple Is Apparently Working On AR Headphones

Victoria Song

Apple Tried To Catch Red On Vague Patents And Lost

Gadgets

1 year ago

Apple Tried To Catch Red On Vague Patents And Lost

Victoria Song

Apple, Please Don’t Cram Stuff Into The Apple Watch Band

Gadgets

1 year ago

Apple, Please Don’t Cram Stuff Into The Apple Watch Band

Victoria Song

Microsoft Filed Patent For A Virtual Reality…Mat?

Gadgets

1 year ago

Microsoft Filed Patent For A Virtual Reality…Mat?

Alyse Stanley

Telsa’s ‘Electromagnetic Windshield Wiper’ Patent Looks Pretty Cool For A Windshield Wiper

Cars

1 year ago

Telsa’s ‘Electromagnetic Windshield Wiper’ Patent Looks Pretty Cool For A Windshield Wiper

Jason Torchinsky

Nintendo Is Experimenting With Ways To Make The Switch’s Joy-Cons Even More Fragile

Gaming

1 year ago

Nintendo Is Experimenting With Ways To Make The Switch’s Joy-Cons Even More Fragile

Andrew Liszewski

Why Is Apple Flexing On High-End Camera Company Red Over Vague Patents?

Cameras

2 years ago

Why Is Apple Flexing On High-End Camera Company Red Over Vague Patents?

Victoria Song

Should Artificial Intelligence Be Credited As An Inventor?

Science & Health

2 years ago

Should Artificial Intelligence Be Credited As An Inventor?

George Dvorsky

Eco-Friendly Hipster Bulb Inventor Is Getting Ready To Sue Everyone

Gadgets

2 years ago

Eco-Friendly Hipster Bulb Inventor Is Getting Ready To Sue Everyone

Sam Rutherford

IBM Patents A Smartwatch That Transforms Into A Giant Awkward Tablet Screen On Your Wrist

Gadgets

2 years ago

IBM Patents A Smartwatch That Transforms Into A Giant Awkward Tablet Screen On Your Wrist

Andrew Liszewski

Apple’s Project Titan Dreamed Up A Car With Retractable Bumpers

Online

2 years ago

Apple’s Project Titan Dreamed Up A Car With Retractable Bumpers

Victoria Song

Check Out Apple’s Ridiculous Patent For Adding A Camera To The Apple Watch

Gadgets

2 years ago

Check Out Apple’s Ridiculous Patent For Adding A Camera To The Apple Watch

Sam Rutherford

Forget The Galaxy Fold, Samsung Is Already Dreaming About Rollable Phones

Mobile

2 years ago

Forget The Galaxy Fold, Samsung Is Already Dreaming About Rollable Phones

Sam Rutherford

Freshly Published Patent Keeps The Dream Of An Apple Self-Driving Car Alive

Cars

2 years ago

Freshly Published Patent Keeps The Dream Of An Apple Self-Driving Car Alive

Victoria Song

What’s Really Going On With These Amazon And Google Gadget ‘Experiments’?

Online

2 years ago

What’s Really Going On With These Amazon And Google Gadget ‘Experiments’?

Victoria Song

Microsoft Patent Imagines An Xbox Controller Customised For Gamers With Visual Impairment

Online

2 years ago

Microsoft Patent Imagines An Xbox Controller Customised For Gamers With Visual Impairment

Andrew Liszewski

Could Apple Really Bring Back Touch ID On The iPhone 11?

Online

2 years ago

Could Apple Really Bring Back Touch ID On The iPhone 11?

Sam Rutherford

iPhone Rumour Update: The SE Might Be Getting A Reboot, New Nanoparticle Protective Coatings, And More

Online

2 years ago

iPhone Rumour Update: The SE Might Be Getting A Reboot, New Nanoparticle Protective Coatings, And More

