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Colour-Changing Gloves Alert Lab Workers To Invisible Toxins
The trickiest part of avoiding exposure to toxic substances is that they’re often invisible, odourless and undetectable to our five senses. And as an alternative to expensive detectors and other electronic sensors, researchers at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technologies EMFT in Regensburg have created a simple pair of gloves that turn colour in the presence of toxic airborne materials.
Control Your Smartphone With This Bluetooth Power Glove
It may not have been a runaway success for Nintendo, but a company called B.i.Tech is hoping there’s still some interest in the Power Glove concept. Its BEARTek gloves wirelessly connect to your smartphone or MP3 player over Bluetooth, providing full control of your device with simple fingertip taps.
Bluetooth Gloves: Because Talking Into Your Hand Looks Less Stupid Than An Earpiece
It’s an issue that’s plagued mobile phone users for years now. You like the convenience a Bluetooth headset promises, but don’t want to look like a complete tool walking down the street. So as a happy medium, Hi-Fun has created this Bluetooth glove that lets you make and take calls like you’re pantomiming the ‘call me’ gesture.
This CO2-Powered Gauntlet’s Claims Of Crushing Prowess Are Unimpressive
It might look like a badass start to your own Iron Man suit, but on closer inspection, this $US3300 CO2-powered Exo-Gauntlet on Etsy won’t quite give you Tony Stark-like superpowers.
This Iron Man-Like Glove Makes Working With Tools A Hell Of A Lot Easier
NASA and GM’s last collaboration was the recently deployed Robonaut. But the two are teaming up again to develop a robotic glove that will make working with heavy tools in space, or on an assembly line, a lot easier.
Motion-Sensing ‘Aural Gloves’ Make Hands Sing
American Sign Language may soon be obsolete if these motion-sensing gloves come to market. For now, a UBC team are the only ones to enjoy harmonizing with their own themselves.
