Sure you’ve seen those silicon-tipped gloves that allow you to use your touchscreen smartphones with your gloves on. The new BearTek Smartgloves do you one better by syncing wirelessly to your devices, and taking control of functions like music play and call answering.
Developed by Blue Infusion Technologies, The BearTek SmartGloves feature integrated electronics and removable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules that sync the glove up to compatible devices. This hardware (sync modules) resides in the left glove.
How it Works
The BearTek Smartgloves fit nice, plush and comfortable, and after turning the glove on with the power button on top of the thumb and syncing it with your mobile device, you can put your device away and still have full access and control over it. The glove controls multiple device functions through six touch points located on the index, middle and ring fingers. All you do is tap the thumb to the touch point that corresponds with the desired action, and it will complete the desired smart function just as if you were on your phone in the traditional sense.
Go-Pro Compatible
The BearTek Smartgloves even work with GoPro cameras. The Wi-Fi module syncs the glove to the GoPro action cam, so at the tap of the thumb, the glove turns the camera on, switches between different camera modes, takes a photo, fires a burst of photos and starts or stops recording. The Bluetooth module works with an iPhone or Android smartphone, providing music control and call answering/declining. You control either device without ever having to pull the gloves off, searching your jacket or fumbling around with your helmet camera.
BearTek Smartgloves Availability
The BearTeks come in three different styles: a low-profile winter glove designed for everyday wear; a waterproof, Primaloft-insulated snow glove; and a leather motorcycle glove with carbon fiber reinforcements. The glove kits, which include the pair of gloves and your choice of Bluetooth or Wi-Fi/GoPro module, cost around $170 to $275. Because the modules are removable, you can swap them between gloves or switch between Wi-Fi and Bluetooth versions in one pair of gloves. The modules offer up to 80 hours of battery life and recharge in about eight hours.
BearTek Gen II
The company is preparing to release their Gen II product line via their Indiegogo campaign. There campaign page is here. The campaign runs through March 15.
