Proximity sensors have been around on our phones for quite a while and apart from detecting the presence of a human ear, it also locks the screen when the phone’s in the pocket and enables gesture ...

Elliptic Labs recently launched new software that could negate the need to install proximity sensors in smartphones. The company proposes using ultrasound waves, generated by the phone's earpiece ...

Elliptic Labs has found a way to replace a staple of smartphones — the hardware optical proximity sensor — with an ultrasound software solution. Proximity sensors are a key component that turn off the ...

Elliptic Labs made a bit of a splash a few years ago when it unveiled its gesture-control technology for smartphones. The intriguing tech works through a modified chip that tunes the devices’ speakers ...

10 points if you can recall Elliptic Labs’ ultrasonic 3D gesture showcase from CES a couple of years back. It was certainly impressive and now the company is back with its newly announced BEAUTY ...

If you take a look at your phone, near the earpiece speaker and front camera you’ll find another dot or two. This is the proximity sensor and is the hardware responsible for turning the screen off ...

SAN FRANCISCO & HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elliptic Labs, the innovator in ultrasound virtual sensors, today announced a partnership with Solomon Systech Limited, a leader in display controllers, ...

This is an Arduino-based Proximity Sensor circuit wired using the popular HC-SR04 Ultrasonic ranging module,used here for non-contact object detection purpose. The HC-SR04 module includes ultrasonic ...

Elliptic Labs has announced their new BEAUTY Ultrasound Proximity software that has the potential to replace proximity sensors on future smartphones. The hardware needed to run the proximity software ...