Apple patent wants to ditch UI controls on touchscreens

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By Ed SutherlandMar 26, 2013, 10:08 am136 ptsTrending
Apple Tuesday was granted an intriguing multitouch patent with a wrinkle: no screen display necessary. Instead of glancing down at your iPod during a workout to adjust the volume or skip past an annoying track, you simply touch the screen. The patent, first filed in 2009, opens up a number of potential…

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