Today in Apple history: Apple invents ‘slide to unlock’

December 23, 2005: Apple files a patent application for its iconic “slide to unlock” gesture for the iPhone. Although the iPhone is still a secret research project at the time, the ability to unlock the device by sliding your finger across it signifies everything Apple wants the iPhone to be: easy to use, intuitive and technologically miles […]

(via Cult of Mac – Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

Source: Rim Blackberry
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