Porsche has received a patent on a new form of the variable-compression-ratio engine. This would be especially useful with turbocharged engines that today run at lower compression ratios, to avoid over-stressing the engine when the turbocharger is forcing more air into the combustion chambers. The…
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The two tech giants have been granted patents for products aimed at the sleep deprived and forgetful drivers. In Google’s sci-fi future, your alarm clock’s volume will adjust automatically based on how deeply you’re sleeping – as tracked by your watch and pajamas. Apple’s vision…
Read MorePut this one in the WTF file. The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted Microsoft a patent today for a pair of glasses that can detect a wearer’s emotional response to what they’re looking at. In patent talk, the thing is called a wearable emotion detection and feedback…
Read MoreApple filed a patent application in April for “Humanized Navigation Instructions for Mapping Applications.” Its key aspect is the first word in its title, the fact that it’s meant to humanize navigation systems so that they are more colorful and less binary. The explanation says…
Read MoreThe war of patents just got more intense with Microsoft losing the first round in a battle against InterDigital Inc (ITC case #613) at the International Trade Commission or ITC. United States International judge on Monday found Microsoft guilty under the case of employing InterDigital Inc’s…
Read MoreHONG KONG (MarketWatch) — A Chinese high court has sided with Apple Inc. AAPL, +1.00% in a patent dispute with a local company over the former’s Siri voice-recognition system, and the case may now be headed to China’s Supreme Court, according to a report Monday…
Read MoreSimilar to Apple’s latest iPhone 6 handset, it would appear that Xiaomi is looking to place the fingerprint scanning technology across the home button for their upcoming smartphones. Recently, the Chinese manufacturer filed a patent that would allow the use to develop and release smartphones…
Read MoreRight now, staring at the walls is synonymous with boredom, but what if technology could transform them into more than just load-bearing structures?A patent awarded to Google on April 21 suggests that day is coming. The search-engine giant has outlined a projection system that can…
Read MoreJakarta: Perekonomian Indonesia diyakini bisa mendunia jika para pebisnis dan dunia usaha sudah berorientasi ekspor. Apalagi bisa membawa brand Indonesia ke mancanegara. Demikian disampaikan Ketua Komite Tetap Hubungan Kerjasama Lembaga Internasional Kadin Indonesia, Maxi Gunawan, dalam keterangan tertulisnya, di Jakarta, Kamis (23/4/2015). Maxi mengatakan hal…
Read MoreHonda is a notoriously secretive company, so fans and media must resort to steps like scouring patent office files—as CivicX.com did recently to acquire these and many other images—to bring you good stuff like this: official drawings of the all-new Civic coupe and sedan. And what the…
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