2

kotaku.com - 3/19/2009

Sony Computer Entertainment Patents Robot Peripheral [Sony]

— kotaku.com — Last June, Sony Computer Entertainment filed a patent application for a real robot that interacts with video... games. Think of it as Sony's take on R.O.B. The patent shows a robot outfitted with a... (more) Sony Computer Entertainment Patents Robot Peripheral [Sony]

Comments vote downundo vote up SlashGear found this 3/19/2009found this

Leave a Comment

Patent Reveals Apple TV to Get a Wii-Like Remote
Today @ PC World — apple patent shows wand-like device in the works Apple TV may get a Nintendo Wii-like remote control according to two identical patent applications published yesterday. Referred to as a "wand," the patent application suggests Apple may look to expand Apple TV's capabilities into a full-fledged entertainment system. Apple proposes a variety of uses for the wand including "zoom operations, a keyboard application, an image application, an illustration application, and a media application." The patents were originally uncovered by Apple Insider . At its most basic level the wand could be used to call up a dock, and then to select an option from the menu by moving the wand across the screen. The controller could also scroll through a CoverFlow display and be used to manipulate photos ...

Patent bares rumor: Apple TV gearing up for games?
Crave: The gadget blog — ... It seems the success Apple has achieved with gaming on the iPhone might spill over from pockets to living rooms. The makers of the iPhone have filed a set patents for a Wii-style wireless controller that looks to be made for the ...