Sam Rutherford

Pop-Up Cameras Are Just The Start As Oppo Dreams Of Phones With Pop-Up Screens

Online

2 years ago

Pop-Up Cameras Are Just The Start As Oppo Dreams Of Phones With Pop-Up Screens

Sam Rutherford

Samsung’s All-Wireless TV Concept Is The Real Cordcutting Solution I Want

Online

2 years ago

Samsung’s All-Wireless TV Concept Is The Real Cordcutting Solution I Want

Andrew Liszewski

Into The Spider-Verse Looks So Goddamn Great, Sony Wants To Patent It

Online

2 years ago

Into The Spider-Verse Looks So Goddamn Great, Sony Wants To Patent It

Germain Lussier

This Is What I Actually Want From Apple’s Future AirPods

Online

2 years ago

This Is What I Actually Want From Apple’s Future AirPods

Victoria Song

LG’s Dreaming Big In Its Patent For A 16-Camera Device

Online

2 years ago

LG’s Dreaming Big In Its Patent For A 16-Camera Device

Sam Rutherford

Google’s Goofy VR Roller Skate Drawings Make Me Feel Less Dead Inside Somehow

Online

2 years ago

Google’s Goofy VR Roller Skate Drawings Make Me Feel Less Dead Inside Somehow

Victoria Song

Holes Are The New Notches, According To A Recent LG Patent

Online

2 years ago

Holes Are The New Notches, According To A Recent LG Patent

Sam Rutherford

New Microsoft Patent Reveals Potential To Write On Both Sides Of The Surface Pro

Online

2 years ago

New Microsoft Patent Reveals Potential To Write On Both Sides Of The Surface Pro

Olivia Harris

Get A Load Of These Helmet And ‘Burrito’ Airbag Patent Applications From Ford

Online

3 years ago

Get A Load Of These Helmet And ‘Burrito’ Airbag Patent Applications From Ford

Bozi Tatarevic

Bizarre Amazon Patent Application Suggests Jellyfish-Like Drones For Warehouses

Online

3 years ago

Bizarre Amazon Patent Application Suggests Jellyfish-Like Drones For Warehouses

Bryan Menegus

Former Fitbit Employees Indicted For Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets From Jawbone

Online

3 years ago

Former Fitbit Employees Indicted For Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets From Jawbone

Patrick Lucas Austin

Uber Is Trying To Patent An AI System To Identify Erratic Behaviour In Riders

Online

3 years ago

Uber Is Trying To Patent An AI System To Identify Erratic Behaviour In Riders

AJ Dellinger

Samsung Forced To Pay Apple $539 Million For Violating iPhone Patents

Online

3 years ago

Samsung Forced To Pay Apple $539 Million For Violating iPhone Patents

Sam Rutherford

Nike Patent Imagines Shoes With Tiny Treadmills Built Into The Soles

Online

3 years ago

Nike Patent Imagines Shoes With Tiny Treadmills Built Into The Soles

Sidney Fussell

Why The Round Apple Watch Dream Won’t Die

Online

3 years ago

Why The Round Apple Watch Dream Won’t Die

Patrick Lucas Austin

Ford Filed A Patent For A Motorcycle That Comes Out Of A Car

Online

3 years ago

Ford Filed A Patent For A Motorcycle That Comes Out Of A Car

Kristen Lee

Amazon Patent Points To Future In Which Humanity Is Reduced To Screaming At Drones

Online

3 years ago

Amazon Patent Points To Future In Which Humanity Is Reduced To Screaming At Drones

Patrick Lucas Austin

Facebook Patents Self-Balancing Robot, And It’s Anyone’s Best Guess Why

Online

3 years ago

Facebook Patents Self-Balancing Robot, And It’s Anyone’s Best Guess Why

Bryan Menegus

New Patent Hints That Apple Could Get Rid Of Physical Keyboards Entirely

Online

3 years ago

New Patent Hints That Apple Could Get Rid Of Physical Keyboards Entirely

Sam Rutherford

Amazon Patents Wristband To Track Hand Movements Of Warehouse Employees

Online

3 years ago

Amazon Patents Wristband To Track Hand Movements Of Warehouse Employees

Matt Novak

Amazon Wants To Protect People From Falling Drones By Making Them Self-Destruct

Online

3 years ago

Amazon Wants To Protect People From Falling Drones By Making Them Self-Destruct

Sam Rutherford

Could The Whole CRISPR Patent Kerfuffle Have Been Completely Avoided?

Online

3 years ago

Could The Whole CRISPR Patent Kerfuffle Have Been Completely Avoided?

Kristen V. Brown

Roomba’s Next Big Step Is Selling Maps Of Your Home To The Highest Bidder

Online

4 years ago

Roomba’s Next Big Step Is Selling Maps Of Your Home To The Highest Bidder

Rhett Jones

Apple’s New Augmented Reality Patent Focuses On Interior Decorating

Online

4 years ago

Apple’s New Augmented Reality Patent Focuses On Interior Decorating

Logan Booker

Apple’s Latest Patent Is For A Notebook Chassis Powered By Your iPhone Or iPad

Online

4 years ago

Apple’s Latest Patent Is For A Notebook Chassis Powered By Your iPhone Or iPad

Logan Booker

Sony Patented A Method For Wirelessly Sucking Power From Your Friend’s Phone

Online

4 years ago

Sony Patented A Method For Wirelessly Sucking Power From Your Friend’s Phone

Andrew Liszewski

Should Anyone Really Control Who Gets To Use CRISPR?

Online

4 years ago

Should Anyone Really Control Who Gets To Use CRISPR?

Kristen V. Brown

New Apple Patent Shows How That Edge-To-Edge Display Could Work

Online

4 years ago

New Apple Patent Shows How That Edge-To-Edge Display Could Work

Christina Warren

Will The Battle Over The Biotech Discovery Of The Century Impact Science?

