How would you like clothing that would not only make you look, but also feel, like a million bucks? Microsoft—the original grey suit people—is thinking about doing something about that. The company recently applied for a patent for a shirt that can detect your “affective state” and if it’s a downer, send you feedback to perk you up or cool you off. There is so much room for … [Read more...]
Little-known Sarvint Sues Tech Clothing Industry for Patent Infringement
A small and little-known Atlanta company is suing leaders in the technology clothing business for patent infringement, claiming that those companies have fallen afoul of exclusive licenses granted by Georgia Tech. Sarvint on Friday filed suit in U.S. District Court in Atlanta against Adidas North America, Victoria's Secret Stores, Ralph Lauren Corporation, Athos Works and … [Read more...]
Is This The Granddaddy of All Wearables Patents?
An email just landed in our inbox about US Patent 8,823,512, issued yesterday to one Donald Spector. Mr. Spector has a long list of inventions to his credit. But this one claims a patent for, well, read the abstract: A system and method for monitoring the state of an individual, in which a biological sensor is attached to the individual, and a wireless transmitter is attached … [Read more...]
Samsung Files Wristwear Patents
A patent application is not a product (let alone a patent), but it's worth noting that Samsung's been revealed to have filed a few applications about wristwear interfaces. The filings, uncovered and collected by SammyToday and better explained by 9to5Google, seem to cover a lot of UI ground: the appearance of screens and interesting ways of interacting with the device using … [Read more...]