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Apple's Next Step: iGloves? Saturday, January 03, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Gadgets   
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Addressing the complaints of nearly every iPhone owner in a northern climate, Apple has filed for a patent that would cover a means of using a multi-touch device with gloves.The US Patent Office application notes that capacitive touchscreens like those on the iPhone and iPod touch are problematic in colder weather. As they depend on the electrical response from a user's fingertips, which is often blocked off when wearing insulated gloves. (source: appleinsider.com)
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