Sensor Gloves
How often have you faced the need to answer a call or write a message outside, with gloves and in cool weather? How inconvenient it is to take them off every time in order to touch your smartphone.
Today this problem has been successfully solved by the creators of sensor gloves.
What are they for and how do you know which gloves you need?
What it is?
Today's smartphone screens only perceive the natural bioelectric field of the human body. What does it mean? This means the following: nothing but your own finger can make your phone work: neither with a pen, nor with a stylus, nor with your hands in ordinary gloves. In order to solve this problem, special sensory gloves have been created. They are ordinary gloves with sewn silver threads that conduct electricity.
Gloves for your phone are essential if you want to use your phone without exposing your hands. Such gloves look different, each consumer will be able to choose the appropriate model and design.
How do they work?
You can make touch-sensitive gloves yourself. Recall that the principle of their operation is very simple: on the thumb, index and middle fingers there are metallized threads that react to a smartphone. Basically, you just need to sew the silver thread to your regular gloves and there will be ready-made sensory gloves.
There is a special compound for impregnating MediaGloves. Thanks to this composition for the sensor, in a matter of minutes, gloves from fabric and thin leather turn into sensory gloves. The composition is easy to use: you need to cover the gloves with liquid, it will penetrate into the fibers of the fabric and become a conductor of electricity.So it is not at all necessary to buy expensive black gloves, knitted from acrylic, you can use options from various materials.
We learned how the sensory accessories work and how they work, it remains to find out what models of these gloves exist.
Models
The leaders among the models of sensory gloves are knitted gloves with fingers. Only this model creates the most accurate pressing on the smartphone. They are presented in various variations: from women to children. Of course, these gloves are not so warm and they will not work as a winter version, but for autumn they are an excellent choice.
Do not think that no sensor gloves are suitable for winter. At this time of the year, it is better to use insulated gloves, which consist of two layers. Do not be afraid that they will not be as accurate. Quite the contrary, their accuracy is not lost, but there is more heat from them.
The question immediately arises about gloves for winter sports. Sensory sports gloves are distinguished from the rest primarily by their design, which can be matched to any sports jacket. These gloves are made mainly of nylon, they fit snugly to the hands, without an overlay and do not interfere with active movements. Thanks to its composition, the gloves are waterproof and windproof, making them ideal for running in cold weather.
Materials (edit)
Leather gloves will help you keep your hands warm and let you answer a call or take a selfie. The main thing is to choose them correctly. It is important to pay attention to their appearance if it seems that they look too perfect - these are most likely artificial leather gloves. There should not be too many seams on gloves for smartphones: they can provoke inaccurate contact with the screen. Do not forget about the size of the gloves: it must be appropriate, otherwise such gloves will not work well with your smartphone.
It was wool that was the first popular material for touch-sensitive gloves. It seems that in such gloves you can freeze in winter. Not at all, because they are made most often from sheep's wool, which retains heat for a long time. The design of such gloves is most often simple: a solid, bright or calm color without any inserts. For those for whom gloves are important precisely as an accessory with various decorative elements, this material is most likely not suitable.
For a business look, leather gloves are best, woolen gloves are best for sports, but fleece gloves are an excellent option for winter walks. They are presented in different colors, with different decorative elements and inserts. Fleece gloves protect against moisture better than woolen gloves, so they should be worn in humid climates.
Colors and prints
Sensor gloves are no different from ordinary ones: in online stores you can choose a large number of colors and prints of sensor gloves. Winter prints - with deer, with snowflakes there are black, red, gray, and pink, blue, blue, beige and even purple ... This option is more suitable for winter walks; such gloves, of course, will not suit a business look.
For walking, you can also choose plain woolen gloves in bright colors: pink, yellow, light green and orange. It is better if the color matches one of the elements of your clothes: a scarf, a hat, or even boots.
For a classic version of outerwear, it is best to choose leather monophonic gloves: black, gray or red. In this case, shoes or a bag should be chosen in the same color and from the same material.
Brands and functional varieties
A large number of brands are following new technologies and have released their versions of gloves for the smartphone. They differ in functionality, colors and materials.
For example, Scroll produces woolen gloves without any prints, but with different color options: red, orange, green, blue, black, etc.Colors and patterns are suitable for both men and women. Only three fingers of these gloves are equipped with metal threads: thumb, index and middle, the rest are like ordinary gloves. If you use other fingers with your tablet or phone, then you should choose a different brand of gloves.
Touch Gloves are also suitable for both men and women, only this company does not have many options for gloves, mostly black and gray. They also have three fingers equipped with special threads. The advantage of gloves for smartphones from this company is that they better contact the smartphone screen, which allows you to control the device with greater precision.
The Xiaomi smartphone control gloves are suitable for both women, men and teenagers. Most often they are presented with various winter patterns: snowflakes, rhombuses, deer, etc. A relatively large selection of colors and prints will allow you to find something that will suit any outerwear. Do not think that the accuracy of gloves can disappear due to decorative elements, on the contrary, one does not interfere with the other.
Remember the gesture that indicates that the person is on the phone? Now it is a reality: thanks to gloves with bluetooth, a person can talk on the phone without a phone in his hands, only with gloves.
Most often, the speaker with such gloves is located in the thumb, and the microphone is in the little finger. Calls are received on the wrist, the volume can be increased or decreased there, the charging connector is located at the base of the glove. Charging lasts 10 days, after which the gloves can be charged like a regular smartphone. Moreover, such gloves can be used for displays: they are also equipped with metal threads.
For lovers of mittens, there are special products for smartphones and this type. Unlike gloves, where only a few fingers are covered with a metal thread, mittens use the entire surface. Most often, they are made from sheep's wool, which allows you to keep your hands warm for a long time.
Well-known companies follow new technologies, so many companies organize promotions, where they give sensory gloves as gifts. Such well-known manufacturers as Teraflu, Coca-Cola donate gloves for smartphones when buying a product or in exchange for a certain number of points. This is a good option for those new to touchscreen gloves. You need to understand that promotional gloves do not have much choice and are not made as high quality as those that are sold in special stores. As the saying goes, free cheese is only in a mousetrap.
Care
The question that immediately arises when the mention of touch-sensitive gloves with metal threads is: how to wash them and, in general, can they be washed?
- These gloves are best hand washed with hand wash at room temperature. If you wash only in a washing machine, then this should be done at low water temperature without spinning.
- Dry gloves for touchscreens away from heaters and do not twist gloves before drying.
- Such products are ironed with a hot iron through damp gauze.
- It is better to store such gloves in a special plastic bag.
Reviews
Reviews of the touch gloves are mostly positive. Users note the ease of use, good conductivity and warmth of most materials. Customers are pleased with the variety of gloves colors and prints. Users find that the cost of the touch-sensitive gloves is acceptable.
The price tag for knitted sensor gloves starts at 300 rubles. Leather gloves will cost significantly more: from 3000 rubles. Gloves with bluetooth cost from 1200 rubles, the same cost and mittens for smartphones. In general, the cost of gloves for smartphones practically does not differ from the cost of conventional gloves.
Of the shortcomings, most users note the uniform size of gloves from most manufacturers.Cheap gloves do not suit buyers with the terrible quality of the material, which tears after a few days of wear.