Some new “extension” features are available for testing in App Inventor at MIT App Inventor Extensions. The 4 extensions include vector addition, simple image processing, simple audio processing to identify the pitch of a sound, and the addition of multi-touch gestures to the Canvas.

I have not yet had time to try these but this is a sign of things to come as 3rd parties can begin to develop extensions to the core set of App Inventor features.

Look forward to trying these out! Click on the link above to take a look.