What are they for?

Etre Touchy gloves are compatible with all manner of things. Things like these:

iPhone, iPod Touch, BlackBerry Storm, HTC Touch and other touch-screen devices

If you own an iPhone, iPod Touch, BlackBerry Storm, HTC Touch or similar gadget, you'll know all about its sexy touch-screen display. You'll also know that it responds only to direct contact with your skin. Why? Because its touch-sensitivity results from a layer of capacitive material that adorns its surface. This layer of capacitive material stores an electrical charge that is uniformly distributed when you're not touching the screen. When you press a finger or thumb against it however, some of this charge is transferred to your skin, thereby causing the charge on the capacitive layer to decrease in the spot you pressed. It is this change that (a) lets the device know that you've touched it and (b) tells it whereabouts you pressed.

This capacitive layer works great in many situations. But not all. Since it relies on the human body's ability to conduct electricity, it's only sensitive to the delicate caress of bare-naked fingertips. It doesn't respond to a pen, stylus or any other pointing instrument because these items don't conduct electricity (and therefore only serve to act as a barrier that prevents your skin from altering the charge on the screen). The same thing goes for gloves. Which means that on a cold, wet and windy winter's day, you have to pull off your mittens to make calls, send email and play tunes. Brrrrrrr!

Or at least, that's how things used to be...until Etre Touchy gloves arrived on the scene! With missing thumb and index fingertips, our gloves give you complete freedom to touch, tap, stroke, slide and pinch your device's display while keeping the rest of your hands all cosy and dry! What more could you want?!

TOP TIP: Can't afford a flashy touch-screen device? Fear not, because wearing Etre Touchy gloves will convince others that you can ;-)

Kiosks

Most kiosks use the same capacitive material as devices like the iPhone and iPod Touch, which means that they too cause mayhem for mitten-wearers. These little booths - found in myriad malls, airports, train stations, museums and galleries - just aren't compatible with your everyday pair of gloves...

...but they are compatible with Etre Touchy gloves! Free index fingers and thumbs equal easy kiosk operation - enabling you to snap your passport photos, recharge your travel card, pick up your movie tickets or browse the interweb while keeping the rest of your digits all nice and toasty!

BlackBerry Curve, Tour, Bold and other mobile email devices

Ever tried typing an email on your BlackBerry while wearing a pair of normal gloves? It's a wrold of fat-fingenrig msiery! Try typing with a pair of Etre Touchy gloves on, however, and you'll find that your free digits allow fast fingering, fewer mistakes and thus, flawless communications. Oh, and snug hands too!

Mobile phones

The teensy-weensy keypads found on the majority of mobile phones are a real pain in the ass to operate with a pair of big fat mittens on your hands. But with Etre Touchy gloves, your index fingers and thumbs are free to dance across the digits with precision and ease. Perfect for dialling and SMS texting!

PDAs, Nintendo DSi and other stylus-operated devices

If you own one of these gizmos you're probably a whizz with its slender, pointed stylus. At least, you are in the summertime. But what about in winter, when you're wearing a pair of gloves. Not so easy to jot down a note, complete a Sudoku or play Mario Kart in a big old pair of gauntlets now, is it? A smooth and slender stylus can be a real SOB to keep hold of when you're wearing a normal pair of gloves. Purchase a pair of Etre Touchy gloves however, and your problems are gone. Free index fingers and thumbs mean that you can hang onto your wand (if you'll excuse the expression) and scribe without slipping!

Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP), Nintendo GameBoy Advance (GBA) and other handheld video games systems

Trying to beat the boss at the end of Level 12...on a freezing cold day...while the person sitting next to you is constantly jogging your arm? You'll never manage it wearing a pair of normal gloves. Pull on a pair of Etre Touchy gloves however, and your freed-up fingertips will have you ready to rumble no matter what the conditions!

iPods, Zunes, MP3 players and other portable media players

Can I get a rewind? Er no...Not while wearing a normal pair of gloves...unless you want to press stop, pause and fast forward at the same time! Slip on some Etre Touchy gloves however, and you'll be able to caress that click-wheel, keyboard or trackpad easily and accurately.

Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader and other e-Book readers

Etre Touchy gloves are perfect for use with new reading devices like the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader, since these devices have small buttons and fiddly scroll-wheels that normal gloves just aren't built to grapple with.

Cameras

If you've ever spent time shooting outdoors, you'll be all too familiar with the perils of wintry conditions: Go gloveless and you'll have freezing cold fingers and a shivery, shaky grip on your lens/pull on a pair of normal gloves and you'll find yourself fat fingering the flash button and fudging the focus (or failing completely, if your camera's of the touch-screen variety.) Don a pair of Etre Touchy gloves however, and, thanks to their exposed thumb and forefingers, your operative digits will be free to do the hard graft, while the rest of your digits are shielded from the elements.

Flip Video and other consumer camcorders

A normal pair of gloves just won't allow you the dexterity necessary to focus, record, zoom and playback - never mind fiddle around with USB arms, memory cards, batteries, chargers and tapes. Capturing cold weather memories with Etre Touchy gloves, however, is easy-peasy, as their missing fingertips provide you with all the flexibility you could ever want - while keeping your hands cosy and dry to boot!

Professional video cameras

Filming outdoors? Frozen fingertips can make it impossible to keep a steady hand. If you're part of an outside broadcast unit or ENG crew...or you work on open air sets...or you do any other type of out-of-doors recording...you need a pair of Etre Touchy gloves ASAP. Unlike a normal pair of gloves, not only will they keep your hands warm and dry, they'll also give you the freedom to finger your focus, white balance and iris settings with picture-perfect precision.

Fishing / angling equipment

Not only can you use Etre Touchy gloves to "give gadgets the finger", you can also use them to give fishes the finger! Try threading floats, tying hooks and attaching bait while wearing a normal pair of gloves and you'll end up swearing wildly at the messy tangle that you once used to call your line. Try the same thing while donning a pair of Etre Touchy gloves however, and you'll find it a breeze - and you hands will be warm and dry too.

Braille

Have a go at reading Braille in a normal pair of gloves and you're going to come a cropper. With a great big pair of gauntlets on your hands, you simply won't be able to feel the bumps! Try the same thing while wearing a pair of Etre Touchy, however, and their missing fingertips will let you feel every last dot.

Noses

Everyone loves mining nose gold. But few have the mad skillz and/or oversized nostrils necessary to do so while wearing a normal pair of gloves. If you're one of the unlucky ones, you needn't worry however...because if you invest in a pair of Etre Touchy gloves, you'll always have an index finger free to pursue those lost treasures.

Other compatible products:

Chopsticks (Tackle that sushi without slipping)
Pockets (Fish out loose change with ease)
Shoelaces (Tie your shoes in the cold)
Cows / goats (Make outdoor milking a breeze)

Got any more uses for Etre Touchy gloves? Let us know and we'll add them above! Even better: send us a video clip!

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