Online

4 years ago

Will The Battle Over The Biotech Discovery Of The Century Impact Science?

Kristen V. Brown

This Website Shows You Every Patent That Is Expiring Today

Online

4 years ago

This Website Shows You Every Patent That Is Expiring Today

Logan Booker

How The CRISPR Patent Fight Could Shape The Future Of Genetic Engineering

Online

4 years ago

How The CRISPR Patent Fight Could Shape The Future Of Genetic Engineering

Kristen V. Brown

Samsung Accidentally Invented The Apple Watch

Online

5 years ago

Samsung Accidentally Invented The Apple Watch

Alex Cranz

Disney Wants To Track Park Visitors By Secretly Photographing Their Shoes Like A Creep

Online

5 years ago

Disney Wants To Track Park Visitors By Secretly Photographing Their Shoes Like A Creep

Andrew Liszewski

Is The Apple Watch’s Crown Dial Coming To The iPhone And iPad?

Online

5 years ago

Is The Apple Watch’s Crown Dial Coming To The iPhone And iPad?

Andrew Liszewski

Florida Man Sues Apple For $13.4 Billion, Says He Invented The iPhone In 1992

Online

5 years ago

Florida Man Sues Apple For $13.4 Billion, Says He Invented The iPhone In 1992

Darren Orf

Google Patented A Sticky Car Hood That Traps Pedestrians Like Flies To Keep Them Safe

Online

5 years ago

Google Patented A Sticky Car Hood That Traps Pedestrians Like Flies To Keep Them Safe

Alissa Walker

Apple’s Latest Patent Hints At The All-Screen iPhone We Desperately Want

Online

5 years ago

Apple’s Latest Patent Hints At The All-Screen iPhone We Desperately Want

Sophie Kleeman

Samsung Thinks It Can Make Smartwatches Useful By Projecting Them Onto Your Hand

Online

5 years ago

Samsung Thinks It Can Make Smartwatches Useful By Projecting Them Onto Your Hand

Angela Chen

Google Patents Electronic Device That Would Be Injected Onto Your Freaking Eyeball

Online

5 years ago

Google Patents Electronic Device That Would Be Injected Onto Your Freaking Eyeball

Darren Orf

Boeing Wants To Make Weather Testing Planes Easier With 3D-Printed Fake Ice

Online

5 years ago

Boeing Wants To Make Weather Testing Planes Easier With 3D-Printed Fake Ice

Andrew Liszewski

The Wright Brothers’ Plane Patent Was Misplaced For 36 Years

Online

5 years ago

The Wright Brothers’ Plane Patent Was Misplaced For 36 Years

Bryan Menegus

Hasbro Patented A 3D Scanner For Kids That Uses A Smartphone To Digitise Toys

Online

5 years ago

Hasbro Patented A 3D Scanner For Kids That Uses A Smartphone To Digitise Toys

Andrew Liszewski

Ford Just Patented An Absurd Movie Screen Windshield For Driverless Cars

Online

5 years ago

Ford Just Patented An Absurd Movie Screen Windshield For Driverless Cars

Sophie Kleeman

Apple Wins Highly Relevant Lawsuit Against Samsung To Stop Sale Of Four-Year-Old Smartphone In The US

Online

5 years ago

Apple Wins Highly Relevant Lawsuit Against Samsung To Stop Sale Of Four-Year-Old Smartphone In The US

Chris Mills

Ford Wants To Turn Your Car’s Back Wheel Into A Batpod

Online

5 years ago

Ford Wants To Turn Your Car’s Back Wheel Into A Batpod

Andrew Liszewski

Does Anybody Understand The Growing Obsession With Smart Rings?

Online

5 years ago

Does Anybody Understand The Growing Obsession With Smart Rings?

Darren Orf

This 1882 US Patent For A 50-Calibre Mousetrap Is Probably Overkill

Online

5 years ago

This 1882 US Patent For A 50-Calibre Mousetrap Is Probably Overkill

Jennifer Ouellette

Airbus Crazy Patent Watch: Detachable Cabins Edition

Online

5 years ago

Airbus Crazy Patent Watch: Detachable Cabins Edition

Chris Mills

Apple Found Guilty Of Using University Of Wisconsin Patent In Its Chips

Online

5 years ago

Apple Found Guilty Of Using University Of Wisconsin Patent In Its Chips

Jamie Condliffe

7 Patents That NASA Is Freeing Up For Small Companies

Online

5 years ago

7 Patents That NASA Is Freeing Up For Small Companies

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Online

5 years ago

The Patent Trolls Strike Again!

