Bluetooth Gloves is a novel way of carrying a conversation

Brace yourself, winter is coming – but before that, Hurricane Sandy has decided to drop by and say hello. With the £49.99 Bluetooth Gloves, this is one of the rare moments where you are able to literally tell your friends to “speak to the hand, ‘cause the face, it ain’t listening” without sounding disrespectful. Available for both ladies and men in black and grey colors, the Bluetooth Gloves’ name is not very creative, but at least there is no air of mystery surrounding it as though you do not know what it does.

Basically, the Bluetooth Gloves work these way – apart from making sure your fingers do not freeze from the chilly winds, it will also ensure that you can still use your touchscreen device, be it a tablet or a smartphone, without having to expose your fingers to the bitter chill outside. First of all, you will need to synchronize it wirelessly with your smartphone, transforming it into a hands-free kit – sort of. Pressing the “Answer” button and make the classic ‘phone hand’ shape, and you’re good to go. There is an integrated microphone and speaker in the tips of the thumb and little finger, while a control pad is located on the top for you to communicate without having to remove your phone from your pocket, how neat is that?

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Hi-Fun’s call-receiving Bluetooth gloves, hands-in (video)

Sometimes the most fascinating bits from a tradeshow come from those booth in between major manufacturers, and while we’re certainly not claiming that the Hi-Call is “the best product at IFA” as its spokesperson suggested to us with a smile, they’re nothing if not interesting. Hi-Fun’s gloves are Bluetooth headsets — or, well, handsets — with the speaker built into the thumb and the mic in the pinky, so you can talk by doing the traditional “call me” hand gesture.

Pairing is simple enough for anyone who’s done the process on a more traditional headset — the button is built into the top of the glove, along with a button to end the call. We took the gloves for a spin, as you can see in the video below, calling the rep’s very confused boss. In spite of turning up the handset volume as loud as possible, we had a lot of trouble actually hearing something on the showfloor — and the fellow on the other end seemed to be having similar issues, leading to quite probably the first time I’ve ever used the phrase “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you, I’m talking into a glove.”

Hi-Call will be out in the beginning of October, just in time for the cold weather. It’ll run you a not particularly cheap €49 for the pleasure of speaking into your pinky. Video evidence after the break.

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