Next iPhone – Touch Sensitive Housing ☀

WIRED speculates:

One big question remaining is the back of the iPhone. Neither Gizmodo nor the Vietnamese blog were able to confirm the exact material, but they described it as a glasslike plastic. Here’s the kicker: An analyst said in January that he’d heard Apple’s next iPhone would feature a touch-sensitive housing similar to that seen on Apple’s multitouch Magic Mouse. We’re willing to guess the next iPhone’s back will detect multitouch gestures so you can control core features such as the music player while the device is still inside your pocket.

Controlling iPhone functions with taps and swipes on the back casing is smartphone technology ahead of its time…

  • Johan

    Hm, doesn't make too much sense to me; a smooth surface – why not just allow the display to be used without turning on the leds?

    It has got to be something else about this, and here is me hoping e-paper is on the reverse – at least, some time down the line.

  • http://twitter.com/chuckrey Rich Chuckrey

    I'm thinking touch and swipe from the backside to control functions as you hold the iPhone in your hand. Or use it as a Magic Mouse…?