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• Apple patent app reveals intelligent keyboard

  Published: July 31, 2007, 1:30 pm

  Tags: Apple, Iphone, Keyboard, Patent, Patent Application, Patentapplication, Patents

  Arguments have surely ensued over the iPhone's polarizing touchscreen keyboard, and while you just knew it was lurking out there somewhere, the patent application describing the aforementioned device has finally surfaced. Dubbed "Keyboards for Portable Electronic Devices," the documents outlines an adaptive board with multi-symbol icons, and

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• Microsoft envisions invasive approach to targeted advertising

  Published: July 31, 2007, 1:55 pm

  Tags: Ads, Advertising, Big Brother, Bigbrother, Marketing, Microsoft, Patent, Patent Application, Patentapplication, Targeted Ads, Targeted Advertising, Targetedads, Targetedadvertising

  Filed under: Home Entertainment Not that getting all up in our proverbial grills in order to provide specialized advertising is a new concept or anything, but Microsoft in particular has been on the warpath of late in this very realm. On the heels of a similar ad-based patent application comes documentation that reveals plans to use "biometric

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• Apple patent attack: the multi-touch gesture dictionary

  Published: August 2, 2007, 2:24 pm

  Tags: Apple, Dictionary, Gesture, Multi Touch, Patent, Patent Application, Patentapplication

  Filed under: Misc. Gadgets The unstoppable Apple patent machine has struck again. This time, the Cupertino-cash-cow has applied for a patent on a new multi-touch "dictionary" which would establish gestures, or "chords" in multi-touch systems. The dictionary would not only provide a guide and somewhat-programmable system of movements, but would

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• Nintendo patent application reveals plans for motion-sensing handheld

  Published: August 7, 2007, 1:33 pm

  Tags: Motion Sensing, Motionsensing, Nintendo, Patent, Patent Application, Patentapplication

  Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds Nintendo's already dipped its toes into motion-sensing handheld gaming with the gyro-equipped WarioWare: Twisted for the Game Boy Advance, but it looks like the company looks has even grander plans to let you make a fool of yourself in public, at least if a recent patent application is any indication. According to

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• Revenge of Apple patent attack: giant laptop touchpad

  Published: August 9, 2007, 6:42 pm

  Tags: Apple, Macbook, Multi Touch, Multi Touch, Multitouch, Patent, Patent Application, Patentapplication, Touchpad, Trackpad

  Filed under: Laptops Apple is up to its old tricks again: filing crazy patent requests for wild devices like the process is going out of style. This time, the boys and girls in Cupertino have really delivered a doozy: a wide touchpad for a portable computer. Okay, honestly, it does seem to be just a very large trackpad with some "multi-touch"

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• Microsoft's files Zune patent for "automatic delivery of personal content"

  Published: September 25, 2007, 10:03 am

  Tags: Automatic Downloads, Automaticdownloads, Content Downloads, Contentdownloads, Microsoft, Patent Application, Patentapplication, Patents, Playlists, Preferences, Zune

  Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Worried that you weren't getting any phantom downloads to your Zune? Fear not, readers, as Microsoft has plans to get you seriously covered. In a new patent application unearthed last week, the boys in Redmond outline a scheme wherein new media -- whether it be podcasts, individual tracks, or albums --

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• Nokia patent app reveals Sidekick wannabe

  Published: November 21, 2007, 2:00 pm

  Tags: Nokia, Patent Application, Patentapplication, Sidekick, Slider

  Filed under: Cellphones We're pretty sure this isn't the first time someone outside of Danger conjured up images of a Sidekick wannabe, and while we've certainly seen a real fake version before, Nokia is apparently toying with the idea of kicking out a legitimate contender. In a recent patent application, Nokia details its vision for "compact

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• Apple patent applications reveal updated multi-touch system

  Published: November 22, 2007, 11:47 am

  Tags: Apple, Apple Patent, Applepatent, Multi Touch, Patent, Patent Application, Patentapplication

  Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Apple has already expanded its multi-touch empire quite a bit in the form of various patent applications, and it now looks like it could be set to give the core system itself an update, at least according to a trio of just-revealed patent applications. he main one is an application that describes a "sensor arrangement

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• Nokia envisions fingerprint-reading cellphone displays

  Published: December 3, 2007, 4:51 pm

  Tags: Biometric, Biometrics, Fingerprint, Fingerprint Recognition, Fingerprintrecognition, Nokia, Patent, Patent App, Patent Application, Patentapp, Patentapplication

  Filed under: Cellphones Cellphones with built-in fingerprint scanners aren't exactly revolutionary, but a recent patent application filed by Nokia could foreshadow mobile displays that recognize and react to biometric inputs. More specifically, the technology would see a touch-sensitive user interface that could allow / deny access or morph

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• Sony Ericsson cameraphones could support gesture control

  Published: December 6, 2007, 6:10 pm

  Tags: Gesture, Patent, Patent Application, Patentapplication, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Sonyericsson

  Filed under: Cellphones, Digital Cameras Generally speaking, the cameras that come built in to today's mobiles are less than astounding, but a recent Sony Ericsson patent application could make 'em a bit more worthwhile. The patent describes a scenario where a user could input commands by simply gesturing in front of the lens, and the phone would

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• Nokia envisions another handheld gaming device / handset hybrid

  Published: December 20, 2007, 1:32 pm

  Tags: Gaming, Gaming Handset, Gaminghandset, Nokia, Patent, Patent App, Patent Application, Patentapp, Patentapplication

  Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming Apparently, Nokia just hasn't swallowed the fact that the world doesn't seem ready (or interested, whatever the case may be) in a handheld gaming system / cellphone hybrid. 'Course, with all that PSP phone chatter going on, we guess the times could be a-changin', and Nokia definitely doesn't want to miss its shot

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• Apple patent app details automatic iPod volume lowering

  Published: December 24, 2007, 8:31 am

  Tags: Apple, Ipod, Patent, Patent App, Patent Application, Patentapp, Patentapplication, Volume, Volume Limiter, Volumelimiter

  Filed under: Portable AudioApple's already given self-controlling individuals the option to limit their iPod's maximum volume level, but if a newly surfaced patent application is any indication of the future, your next PMP from the Cupertino powerhouse could actually tone things down for you. Reportedly, the app explains that software could

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• Microsoft patent app reveals plans for monitoring group activities

  Published: January 3, 2008, 12:05 pm

  Tags: Microsoft, Patent, Patent Application, Patentapplication

  Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWe already knew that Microsoft had some mind reading technology (of sorts) in the works, but it looks like it isn't stopping there, with a recent patent application revealing some of the company's plans for "monitoring group activities." To do that, Microsoft envisions a rather elaborate monitoring system that'd consist

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• Sony Ericsson files patent on haptic gaming device, doesn't call it PSPhone

  Published: March 7, 2008, 9:57 am

  Tags: Concept, Gaming Phone, Gamingphone, Haptic Feedback, Hapticfeedback, Haptics, Patent Application, Patentapplication, Psp Phone, Pspphone, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Sonyericsson

  Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming It's nice to know that Sony Ericsson is plugging away on making our crazy, dare-to-dream fantasies a reality. The latest proof that someone up there (and by up there, we mean Japan) likes us comes in the form of a new patent for a touchscreen handheld that forgoes physical buttons for a haptic-feedback scheme. The

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• Philips patent application details gadget-charging handbag

  Published: May 16, 2008, 3:51 pm

  Tags: Patent, Patent Application, Patentapplication, Philips, Smart Handbag, Smarthandbag

  Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Bags that charge your gadgets aren't exactly a new concept, but that apparently hasn't stopped Philips from trying to patent the idea, as evidenced by its recently-revealed application for a so-called "Smart Handbag." This bag is somewhat unique, however, in that it has separate compartments for your various gizmos,

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