Apple researching how to make smart clothes, bags, and furniture

Apple is continuing to investigate ways of making fabric touch sensitive so that it could embed controls or detect gestures on products far beyond Apple Watch bands or iPhone cases.Detail from the patent showing a man perhaps checking the time — on his sleeve instead of an Apple WatchPreviously, Apple has researched what it described as a fabric control device, where it was focused on just how to embed any controls into any fabric.Now a newly-granted patent shows that the firm is pursuing this concept further. 'Fabric Sensing Device' is about how to use the controls that get embedded in fabric — and also why this is all so desirable. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums