Apple iGlove Coming Soon for iPhone?

Apparently, Apple applied for a Patent for what they call a High Tactility Glove System to help aid users with multi-touch devices like the iPhone. The new glove would allow users of multi-touch devices to keep their hands warm but also still have the ability to use their touchscreen device.

This invention is directed to a glove system for operating an electronic device. The glove system may include an inner liner and an outer shell. The liner may be formed from any suitable material, including a material that is thin, electrically conductive, has low thermal conductivity, and/or has an "anti-sticky" finish. The outer shell may include at least one aperture through which the inner liner may extend to operate the input mechanism of an electronic device (e.g., on at least one finger tip). In some embodiments, the aperture may be at a finger tip of the outer shell. In some embodiments, a closing mechanism may be used to maintain the aperture closed when the user is not operating the electronic device. For example, an elastic ring may surround the aperture such that, in its non-deformed state, the aperture is substantially closed. The user may elastically deform the ring to allow the liner to pass through the outer shell.

I think we'll be seeing Apple iGloves maybe by next Winter. Of course they may simply sell the rights to other companies for manufacturing.