Macworld Expo 2009: Apple's "iPhone gloves" patent

By John Cox on Mon, 01/05/09 - 10:47am.

Engadet picked up a new patent filing by Apple (hat tip to Jason Grigsby): for gloves with an inner layer of material that will work with the iPhone touchscreen. The idea apparently is being able to use the iPhone's multitouch screen in cold weather without having to use bare fingers. As I recall, capacitive screens need the skin surface to generate the necessary electrical signals to which they respond.