Tag Archive for 'patent'
In a patent published this week (and originally filed in 2005) there are hints as to the next interface on portable hardware from Microsoft. Under the heading of “color and context-adaptable hardware button” they detail their plans for a next-gen D-pad control, where the buttons themselves are layered underneath a display which, similar to Optimus’ [...]
There have been rumors floating around that Sony may be interested in producing a PSP phone. A patent filed by Sony Ericsson lends some credibility to those rumors.
It’s no secret that the Zune isn’t selling well, but Microsoft has just been awarded a patent that may put a future version of the music player in your car.
Quite tricky to illustrate this one with pictures, so you’ll just have to read my lovely words and concentrate. Apple have filed a patent whereby the rear of a device responds to touch control whilst the front of it displays the output; kind of like unhooking a ladies bra while standing in front of her, [...]
Anyone remember the Amstrad E-m@iler? An overpriced and generally rubbish home phone which was supposed to bring email access to the grubby-fingered masses, its already expensive costs were apparently subsidised by the occasional advert being shown on its display. Well, it looks like there’s an inventor in California who thinks it’s a damn good idea, [...]
Zune phone? I thought Microsoft was going to stay away from that? Oh Bill, you think you’re so sneaky, but we’re on to you. A new patent has appeared under Microsoft’s name that makes us believe they’ve been planing a Zune Phone for some time now.
Just imagine, you’re working on a document on your PDA, and suddenly you realize that you’re missing an important detail. Wouldn’t it be great if you could just flip over that PDA, and slide out a stand-alone phone? That way you could make a call and find out the facts without having to carry around [...]
A new patent from Sony has shown up, and it looks very interesting. It’s for a new way to interact with the PS3, and it’s a bit early to say, but I think I’m in love.
I’m sure that some of you have more than one Apple product lying around your house. Wouldn’t it be nice to control all of them from a simple interface. Say, on your iPhone?
Patents are a double-edged sword. In one hand, they protect creative thinkers from having people copy their great ideas. On the other hand, you have people that either patent things in hopes that someday someone will make something similar and sue them, or just file for a patent on something that already exists and sue.
