Looking for gloves that are warm and work with the iphone/ipod.

November 20, 2010 5:04 AM

I'm trying to buy some warm gloves that are designed to work with the iphone. In my internet search there seem to be several different brands that work in different ways but few reviews. These are going to be gifts and I need both a man's and a woman's glove and, since both recipients live in cold climates, I want ones where their fingers can stay covered while they operate their iphone. Can anyone point me to a review of these gloves or have any experience to share?
posted by Flacka to Technology (8 answers total)

http://gizmodo.com/5156625/iphone-glove-battlemodo

That page is a little old but does have a short review on each.
posted by devbrain at 5:19 AM on November 20, 2010

I just got a pair of Agloves. They are regular knit gloves with silver threads running through them, which allow them to work on a touch screen. They work just fine on my iPhone, but they are not quite as warm as regular gloves. A couple of years ago I got a pair of Dots, which have little metal dots on the forefinger and thumb. They are a little warmer than the Agloves, but they don't work quite as well -- you really have to tap the screen just right. For one tap here or there, they're fine, but for typing etc. the Agloves are better.
posted by wisekaren at 5:26 AM on November 20, 2010

I was at the Nordstrom Rack a while back and tried on these gloves and then used my iTouch. They worked really well but as it was inside the store, I have no idea if they'd be warm enough. I saw these when I was looking up the name of the ones I tried on; I would expect North Face gloves to be warm enough.
posted by cooker girl at 5:41 AM on November 20, 2010

Ars Technica also liked Artemis Gloves' iTouch Gloves.
posted by bcwinters at 7:09 AM on November 20, 2010

Isotoner has Smart Touch gloves which have something on the fingertips for using the iphone, but I haven't tried them on to see how warm they are. They should be available in most department stores though.
posted by weskit at 9:13 AM on November 20, 2010

http://www.instructables.com/id/Making-A-Glove-Work-With-A-Touch-Screen/
posted by SputnikSweetheart at 10:19 AM on November 20, 2010

I live in a really cold climate and I use hobo gloves. The ones that have a fingerless glove inside a mitten like this. Mine are a thick knit wool and are easily warm enough for very day wear down to ~10 degrees but you can get them with fleece inside for even colder. The thumbs have a flap that allows you to stick just the tip end of your thumb out and that's how I use the phone. Works much better than a thin glove which would make my hands freezing all the time.
posted by fshgrl at 2:34 PM on November 20, 2010 [1 favorite]

what about regular gloves plus korean sausages?
posted by custard heart at 4:28 PM on November 21, 2010