10 innovative patents that could give us a look into the future of augmented reality

1. Augmented reality display integrated with self-contained breathing apparatus, 2006
2. Augmented reality data center visualization, 2012
3. Augmented reality language translation system and method, 2011
4. Novel Augmented reality kiosks, 2014
5. Augmented reality worksite, 2014
6. Touch screen augmented reality system and method, 2009
7. Augmented reality building operations tool, 2011
8. Augmented reality maps, 2011
9. Augmented reality panorama supporting visually impaired individuals, 2013
10. Augmented reality enhanced triage systems and methods for emergency medical services, 2013

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Documentary On The History Of Apple And Microsoft Show It Was All About Copying, Not Patents

We recently posted about an absolutely ridiculous NY Times op-ed piece in which Pat Choate argued both that patent laws have been getting weaker, and that if we had today's patent laws in the 1970s that Apple and Microsoft wouldn't have survived since bigger companies would just copy what they were doing and put them out of business. We noted that this was completely laughable to anyone who knew the actual history. A day or so ago, someone (and forgive me, because I can no longer find the tweet) pointed me on Twitter to a 45 minute excerpt from a documentary about the early days of Microsoft and Apple and it's worth watching just to show how laughably wrong Choate obviously is.

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