Traditionally, reminders are triggered by a date/time associated with a calendar event or a task. This patented technology triggers reminders based on determining co-presence of…
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Design of Project Ara smartphone patented
Project Ara is a modular smartphone from Google that is made of a central module board with which individual modules that can be connected. The…
Google filed a patent for a battery pack with embedded heaters to increase life of the batteries in the pack
Cold temperatures have negative effects on battery packs. For example, lithium ion battery packs generally lose substantial discharge capacity at sub-freezing temperatures and are even…
Boeing patents an object transfer system to assist you while you carry your hand luggage on aircraft steps
At many airports, you need to climb the stairs carrying your hand luggage while boarding the plane. However, carrying luggage up or down a ladder…
Delivery via drones is expected to be widely used once legal hurdles are taken care of
Google X has program known as “Project Wing” that aims to produce drones that can deliver products sold via e-commerce. However, there are some concerns…
Google patents cyborg eyeball
After Google Glass and Google lens, Google goes further inside your eyes. Google filed a patent for an intra-ocular device that can connect to…
Infinite projector display invented by IBM
Handheld projectors, particularly those integrated into smartphones, are in vogue. The ability to project screens on objects like tables, sheets of paper etc. On the…
Microsoft is taking a shot at telemedicine with Kinect plus Xbox system
Microsoft has patented a technique to measure blood flow beneath a person’s skin. This may be used to monitor changes in the coloration of a…
IBM is revolutionizing agriculture with Polymer-coated agricultural chemicals
IBM has developed microcapsules adapted to rupture in a magnetic field to provide controlled release of agricultural chemicals. The microcapsules encapsulate an agricultural chemical, such…
Patent reveals the technology behind Microsoft's Captionbot
Captionbot is powered by Microsoft’s Cognitive Services. It analyses the images and gives rudimentary descriptions of what it can see using a Computer Vision API,…