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Good-Bye Polarized Filters: Olympus Patents Polarized Sensor Technology
Aug 4, 2015
Allen Mowery
Polarizing filters are almost mandatory for landscape photography, but they have a few drawbacks. The first is obvious: the hassle of having to carry filters…
Canon Files Patent, Could Be Entering Drone Wars
Jun 19, 2015
Allen Mowery
Drones. Some love ’em; some hate ’em. We simply report on them. According to reports circulating around the web, Canon may be the next big…
Apple Granted Patent For Mounted Cameras. GoPro Stock Takes a Dive
Jan 14, 2015
Udi Tirosh
Like DJI who used to be BFFs with GoPro starting their own self-made camera was not bad news enough for GoPro, a new patent approval…
Canon and Microsoft Announce Patent Cross-Licensing Agreement: Future Windows Phone Camera Plans Ahead?
Jul 3, 2014
Maaz Khan
Yesterday, Microsoft and Canon announced a new broad patent cross-licensing agreement, which will essentially grant the two giant companies licenses to each others patent portfolios….
Sony Grabs a Lytro-Esque Patent for Light Field Sensor Technology
Jul 1, 2014
Maaz Khan
Lytro’s one of the few companies out there that are pioneering in what’s called “light field” technology; their light field sensors basically take in massive…
Amazon’s New Patent: Why We Should Probably Chill Out
May 6, 2014
Maaz Khan
There’s been news circulating around of a new patent Amazon’s recently secured itself with, and it sounds a bit ridiculous when you take a look…
You Can Close The Studio, Amazon Patents Photographing On Seamless White
May 6, 2014
Udi Tirosh
I am not really sure how to tag this other than a big #fail for the USPTO, or a huge Kudos for Amazon’s IP attorneys….
Google Obtains Patents for the Development of Contact Lens Cameras
Apr 15, 2014
Maaz Khan
Google Glass is on public sale today for one day only. And by that, I mean that the development model with software specifications assigned two…