Apple researching how to make cases & clothing with magnets instead of zippers

Apple has always gone for the minimalist look in anything it makes, and now new documentation suggests it wants to do away with unsightly zippers, clasps, and fasteners and use magnets instead.Maybe the closest thing Apple will get to making clothing is the recent 'Ted Lasso'merchandise, or health-monitoring gloves. But it's definitely looking at ways to make better bags and accessory cases, and the proposals work for all clothes, too.The newly-granted patent 'Magnetic fastener,' is concerned with replacing all zips because they are just too horrible. Read more...