Hasta La Gadget!

It’s winter and people still need to use their smartphones or tablets as much as ever. But buying a dedicated pair of touchscreen gloves could be an unnecessary expense. AnyGlove is a special solution that claims to make any glove touchscreen-compatible.

AnyGlove’s secret potion works by simply putting a few drops on the fingertips of your gloves, providing the proper conductive properties to make capacitive touchscreens work. The concoction isn’t permanent, and you’ll need to reapply it every few days, depending on how much you use your gloves. Also, the liquid can stain lighter colored fabrics and yarns, but it’s invisible on darker materials.

You can get AnyGlove from Amazon for $14.95(USD). Depending on how long it lasts, it might be cheaper to just buy touchscren gloves, but I’m definitely curious to try these on my motorcycle gloves.

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While I’ve kind of been able use my iPhone while wearing my motorcycle gloves, it’s never been a perfect way to use any touch-based device. That’s why Freehands has come up with a waterproof glove that will allow you to use your smartphone and media players to your heart’s content. Unlike other gloves with capacitive tips, the Freehands lets you use your actual fingertips to interact with your gadgets in the wintertime.

Freehands’ Soft Shell Glove is perfect for hitting the slopes this winter. This glove is fully insulated for ski and snowboard maniacs, and is made out of a movement-friendly material with a suede thumb, grippy palm and fold back fingertips so that you can access all of your device’s functions. The back has a small pocket for a hand warmer and an adjustable web strap as well as a cord lock to keep everything in place.

These gloves also won’t break the bank since you’ll have to pay $45(USD) to get yours directly from Freehands.

[via Cool Hunting]

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