Touchscreen-compatible gloves

[txvoyager]

Has anyone had any experience with any of the (fairly new) Icon Justice Touchscreen-compatible gloves? With all of the electronic farkles used by this group, I'd think the idea would be a good one. Just wondering how they work in the real world. I like the comfort (and price) of the Elkskin Ropers, but doesn't appear to be any protection there.

Icon Justice (manufacturer's site)

Aerostich Elkskin Ropers

Has anyone found other options?

 

[LAF]

I had seen Isotoner had brought out a glove that is touch screen friendly and thought now that is very cool.

If you find a MC specific glove for winter that is touch screen friendly let us know.

 

[worldbound4now]

With my Garmin inside of a Ram Aquabox, any glove works for the touch screen. Instead of potentially compromising safety for a different glove, maybe there is a film or cover you could use over the touch screen device.

 

[wfooshee]

Garmins work with a glove. Most phones don't. If you want to stop and use the phone, whether it's a call, a map lookup, find a contact, whatever, you have to take your gloves off.

Some kiosk screens are like that, e.g. Redbox.

 

[LAF]

I can manipulate everything except my I-Pod Touch. Since I am stopped anyway, no big deal to pull a glove.

On the Isotoners it was a type of fiber/heat sensitive material in the index fingers that transmitted enough body heat to activate the screen.

 

[CAJW]

I like these. Held I have the original Steve model and they work well with a touch screen GPS. Like others have noted, phone manipulation isn't something that I've messed with either, but I'm happy with the tactile feedback I get with these gloves for my heat troller, LED rheostat, ECC, etc....

 

[Neil San Diego]

You can try making your favorite gloves work for the touch screen -> Look Here

I never tried this so I have no idea if, or how well, this works.

 

[not2shabby]

I bought some of these.

https://glovetips.com/

They work, but the little patches tend to not stick very well. I might try just the thread.

Oh yeah, I started a thread about it. Superglue does work to hold the patch in place.

https://www.fjrforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=138749

 

[worldbound4now]

I've never tried this, but I wonder if a dab of this glue (clicky) might work. For the minimal expense, it may be worth a try.

 

[txvoyager]

Oh yeah, I started a thread about it. Superglue does work to hold the patch in place.

https://www.fjrforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=138749

Thanks for the link to your thread. I've looked at the tips, etc. and maybe that's the way to go. Its not like I don;t already have too many gloves!

I was hoping, though, that someone had tried either of the above-listed glove or an alternative. I did actually find the Isotoners as well, but am not comfortable with that little protection. Maybe I'll just have to pick a pair and write up a review.

Still open to other thoughts!

 

[not2shabby]

I'd bet if you just soaked a fingertip in salt water and let it dry, it'd work. My Held gloves worked with the sweat in them.

 

[DesignFlaw06]

Nevermind, somebody beat me to it.

 

[Fred W]

For those types of touch screens like on the phones, it's not about heat transfer. The screen is a capacitive sensor so you need something that is electrically conductive.

For pressure sensitive touch screens like on Garmin GPS devices, they work fine with regular gloves, but you can super-glue (or otherwise securely fasten) some appropriate sized rubber nipples (hee, hee... I just said nipples) on the tip of your pointing fingers for improved accuracy. I've done this on my heated gloves and it works real well, but I do keep knocking my nipples off (hee hee...) and losing them.

 

[LAF]

For those types of touch screens like on the phones, it's not about heat transfer. The screen is a capacitive sensor so you need something that is electrically conductive.

For pressure sensitive touch screens like on Garmin GPS devices, they work fine with regular gloves, but you can super-glue (or otherwise securely fasten) some appropriate sized rubber nipples (hee, hee... I just said nipples) on the tip of your pointing fingers for improved accuracy. I've done this on my heated gloves and it works real well, but I do keep knocking my nipples off (hee hee...) and losing them.

Yea what he said ! I really did know it was not heat, but something else that was at work, just wasnt sure what or how to say it

As for the Isotoner, never would consider them on a bike, just saw them and for "dress" thought they were a cool thing.

As long as you don't knock her nipples off!

 

[worldbound4now]

touch..... pressure sensitive..... rubber.... nipples... on the tip.... pointing... it works real well.

snicker snicker <_<

 

[russperry]

I'd bet if you just soaked a fingertip in salt water and let it dry, it'd work. My Held gloves worked with the sweat in them.

I have some Cortech leather gloves that didn't work the iPhone screen at first, but now they seem to have miraculously developed the ability. Maybe its the salt like you say, but all I know is that I have some control of the iPhone/iPod screen, though accuracy is still a little sketchy.

Unfortunately I don't have anything that works with my winter glove so might need to try some of these alternative approaches.

 

[Bounce]

 

[not2shabby]

I'd bet if you just soaked a fingertip in salt water and let it dry, it'd work. My Held gloves worked with the sweat in them.

I have some Cortech leather gloves that didn't work the iPhone screen at first, but now they seem to have miraculously developed the ability. Maybe its the salt like you say, but all I know is that I have some control of the iPhone/iPod screen, though accuracy is still a little sketchy.

Unfortunately I don't have anything that works with my winter glove so might need to try some of these alternative approaches.

If I was going to start from scratch, I'd get some of the conductive thread, it's probably cheaper than the glove tips. I really should wash my Held gloves too. If they're sweaty enough to work my Droid, they need it! Plus I could try and lengthen the fingers a little.

 

[FJRBilldo]

I'm on my 2nd pair of Icon gloves and although I cannot comment on the touchscreen aspect, I can say that IMHO they make kickass gloves. I try to leave the phone put away while riding otherwise I'd be distracted by emails or porn or whatever else :blink: