The race is now officially on in South Korea to create the world’s first holographic smartphone.
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IBM is bringing the corporate world’s unbreakable encryption to your phone
IBM wants to use your phone’s accelerometer to match the the specialized encryption hardware used by the world’s largest organization.
Samsung’s future phone covers will irradiate your screen to clear germs
A light-activated titanium dioxide sanitization layer destroys any organic material on the screen.
NASA and GM’s joint space robot is halfway to human-level flexibility
Each of the jointly-developed Robonaut’s four-handed hands has five brushless motors that add up to provide 13 degrees of freedom.
IBM is developing a nanoscale GPS
The company is bringing the accuracy of magneto-resistive detection down to the micrometer scale.
Patent filling reveals the Samsung Galaxy S7 iris scanner
A new patent filling reveals that the Galaxy S7’s iris scanner will have not one but two separate biometric cameras to maximize accuracy
IBM has invented a cloaking device to conceal military vehicles
The stealth matrix disclosed in one of its latest patent filling reveals the specifications for a futuristic stealth matrix capable of hiding military vehicles both in motion and at rest.
U.S. Army drones will have a mechanism to protect your privacy
A leading UAV supplier to the U.S. Army is actively working to make field reconnaissance less intrusive for bystanders caught in the stare of the camera.
This Italian exoskeleton could revolutionize physiotherapy
Researchers at at Rome’s Università Campus Bio-Medico have found a better way to
LG’s radical smart glasses wrap a battery around your neck
A new patent filling reveals LG has some interesting ideas on how to address the logistical limitations of wearable technology.
Microsoft is developing 3D folders for Windows 10
A new patent sheds light on Redmond’s plans for the future of the Windows UI and possibly the HoloLens.
IBM is reviving an experimental memory type that could replace all others
NRAM could blow alternatives out of the water if and when a commercially-viable implementation hits the market.
Sony's cylindrical display will shake up wearables
Wearables have evolved unrecognizably from the original wristwatches of the early 19th century, but manufacturers still have ship their hardware attached to low-tech wristbands for lack of a better option. The first exception may be Sony, which hopes to exploit recent advancements in display technology to break out of the trend line. Revealed in one of the…
Here’s the rugged Surface Pro Microsoft designed for the NFL
The ultra-durable design can withstand up to 220 pounds of force thanks to a special protective layer sandwiched between the display and the backlight.