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The North Face ETip Gloves
OhGizmo! —
... keep you warm, only to have you end up in the emergency room with severe frostbite. They also feature the company’s ‘X-Static’ material on the tips of the thumbs and index fingers which allows you to operate a touch-screen device like the iPhone, without having to take them off. And secondly, that high-tech looking circuit pattern on the palms is actually made from silicon, providing an extra bit of grip so you don’t accidentally drop your toys. At $40 from The North Face website I’m not going to pretend they’re cheap, but you do get your ...
The North Face's clever E-Tip gloves too ugly to be removed from pockets
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... Is January too late to buy gloves? Because I want these "E-Tip" gloves from The North Face, despite their comically bad cybertwerp silicone grip pattern on the palms and fingers. That may not be slick, but the "X-static" fabric on the tip of the index finger and thumb certainly is. Woven with silver, the special tips let you use resistive touchscreens like those on the iPhone and G1 without taking your gloves off at all. ...
The North Face E-Tip Texting Glove
GEARFUSE —
... the E-Tip. Aside from being extremely warm and skin-tight, the fingertips are made from some special material that’s woven with silicon, silver and some other crazy stuff that lets you use the iPhone or T-Mobile G1 without having to remove the gloves. Some might complain about the $40 price tag, but trust me from experience when I say that there is no better outfitter for the winter than The North Face. The gloves even have a bit of a Tron look to them. Schweet! Link [ via ]
The North Face’s Etip Gloves
Coolest Gadgets —
... like they would be good for those that actually do things outside. They were knit gloves that work great for those of us that only go outside to rush indoors again. These North Face gloves have silicone gripper palms and work for cool or cold conditions. They are functional with all of those gadgets that don’t want to cooperate with gloves, like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and anything with a click-wheel. Unfortunately these are a bit pricey, you can pick them up for $40 on The North Face’s website. ...
North Face ETip Gloves
Ubergizmo —
... Those living in the northern hemisphere are currently experiencing winter, and wearing a pair of gloves does go some way in keeping your digits warm, but those tend to interfere with your iPhone or other touch-based devices whenever you need to use them. North Face has a workaround solution - the ETip gloves which feature their very own X-Static material on the tips of the thumbs and index fingers, letting you go wild with your iPod touch without having to take off the gloves and suffer from the biting cold. In addition, that complicated looking circuit pattern on the palms are ...
iPhone Glove Battlemodo [Snowmodo]
Gizmodo —
... pairs of iPhone-friendly gloves to decide which were best. Freehands Stretch ($21) Gimmick: Finger tip flaps allow your real fingers to do the typing. Finger tip hinges allow actual finger to touch iPhone screen, 100% responsiveness Finger tip hinges are made of non-breathing wetsuit material The tips, predictably, leak air in Build quality is generally low The North Face E-Tip ($40) Gimmick: Shimmery gold finger tips activate the ...
