Apple’s wearable ambitions look to extend well beyond the Apple Watch. A new patent filing suggests that Apple, among the many ideas the company is playing with, is a smart ring (the Apple Ring or Apple iRing?) that not only supports gesture control but could even incorporate a touchscreen and a microphone for voice commands. A user controls an external electronic device […]
Patents and trademarks
Fossil smartwatch to launch as Fossil Q?
Fossil gave us a short glimpse at its first smartwatch at this year’s Intel Developer Forum (IDF), one of three wearables it plans on launching later this year. Aside from confirming that it will be powered by a mobile Intel processor and Android Wear, the company revealed little else, not even its name. A USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) trademark filing […]
Swatch trademarks Apple’s “One More Thing” catchphrase
When Apple’s Steve Jobs said “One more thing” as he wrapped up events, we were often in for a treat. Jobs used the line to introduce the iPod Mini at MacWorld 2004, the aluminium unibody MacBook back in October 2008 and FaceTime video calling for the iPhone 4 back at WWDC 2010. More recently, current CEO Tim Cook used the […]
Samsung leads in wearable patents filed
Samsung was among the first manufacturers to jump into the wearables space. It unveiled its first smartwatch, the Samsung Galaxy Gear, back in 2013. It quickly followed it up with a number of additional devices and is expected to unveil its next one, the Samsung Gear A, perhaps as early as August 12th. It has also invested heavily on the […]
Deluxe LG Watch Urbane Luxe coming soon?
If a recent trademark filing is any indication, LG could soon unveil a deluxe version of its LG Watch Urbane smartwatch. The filing is for a device known as the LG Watch Urbane Luxe but it provides little else to go on. The name alone suggests that it will be very similar to the LG Watch Urbane which sells for about […]
Samsung files Gear W and Wheel UX trademark applications
Early signs suggest that the round-faced Samsung Orbis smartwatch will launch later this year as the Samsung Gear A. Not only will it sport a round display but it is also rumoured to come with a rotating bezel and digital crown to control various watch functions. New trademark filings with KIPRIS (Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information System), South Korea’s equivalent […]
LG webOS watch to launch as LG W Watch?
One of the surprises at this week’s CES 2015 was an LG webOS smartwatch prototype. While LG did not formally announce the device, the watch made it onto center stage during Audi’s keynote and was used to summon a self-driving car. A closer look at the watch later revealed that it was powered by Open webOS. Settings also revealed that […]
Palm brand to return to smartphones in 2015 thanks to Alcatel
The Palm Pre was the talk of CES 2009. Sadly, the company could not translate the original excitement into strong sales. Hope sprang again when Hewlett-Packard bought Palm in 2010 but died again quickly in the debacle that followed when the company decided to abandon the webOS platform only months after launching new smartphones and a tablet. HP turned webOS into an […]