Not too many people will dispute that cigarettes are likely to kill long term smokers. Not to mention that smoking gives smokers bad breath, yellow teeth, makes their clothes smell bad, and can make them really sick with heart disease, cancer, or emphysema. So why keep smoking, if it's so bad? One reason people keep smoking is ...
Way back in 1998, Jobe and I dreamed up a new type of interface - perfectly suited for mobile devices. We called it Active Edge. The patent was granted in 2002. It resembled the touch interface that is currently the rage, but was confined to the 4 borders of the display. ...
Fresh off the press at the US patent Office are some interesting filings by the Cupertino Cult. 1. POWER MANAGEMENT CIRCUITRY AND SOLAR CELLS - Are shiny solar cells going to be the 'new aluminum'? This invention describes a clever mechanism of virtually re-ordering cells to produce constant voltage in the case that certain cells ...
Today's feature Apple patent application is number 20090292993: Graphical User Interface Having Sound Effects For Operating Control Elements and Dragging Objects Abstract Systems and methods for providing an enhanced auditory behavior to a graphical user interface are described. Control elements portrayed by the graphical user interface on a display are associated with at least two states. When ...
It's sometimes the case that trademarks are mocked for political reasons. This time, a teenager named Jimmy Winkelmann decided that he needed to challenge the "branded kids". His The South Butt brand and logo obviously mock The North Face brand. Beyond mockery though, he's actually selling product. For $60. ...
12 years ago, a few of us at Nortel tried to envision what types of services could be made possible with a high-speed third-generation wireless network. In my mind, the network was the service. In 1999, we filed a US patent for "Wireless network communications". Despite a huge time lag of ...
The US Patent and Trademark Office has launched a beta version of its redesigned website, aimed to enhance the user experience. Other than minor navigation changes, we're not spotting a lot of actual usability improvements. The search system is still the same, and patent images are still nearly impossible to view. ...
Do you know what makes Zune a superior mp3 player? It supports file formats that were invented back in 1933! yep 76 year old files - namely - FM radio. Not to be outdone by Microsoft's cunning visionaries, Apple published a patent application this week for a METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ...
Love 'em or hate 'em. NetBooks are here to stay. You may have heard about the trademark controversy that erupted last December over the term "netbook". Psion Teklogix, a Canadian manufacturer of industrial grade POS and mobile terminals filed a trademark application way back in 1996! They were granted the exclusive ...
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