Wigs have been incredibly useful to many people over the years but could they be the future of wearable technology? It seems unlikely that a toupee could be the next big thing but that is what the, ahem, bigwigs at Sony seem to think. A device they have considered making has been called a SmartWig and Sony has already filed a patent for it. It should really be called the...
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According to the website Freepatentsonline, future Apple iPhone software could use the sound of a user’s voice to identify them, enabling the system to access personal content and display custom settings. The concept was revealed recently in a new patent application by Apple that was published by the US Patent and Trademark office. The patent, “User Profiling...
The guys and gals over at Apple have been going a bit patent crazy lately, haven’t they? The latest one to be uncovered shows images of an altered iPod Nano which some have claimed might, just might, represent the 7th generation model. But what does it actually include? The actual patent talks about the addition of “new sensors” and a camera to “add functionality”....
The Apple iPad and iPad 2 are both great devices with a lot of top features, aren’t they? The fact that they have sold like the proverbial hot cakes right from the original launch date tells us that they have definitely struck a chord with the gadget owning community. However, one of the most common complaints about them is the lack of “proper” USB ports. Now it...