A dual screen is the hot topic of the day. Just like a laptop with several tabs open at once, other devices are catching on to the fact that people like to multi-task. The more we can see, the more we can get done. New patents by LG and Samsung are bringing multi-screen interface to VR and phones, while Apple is seeing what can be done in the world of photography. Read below to see what else is new.
New VR Headset By LG To Use Positional Tracking
Possibly to be named “UltraGear,” a new patent by LG reveals a headset that can split in two by use of a seamless system employing spring-loaded grommets. With this new advance in VR, a user can become that much closer to being in two places at one time. Included in this fascinating new design are earbuds that nestle in their own distinct holder. It looks to be a more complete experience in being able to escape reality completely.
Samsung Enters The Foldable Phone Race
The race appears to be on for the first foldable phone, with Samsung among leading competitors. AT&T has made available the ZTE Axon M, a dual screen phone, which is the next step to the foldable phone. The dual screens make it possible to have more than one app working at a time, much like a picture-in-picture TV, but with the ability to interact with each other. It’s about time the smartphone age caught up with our multi-tasking brains.
Apple Acquires InVisage, A Leader In Camera Technology
Apple is showing interest in the advances of photography, or so we can determine by their recent acquisition of InVisage. InVisage holds well over a hundred patents that relate to advanced cameras and photography software, including Quantum Dot Technology for better depth information. What could interest Apple in this line of technology? InVisage has developed patents for specialized cameras to be used in autonomous drones. Such a development could open a whole new world to the next generation of photographers.
Facebook To Use Facial Recognition For Payment
What took Facebook so long to get into the face game? Though now that they’ve started, the social media giant continues pushing through with idea of facial recognition for security. Just about two months after announcing their plan to introduce the new feature for signing into an account by having a camera capture the user’s image for verification, Facebook is now filing a patent for accepting the user’s facial image to add to the security of retail stores using their platform.
Microsoft In Patent Lawsuit For LED Technology Use In Mobile Devices
The LED technology used by Microsoft in their smartphones apparently has crossed into the patents of the licensing entity, Lemaire Illumination Technologies LLC. The LED company claims that three of their patents are being violated by Microsoft’s mobile screens, the Lumia 950 and the Lumia 950 XL. A lawsuit was filed against the software company earlier this month.
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