Apple has just been awarded a new patent in which gestures are the protagonists. It is something that Apple may use in the not too distant future and that is that we are talking about making gestures without actually requiring physical contact with the device.
That's right, if this past year it surprised us with the Force Touch in the new 12-inch MacBook, and then pass that technology on to the rest of the MacBook Pro and eventually changing the name but with the same function for the iPhone 6S and its 3D Touch. , now we can be ahead of the next step, perform gestures to interact with the devices without actually touching them.
This, said like this, seems like something that is very far away or that sounds like a science fiction film, it is not so, and now we will explain why. We all know what the proximity sensor of the iPhone and current smartphones does? Also the sensors of the consoles are similar and it is basically a sensor similar to the one that Apple has just patented (saving the distances) and with which it could be used to press virtual buttons, perform gestures on the screen, keyboard or even between a keyboard and a Trackpad.
At the moment it is one more patent and no one can assure us that they will be used in the next products that are launched on the market, but it is always interesting to know these patents to place a little above the products of the future. Also, if an outside company tries to get hold of this technology, we already know what will happen. Another important detail to take into account is that iOS devices are also among the possible candidates to use these patents and this is something we like.
