In the article, "Force-Sensing Gloves could Control an
iPhone By Detecting Gestures and How Objects Are Gripped," Owen (2019) has
stated that Apple aims to enable people to interact with devices using any form
of clothing made using conductive strands in the fabric, such as gloves, which
provide force-sensing capabilities. The article describes how a glove could be
enabled to detect the amount of pressure applied to the surface, delivering
different commands. The material used on the clothing would incorporate
conductive strands, interwoven with normal threads in the fabric, which allows
the sending of electrical signals from one section to another. The conductive
strands are connected to force sensing circuitry whose signals are sent to a
wireless element to send commands or other information to a main device. The
article also states that Apple has also thought of adding these fabrics with
flexible displays to create smart clothing.
