Forbes February 7, 2025
A new Apple patent reveals a future AirPods design that may solve the issue of using the earbuds with gloves.
The documents, found by Patently Apple, show that the company is investigating a new multi-directional input control. The new touch panel would be able to register touches through vibrations caused by swiping up and down. This could mean that swipes to change the volume, for example, would be recognized through gloves, unlike the current capacitive method.
Currently, the capacitive touch controls struggle when used with gloves on. The force touch controls (pinching to play, pause and change ANC) work by pinching the stems and aren’t impacted by a gloved finger. Apple’s new technology, according to the patent, will reduce the...
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