An Apple smart glove could make typing on an iPad screen easier and more comfortable

By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Typing on an iPad, iPhone, or other low-travel surface like a MacBook Pro keyboard could be made easier and more comfortable, with Apple suggesting that smart gloves could squeeze the finger slightly to change the sensation.Typing on a touchscreen has become a common fixture of modern-day computing. While everyone is used to tapping away at a solid flat surface, the tactile benefits of using a normal keyboard with mechanical keys is clearly missing from the software-based keyboards.A flat surface does not provide any gradual resistance to a finger press, unlike typing on a keyboard. Apple believes that, due to the abrupt halting of fingers on contact with a display surface could lead to “jarring and fatiguing” finger impacts, which makes it uncomfortable to type on a tablet or phone display for long periods of time. …

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New video shows how Crash Detection works on iPhone 14 and Apple Watch

By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Apple has shared a new video that explains how its new Crash Detection feature can detect serious car crashes and alert emergency responders automatically.The feature relies on the high dynamic range gyroscope, accelerometer, GPS, barometer, and microphone. Using the data provided, the device then uses complex algorithms to detect when a serious car crash has occurred.Crash Detection works on the …

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