Apple patents something everybody wants

Yes, the above picture shows Apple's new patent showing some advanced multi-touch technology for their multi-touch trackpads that current MacBook Air adopts. It shows that advanced multi-touch techniques maybe coming and Apple describes the current multi touch techniques are more as like basic. So, you can see that operations like system control, file management and browser navigation appears. While the filing details using a combination of the thumb and two fingers to cut, copy and paste -- something that seems awfully relevant to that little iPhone thing Apple sells -- what we're most intrigued by is the description of the "side pinky swipe" to control system functions like volume and screen brightness. Since the side of the pinky produces a different shape than your fingertip on the touch sensor, the system can automatically recognize it, making it ideal for quick adjustments -- we're already dreaming up lists of macros to trigger. Of course, there's no telling if and when we'll ever see this stuff in a product, but it's probably not a coincidence the iPhone, iPod touch, and MacBook Air all use the same Broadcom touch controller -- let's hope those long-awaited new MacBook Pros join the club, eh?