iPhone gloves
Jan 14, 2010
Here’s a text conversation between me and my Florida friend who is surrounded by palm trees and sunshine:
Me: I got my iPhone gloves! Whoo!
Joe: Sweet! What gloves?
Me: Echo touch.
Joe: Nice. What are they?
Me: Gloves, duh!
Joe: I still don’t understand.
Me: *silent*
Joe: Gloves with the iPhone built in? I don’t understand.
Me: Jowey, up here in the north, it’s too cold to take off your gloves to use the iPhone. But we do it anyway for reasons unknown and our fingers become butt cold. So there are gloves that we can use with special lining at the thumb and index fingertips that allow us to use the iPhone with gloves on. ZOMG RIGHT? MAGIC.
Joe: So like, really thin pantyhose gloves?
While the gloves are definitely warm, no sparks flew between us. Turns out I can only use the iPhone with my index fingers. The thumb part of the gloves is too long, so the special lining isn’t in the right place for me to type using my thumbs. Was it worth the $30 for me? Well, considering how addicted I am to Words for Friends, probably! Also it helps to be able to text people back if I am running late or navigate the iPhone GPS and not have to expose my hands to the brutal cold air. They’re also warmer than my $5 cotton gloves! I might exchange them for a smaller size to see if that solves the thumb problem, but we’ll see.
Verdict: only 50% doable because of the thumbs.
