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Making your gloves work on touch screens
« on: September 15, 2018, 03:02:26 PM »
Hi everyone,
Whats the best way to make your gloves touch screen compatible?
I've tried the metallic threads and that doesn't work very well.
After spending $100 bucks on my gloves, I really don't want to buy another pair.
Anyone got something that works?
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Re: Making your gloves work on touch screens
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2018, 05:29:00 PM »
Need to know what type of screen you are using, Make, Model of device would be fine.
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Re: Making your gloves work on touch screens
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2018, 06:28:13 PM »
https://motorbikewriter.com/gloves-touchscreen-sensitive/

Havent tried any of these as my summer gloves work on the phone screen 'mostly'. Winter gloves dont work, but I rarely have to use them these days.
 

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Re: Making your gloves work on touch screens
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2018, 07:04:08 PM »
I just take my gloves off.
 

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Re: Making your gloves work on touch screens
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2018, 08:19:19 PM »
I wonder if a thin slice of the special rubber on those "pen tips" you get for $1 if glued to a finger tip would work.
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Re: Making your gloves work on touch screens
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2018, 09:11:40 PM »
Thanks for the help guys, I need to sort it out.
I have a iphone 8 on a RAM mount. the screen apparently works off electronic pulses from your fingers.
I tried the metallic thread that they say works on youtube but it didn't, they say that the pulses run through the metal. And I tried it with a coin and that works in your fingers but not with gloves and will scratch the screen.
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Re: Making your gloves work on touch screens
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2018, 11:54:36 PM »
Gloves work fine on my Tom Tom Rider and I think the Garmin ones as well. Their screens are designed to work with bike gloves.

Not to fussed about the phone as I don't use it though If I remember to turn the intercom on I can answer a call but wouldn't know how to end it.
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Re: Making your gloves work on touch screens
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2018, 07:53:28 PM »
Thanks "Cravenhaven"
I have ordered the "gloveTacts" hopefully all will work out.
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Re: Making your gloves work on touch screens
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2019, 04:57:08 PM »
I'd love to not have to take off my gloves.  Its soooo annoying when I ask Siri to get me directions and he responds "you'll have to unlock your iPhone first".

How did the gloveTacts work out?

Has anyone seen / tried this?  http://www.anyglove.com/anyglove-leather-formula-for-genuine-leather-gloves-html.php

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Re: Making your gloves work on touch screens
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2019, 07:32:57 PM »
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gloveTacts are working a treat, mine are on leather so got 2 sets and haven't had any problems.
I'll keep the other set in case I buy a new pair along the track.
 Steve :13Candy
 
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