Maddie Stone

The Early PDA That Major Technology Companies Passed On In The 1970s

Online

5 years ago

The Early PDA That Major Technology Companies Passed On In The 1970s

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Boeing Wants To Harvest Electricity From The Roar Of Your Plane Taking Off

Online

5 years ago

Boeing Wants To Harvest Electricity From The Roar Of Your Plane Taking Off

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Google Makes It Easy To Find Sex Inventions In The US Patent Database

Online

5 years ago

Google Makes It Easy To Find Sex Inventions In The US Patent Database

Diane Kelly

Google Wants To Use Your Car’s GPS To Track Potholes

Online

6 years ago

Google Wants To Use Your Car’s GPS To Track Potholes

Andrew Liszewski

Boeing Patented A Drone That Turns Into A Submarine — Just Like In Movies

Online

6 years ago

Boeing Patented A Drone That Turns Into A Submarine — Just Like In Movies

Adam Clark Estes

We Cannot Allow These Awful Sliding Aeroplane Seats To Become Real

Online

6 years ago

We Cannot Allow These Awful Sliding Aeroplane Seats To Become Real

Adam Clark Estes

The Navy Built An Algorithm That Predicts Pirates’ Behaviour Before An Attack

Online

6 years ago

The Navy Built An Algorithm That Predicts Pirates’ Behaviour Before An Attack

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Google Scored A Patent For Memory-Storing Cameras, Sound Familiar?

Online

6 years ago

Google Scored A Patent For Memory-Storing Cameras, Sound Familiar?

Bryan Lufkin

Apple Might Start Showing People Ads Based On Their Bank Balances

Online

6 years ago

Apple Might Start Showing People Ads Based On Their Bank Balances

Adam Clark Estes

A Visual Explainer Of How Boeing Wrecked The Plot Of Black Hawk Down

Online

6 years ago

A Visual Explainer Of How Boeing Wrecked The Plot Of Black Hawk Down

Adam Clark Estes

Apple Wants To Create A Way To Share Files With High Fives

Online

6 years ago

Apple Wants To Create A Way To Share Files With High Fives

Adam Clark Estes

Google’s Designed An Intelligent Robot Teddy Bear That Can Recognise You

Online

6 years ago

Google’s Designed An Intelligent Robot Teddy Bear That Can Recognise You

Kate Knibbs

Online

6 years ago

Apple Won A Design Patent For Its Watch

Jamie Condliffe

Jaguar Plans To Let You Control Windshield Wipers With Just Your Eyes

Online

6 years ago

Jaguar Plans To Let You Control Windshield Wipers With Just Your Eyes

Andrew Liszewski

A Google Patent May Soon Make Social Media Spoiler-Free

Online

6 years ago

A Google Patent May Soon Make Social Media Spoiler-Free

Darren Orf

Abe Lincoln Holds The Only (And Weirdest) Presidential Patent

Online

6 years ago

Abe Lincoln Holds The Only (And Weirdest) Presidential Patent

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

That Plastic Thing Inside Your Pizza Box Was Invented 30 Years Ago

Online

6 years ago

That Plastic Thing Inside Your Pizza Box Was Invented 30 Years Ago

Casey Chan

A Bizarre Statistical Fact About Patents In San Francisco

Online

6 years ago

A Bizarre Statistical Fact About Patents In San Francisco

Annalee Newitz

Prisoners In China Can Get Out Of Jail In Exchange For Patents

Online

6 years ago

Prisoners In China Can Get Out Of Jail In Exchange For Patents

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

10 Bizarre And Horrifying Sex Patents [NSFW]

Online

6 years ago

10 Bizarre And Horrifying Sex Patents [NSFW]

Ashley Feinberg

Toyota Made Over 5600 Of Its Fuel Cell Patents Available Royalty-Free

Online

6 years ago

Toyota Made Over 5600 Of Its Fuel Cell Patents Available Royalty-Free

Andrew Liszewski

Report: Bose Is Going To Return To The Apple Store

Online

6 years ago

Report: Bose Is Going To Return To The Apple Store

Chris Mills

Apple Patents Method To Make iPhones Fall Like A Cat

Online

6 years ago

Apple Patents Method To Make iPhones Fall Like A Cat

Adam Clark Estes

Startups Can Now Buy Insurance Against Patent Trolls

Online

6 years ago

Startups Can Now Buy Insurance Against Patent Trolls

Chris Mills

America’s Long, Weird Search For The Perfect Voting Machine

Online

6 years ago

America’s Long, Weird Search For The Perfect Voting Machine

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Canon Patent Describes Tech To Choose Between JPEG And RAW For You

Online

6 years ago

Canon Patent Describes Tech To Choose Between JPEG And RAW For You

Jamie Condliffe

Even The Sound Of Darth Vader Breathing Is Trademarked

Online

6 years ago

Even The Sound Of Darth Vader Breathing Is Trademarked

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

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