New Gadgets

An International Trade Commission (ITC) judge has ruled that Kodak did not infringe upon camera patents held by Apple. Reuters is reporting that an administrative law judge rejected the Cupertino-company’s claims, with a final decision by the ITC due on September 19th. Kodak, although not as prominent as it once was when film reigned supreme, still holds a treasure-trove of patents.

“Many investors see Kodak’s value in its lucrative portfolio of intellectual property,” reads the report. “It has more than 1,000 patents and it made an estimated $630 million in 2010 from its licenses. But analysts have said this revenue from licenses is unpredictable and the portfolio might eventually dwindle.” Kodak has a pending suit filed against both Apple and Research In Motion, again surrounding smartphone camera technology, that is set to be decided upon on May 23rd.

With the introduction of a wireless charger for your car, Audi is set to change the way you charge your gadgets while on road in your Audi.

The company at the ongoing SEMA show in Las Vegas has shown off a wireless charging device that sticks up to the car’s audio system to charge all your mobile phones, iPod’s, etc all wirelessly, while you only sit back and see the status of how much the gadget is charged in percentage and the electronics attached for charging displayed on the audio system’s screen. Developed by Audi Electronics in collaboration with Qualcomm the charger works like all the other inductive charging mats we’ve seen over time. There is information for the company which confirms that the system in no way interferes with the operation of Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connections.