Into the Spider-Verse Looks So Goddamn Great, Sony Wants to Patent It
This may be a bit in-Spider-y, but stay with us.
This Is What I Actually Want From Apple's Future AirPods
AirPods aren’t going anywhere, but there’s a lot of rumors swirling around what shape the next generation of Apple’s…
LG's Dreaming Big in Its Patent for a 16-Camera Device
Phones with two or more rear cameras are already quite widespread, but with its recently granted patent, LG is dreaming…
Google's Goofy VR Roller Skate Drawings Make Me Feel Less Dead Inside Somehow
The world might be on fire, but last week Google published a patent application for “Augmented And/Or Virtual Reality…
Holes Are the New Notches, According to a Recent LG Patent
The notch is going to go down as one of the shortest-lived features in smartphone history, but that doesn’t mean we’re…
Why Didn't Walmart Put Blockchain in This Cart That Measures How Tense and Sweaty You Are?
If there’s anything Walmart shoppers needed, it is shopping carts that spy on you. And those shoppers are in luck: Per…
Feud Week, Dungeons & Dragons, Shooting Bigfoot, and IFA 2018: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
Here at Gizmodo, we’ve just wrapped up Feud Week: A series on personality and business clashes in the tech world,…
Walmart: What If You Could Go to Walmart... in VR
Retail giant Walmart has apparently concluded that the experience of visiting its massive retail stores can be kind of…
Bizarre Amazon Patent Application Suggests Jellyfish-Like Drones for Warehouses
Amazon is on a mission to mechanize as much of its supply chain as possible, and has—through publicly available…
Former Fitbit Employees Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets From Jawbone
One current and five former Fitbit employees accused of knowingly stealing trade secrets from former employer Jawbone,…
Uber Is Trying to Patent an AI System to Identify Erratic Behavior in Riders
It looks like Uber has a growing interest in the behaviors of its users. According to a patent application filed by the…
Samsung Forced to Pay Apple $539 Million for Violating iPhone Patents
This patent battle between Apple and Samsung is the lawsuit that just won’t go away.
Nike Patent Imagines Shoes With Tiny Treadmills Built Into the Soles
A recently published patent filed by Nike depicts a new “rotatable conveyor element” designed to help people put on…
Why the Round Apple Watch Dream Won’t Die
Today, Apple was awarded a patent for an “electronic device having display with curved edges” that brings the dream of…
Walmart Considering Smart Carts, Drone Assistants
Walmart filed for a glut of patents, published today, that suggest the US’s biggest retailer could be ramping up…
Amazon Patent Points to Future in Which Humanity Is Reduced to Screaming at Drones
Get ready to grovel for your next shipment of toilet paper. A recently published Amazon patent depicts a delivery drone…
Facebook Patents Self-Balancing Robot, and It's Anyone's Best Guess Why
Earlier today, Facebook filed a patent for “a self-balancing robot that transitions from a three-wheeled mode to a…
New Patent Hints That Apple Could Get Rid of Physical Keyboards Entirely
If you’re a holdout who refuses to upgrade to a post-2015 MacBook because of Apple’s revamped keyboard and its shallow…
Amazon Patents Wristband to Track Hand Movements of Warehouse Employees
Companies love using the latest and greatest technology to keep track of employees, even when they’re at home. But …
Amazon Wants to Protect You From Falling Drones by Making Them Self-Destruct
It was almost two years ago to the day when Amazon released a cheeky video detailing its plans to conquer the skies…