Outdoor Outers

I used to claim to be a "fast follower" (back in the days when technical staff were put through a "marketing sheep-dip" because our managers - who were almost all from a marketing background - decided we needed to understand the subject, despite the chances approaching zero that any of us would ever use the information), but now I'm not so sure.

The fact is, I never seek out "developments" in, well pretty much anything, unless I'm actively looking to buy that thing. So, since I have less than zero interest in clothing, especially outdoor clothing, the existence of these things that arrived in yesterday's post came as quite a revelation.

It shouldn't be a surprise, in these days of ubiquitous tech, that people who spend time outdoors in the cold, and therefore need gloves, still want to access their tech.

So these clever little guys come with a special rubbery spidery pattern on the palms for added grip. You can actually turn your hand almost vertical before the phone tips off, which is pretty damned essential when you're aboard and any droppage is likely to be followed shortly after by sinkage and consequent irreversible lossage.

But it's better than that.

Two of the fingers and the thumb also have small patches of conductive material, so you can still work the touchscreen through the gloves. Pinch and spread and tap and whatnot. I had to up the sensitivity on mine, but hey, it's all good. Awesome.

We got new coats and fleeces in that delivery too, but compared to the gloves they were all quite mundane.