Filed under: Hardware , Multimedia , Software The Patently Apple website is reporting that Apple has been granted patents dealing with tablets and advanced touch technology. The first patent concerns an ‘intelligent bezel’ where a user could control volume, brightness, zoom or even controls for games by sliding a finger along the edge of the device. A second patent was also granted for tracking multiple finger and palm recognition as hands approach, touch and slide across a multi-touch surface. Taken together, the patents hint that Apple is working on some very futuristic hardware and software platforms that go beyond the simple touch screens Apple offers now. When you look at the current iPad , you see a very wide bezel that has no touch functions now, but it is easy to imagine how a future tablet could incorporate the new features.

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