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I Want These Rave Gloves So I Can Blow My Kid’s Mind

11:30AM February 7, 2012 | Mat Honan

OK, my rave days are long, long over. But I still want some of these EmazingLights gloves that the dude in this video has (who is apparently and unfortunately named Skidz) because I’m sure they would blow my one-year-old’s mind. More »

Gadgets

New Capacitive Touchscreens Recognize Your Gloved Fingers

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2:30PM October 26, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

It’s old news by now, but capacitive touchscreens can be a pain to use because they can’t detect your fingertaps through a pair of gloves. But SMK has improved the design of their 6.5-inch panels so that devices like car navigation systems can still be operated if you’re driving with gloves on. More »

Mobile

Burton’s Mix Master Gloves Can Wirelessly Control Your iPhone (Sort Of)

2:40AM September 16, 2011 | Casey Chan

Winter makes using your iPhone a bitch to use, especially if it’s cold enough that you need to wear gloves. Burton’s Mix Master Gloves came a bit too late for us, but they’re a cool pair of mittens that can control your iPhone without even touching it. More »

Gadgets

A Power Glove That Puts Your Seeing Eye Dog To Shame

4:00AM August 21, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Not that one should go around shaming seeing-eye dogs. But the Tacit haptic glove, designed by Steve Hoefer, is a little DIY project that fires sonar from the wrist, keeping a visually impaired individual aware of their surroundings. More »

Science

Vibrating Gloves Make Some Appendages More Sensitive

1:00AM August 6, 2011 | Casey Chan

Vibrators are distracting (at least my interpretation of them). Vibrating gloves? Apparently helpful! Researchers have found that wearing vibrating gloves can improve tactile sensitivity and motor performance in your fingers. How is that possible? More »

Science

Sensor-Laden Gloves Help Songstresses Make Music From Thin Air

9:10PM July 13, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Developed specially for the musician Imogen Heap, these gloves are equipped with an accelerometer, magnetometer, gyroscope, wireless mics and a bunch of other sensors. Performing at the TEDGlobal stage yesterday, she made music using just her hands. More »

Gadgets

Punch Someone In The Face With 500,000 Volts Of Electricity

3:40AM June 1, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Getting socked in the jaw really sucks. But at least you didn’t get popped by someone wearing the BodyGuard electro-gauntlet, which combines a laser pointer, video camera, taser and armoured beating plate into one wonderful little garment. More »

Gadgets

These Simple Conductive Pins Make Any Winter Gloves Touchscreen-Friendly

10:20AM December 28, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Problem: Cold weather necessitates winter gloves, which keep you from fawning your favourite touchscreen gadgets as you numbly stumble to and fro. Solution: Digits. A $US14 set of four conductive pins that you can easily attach to any gloves’ fingertips. More »

Gadgets

The Gizmodo 12 Days Of Christmas Gift Guide

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3:45PM December 14, 2010 | Nick Broughall

On the second day of Christmas, Gizmodo gave to me… More »

These Are The Hands Of The Apollo Astronauts

12:20PM November 18, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

There are Neil’s. And there are Buzz’s. And Pete Conrad’s. And Alan Shepard’s. These are the hands of the Apollo astronauts, the plaster casts created to make their custom gloves in Houston, Texas, 1968. High five! More »