Apple Applies for Patent for Pressure-Sensitive Touchscreens
Aiming to go beyond just sense the location of your finger on its touchpads and touchscreen , Apple has applied for a letters patent for a “ Force Imaging Input and equipment System , ” which add up to a spring - like twist underneath the touchscreen or touchpad . The insistency - sensitive “ force play detector ” layer would create a separate set of data , or image , that could tot up another dimension to interacting with Apple ’s speech sound , media players , laptops and displays ....