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iPhone Glove Patent: Warming Fingers in a Usable Way

Written on January 05, 2009 by David Appleyard and 3 people have commented

It could certainly be argued that the iPhone has sparked a new revolution of multi-touch capable mobiles phones and handheld devices. iPhone-esque phones seem to be rearing their heads every day, all sharing one common problem; they don’t recognize a tap from a gloved finger.
For many users in warm climates this simply isn’t a problem, [...]