Apple’s New Groundbreaking Patents

Patently Apple reports that Apple has recently received approval on some new and exciting patents.

1. New multi-touch gestures
What’s interesting here is that these gestures distinguishes between neutral and spread-hand performances.

“With these neutral and spread distinctions, a two-handed gesture set can be packed into a one-handed touch surface, or for two-handed touch surfaces, twice as many intuitively customizable gesture command sets can be accommodated.”

2. Adjust tempo with Nike+
As a runner, this is functionality I can appreciate. This new Apple patent enables joggers to adjust playlists per tempo. So if you want an intense work out, you can easily use the toggle to set a higher tempo.