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Microsoft Patents “Whacking” Feature for Phones

January 13, 2023 By 901am

Microsoft has recently filed a patent that would elicit two specific responses from mobile phone users. First is “why didn’t they think of this earlier?” The second is, “what possessed them to call it whacking?”

The patent Microsoft filed basically involves a new way of triggering a phone to go on silent or stop making a sound by “whacking” the device. You have to acknowledge that the process of whacking a phone to keep it quiet is, well, genius. It’s one of those things that’s so obvious, so basic that you wonder why no one implemented this feature before. [Read more…]

Originally posted on September 18, 2012 @ 8:30 pm

Filed Under: Microsoft, Smartphones Tagged With: Microsoft, mobile device, patent, Windows Phone

Nokia Files Patent for Vibrating Tattoo

January 13, 2023 By 901am

Nokia recently filed a new patent application for a new technology that is so far out there in terms of concept.

The new patent, which was reported by Unwired View, is about a new way of informing mobile phone users through a new kind of technology – vibrating tattoos. The patent Nokia filed involves the use of some kind of ferromagnetic material that can either be sprayed or stamped directly to the skin. This is then linked to a mobile device. The ferromagnetic material can detect a magnetic field and react by vibrating. The patent was filed last week with the US Patent and Trademark Office. [Read more…]

Originally posted on March 21, 2012 @ 8:20 pm

Filed Under: Nokia Tagged With: nokia, patent, tattoo

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