PSP patent gets gadget geeks guessing
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Game console as mobile phone? We're not sure who found it first, but a patent has been issued in the US (numbered 20070123309), which highlights just how Sony might allow the PlayStation Portable to become a cellular handset.â¦
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A POCKET version of Sony&#39;s hugely successful PlayStation games console is tipped to be the hottest gadget of 2005. The PlayStation Portable, or PSP for short, will be a market
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It won't be going on sale until September 10, but CNET's got an early look at the new, slimmed-down PSP.
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Texas Instruments files the first patent request for an integrated circuit. Electronics is about to be revolutionized.
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A company finds a sneaky new way to silence security researchers: Claim that defeating its products infringes on patents. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
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roundup Large-scale Linux users could find themselves in a costly patent pickle, warns Steve Ballmer.
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How far is too far when it comes to the freedom of software? Plus: Palm slipping, Windows sliding.
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The Software Freedom Law Center says the "junk patent" threatens open-source projects. The holder says it's willing to deal--but the group asks too much.
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File will cause portable gaming device to malfunction, company says.
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Apple Computer is eyeing a technology that could make the iPod more likely to survive a fall. The company has applied for a patent on technology that would allow a portable media player to detect when it is
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Sectors of the Internet world are still buzzing over the release of a Microsoft patent application that appears to claim rights to the underlying method proposed by companies to better determine
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People once bought just-on-the-market gadgets because they wanted the innovative functionality those gadgets provided. Now, it&#8217;s common to buy a device and then immediately try to figure out how to change or enhance its capabilities.
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Future MacBooks could take commands from unique combinations of fingertips, if technology contained in a recent Apple patent application comes to light.
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A reconfigurable handheld device could foster a community of hardware hackers.
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With PDA sales slumping, company is planning new devices.
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Scatter-gun peripheral design protection? A European patent application filed by Nintendo has reveals a raft of ways the console giant could extend the use of the Wii Remote, ranging from the strange to the downright ridiculous.â¦
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iPod-like gadget offers full open source software suite It's an MP3 player. It's an FM radio. It's video and photo display device. It's an e-book reader. It's a sound recorder. It's a Linux-based personal computer ready for web, email and office usage. Yes, it's Wizpy, the Swiss Army Knife of handheld gadgets announced by Japan's Turbolinux this week.â¦