Apple Patents IR Tech For Detecting The Force Of Touch Input On iPads And iPhones
April 03, 2014 at 07:46 AM EDT
Your iPad can detect very fine touches thanks to the use of capacitive touch panels, but it still can’t do a great job of telling how hard you’re pressing (unless you hit the gadget hard enough to trigger the accelerometer). A new patent application by Apple spotted by AppleInsider today details a method for detecting force, using infrared transmitters. The tech involved is called… Read More