http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/ Engadget Comments for Nintendo's Wiimote tapped for patent infringement by Hillcrest Labs http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/If your products aren't selling, sue someone whos products are.]]>Aug 21st 2008 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/mice/devices/3443

and anyone used it might have an idea how similar it is to wiimote.]]>Aug 21st 2008 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Is that original Street Fighter I goodness we see there?
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Slimy bastards.]]>Aug 21st 2008 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/
And then there are the patent lawsuits themselves. The loosing company should be required to pay the legal costs of the winner. It would make these bloodsucking companies who do nothing but sit on patents and sue think twice if it would hit their bottom line that hard.

Are the above the answer? Hell no. But something HAS to be done. This shit is getting ridiculous.]]>Aug 21st 2008 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 22nd 2008 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/]]>Aug 21st 2008 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.hillcrestlabs.com/ ]]>Aug 22nd 2008 12:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.hillcrestlabs.com/products/freespace.php

Amazing how you call can badmouth Hillcrest with no knowledge of the lawsuit. Emmzee, whether they were going to release a game system is a moot point. They are suing over patent infringement on the technology. Thi mam, how do you know it's not in the 'same league' have you used one? Didn't think so. If they lose, they lose. If the case is shown to be frivolous, then I agree costs should be paid by the plaintiff. ]]>Aug 21st 2008 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/
Any remote control, laser pointer, or even a stick is a handheld three-dimensional pointing device. They should sue nature. Afterall we do live in a 3D world where we use 3D things to point to other things.]]>Aug 21st 2008 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/
(Yay! Wii vs Wii!)]]>Aug 21st 2008 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/
Just saying...]]>Aug 21st 2008 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 22nd 2008 2:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/
It's hard when you're ontop...]]>Aug 21st 2008 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/
that's what she said]]>Aug 21st 2008 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/
This partictular specimen has only been seen in Maryland.]]>Aug 21st 2008 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/Aug 21st 2008 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/nintendos-wiimote-tapped-for-patent-infringement-by-hillcrest-l/
But holy shit, a hand-held three dimensional pointing device, damn, did they patented my foam hand with the middle finger extended?

I guess that's why so many technology companies avoid america completely, and continue to ship junk.
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