With newer applications developed each day, drones are set to go a long a way and in some cases, quite literally. Drones can now travel…
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Amazon plans to generate electricity through fluid-moving pipes in their data centers
Amazon manages one of biggest data center network in the world. Recently they expanded he network in the UK, China, and India as well. The…
Success of Amazon's Drone Service depends on this patent
Amazon’s plan to use drones to deliver packages is an amazing idea. But turning it into reality involves solving difficult technical problems. One of the…
Amazon is developing Weebo from the movie "Flubber"
Amazon is developing Weebo from the movie “Flubber” A recent patent reveals that Amazon is working on drones that can operate indoors (homes or office…
Amazon patents a system to automate large part of human conversation
Amazon has patented a system that monitors user behavior, using a smartphone, to determine patterns of communication behavior in various situations. For example, patterns of…
Electrowetting display device
Amazon patented its new display technology “Electrowetting”. Electrowetting displays can be operated in all three modes transmissive, transflective and reflective. They provide long battery life…
Stylus devices with eraser
Amazon patents a stylus that can do what Apple’s pencil cannot. Amazon has patented a stylus with one important feature that is missing in Apple’s…
Amazon gets naughty this week, patents a "dorsal touch" device
Problems solved by this patent Traditionally, input devices have been located on the front of the electronic device. However, placement of an input device on…
Amazon patents technology to harvest vibrations using piezoelectric cantilevers to automatically recharge your smartphone battery
Patent Information: Patent Number: 9,118,187 Patent Title: Vibrational energy harvester Inventors: Islam; Rashed Adnan (San Jose, CA) Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) Family ID:…