patents
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Why Is Apple Flexing On High-End Camera Company Red Over Vague Patents?
Apple isn’t afraid of beef, and the latest company on its bad side is Red Digital Cinema. The two companies are currently locked in a lawsuit over one of Red’s RAW codec patents, which Apple is trying to get invalidated. The big question, however, is why Apple is going through the trouble in the first…
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IBM Patents A Smartwatch That Transforms Into A Giant Awkward Tablet Screen On Your Wrist
Instead of maximizing pixel density to fit more info on a smartwatch’s tiny screen, IBM has patented a radically different approach that promises to change how we think about wrist wearables completely. But given the trouble companies have had with rolling out expanding screen smartphones, it’s hard to imagine this wearable ever being technically feasible.
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Forget The Galaxy Fold, Samsung Is Already Dreaming About Rollable Phones
We’re a month and a half past the Galaxy Fold’s original launch date, but after Samsung delayed its debut in order to improve its durability, there’s still no concrete info regarding when the company’s bendable phone will actually go on sale.
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Microsoft Patent Imagines An Xbox Controller Customised For Gamers With Visual Impairment
Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller was a big leap towards making gaming accessible to all players — not just those who can hold and manipulate the console’s standard controllers. Now it looks like the company is planning to expand its accessibility efforts. A Microsoft patent from last year reveals a special controller customised for visually impaired gamers.