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Gloves that enable the wearer to control music, phone calls, and/or a GoPro camera?

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MBA_Student
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Hello,

First off... I come in peace. Second, I got the moderators permission to post this survey to their site, so please be kind/respectful... It's sad to say that I've already been viciously attacked on another "snow sports" forum, so this intro was necessary. I hope you all are a bit more friendly...

I'm a graduate student at Texas Christian University. As part of a class project, my team and I are performing market research for a local start-up company with a new product in the field of wearable technology. The technology is gloves that enable the wearer to control music, phone calls, and/or a GoPro camera using Bluetooth or WiFi connectivity embedded in the gloves. One of the target markets is snow sports, and the founder is an avid skier. We are interested in using this forum post to get respondents to a survey (administered through Qualtrics.com) that will gauge interest in such a technology.

Please note that, other than this class project, my team and I have no direct affiliation with the company that produces these gloves.

All personal information collected during the survey will be kept anonymous, and any personal information will remain strictly confidential. The survey is completely voluntary, and you'll be free to exit at any time. If there are any questions that you feel uncomfortable answering, you'll be able to skip those questions and move on.

Please access the survey here:

https://tcu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9v24OiH7laDNLSJ

I'm not trying to be a nuisance or advertise. If you don't feel like responding to the survey because it's not worth your time, I fully understand and appreciate that. I'm doing this for academic purposes, and I didn't know of any other means to reach a broad audience of snow sport enthusiasts.

If anyone DOES want information on the maker of the gloves, PM me, and I'd be happy to give that information out privately. Otherwise, I want to avoid the appearance that I'm advertising on their behalf. Thanks!

P.S. - I originally posted this in the Ski Gabber section of the forum. My apologies for double posting, but I thought it would be better in the Gear Talk section. The link has been fixed too.
Nov 6 2015 9:59PM
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Caucasian_Asian
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Howzabout you just make a glove that keeps my hands warm and dry.
Nov 6 2015 10:49PM
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MBA_Student
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Caucasian_AsianHowzabout you just make a glove that keeps my hands warm and dry.


I don't happen to make any gloves, but I do know that the company that makes these does focus on making a high-quality glove for starters... For them, the technology is a bonus. Thanks for your feedback!
Nov 6 2015 10:56PM
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MBA_Student
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We've gone global! I see that I've gotten a bunch of international responses. Thanks so much to everyone for taking the time to fill out the survey! I'm always amazed at how far reaching some of these forums are... Also, please don't think that this has to be a simple survey thread. From the responses, there seems to be some interest. Maybe there are even some early adopters amongst you... If you all want to discuss the technology further, please do. I can chime in if you have any questions. Thanks!
Nov 7 2015 8:26AM
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DBack1321
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I think it's a pretty cool idea. How exactly does it work? I get that it's bluetooth connected to your phone, but how exactly would you change your song, turn up/down volume/answer a call on your glove?

Say you wear out your gloves, could you remove the control thing (for lack of a better word haha) and put it in a new set of gloves with out having to buy a whole new set with control included?
Nov 7 2015 11:43AM
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MBA_Student
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DBack1321I think it's a pretty cool idea. How exactly does it work? I get that it's bluetooth connected to your phone, but how exactly would you change your song, turn up/down volume/answer a call on your glove?

Say you wear out your gloves, could you remove the control thing (for lack of a better word haha) and put it in a new set of gloves with out having to buy a whole new set with control included?


I'll PM you a video of the technology in action.

To change a song, turn up/down volume/answer a call on your glove you have to press a certain touch-point on one of your fingers with your thumb. There are 6 touch-points that will register the desired control function. I don't remember if you can change the function of the touch-points, but I don't see why that would be hard for them to incorporate.

And, yes. You can remove the WiFi/Bluetooth module from the gloves (as shown in the video) if the gloves wear out or if you want to change between WiFi/Bluetooth. The gloves and WiFi/Bluetooth modules are sold separately, so they are completely interchangeable (as far as I know, please don't quote me on that)...

Thanks!
Nov 7 2015 11:56AM
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DBack1321
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MBA_StudentI'll PM you a video of the technology in action.

To change a song, turn up/down volume/answer a call on your glove you have to press a certain touch-point on one of your fingers with your thumb. There are 6 touch-points that will register the desired control function. I don't remember if you can change the function of the touch-points, but I don't see why that would be hard for them to incorporate.

And, yes. You can remove the WiFi/Bluetooth module from the gloves (as shown in the video) if the gloves wear out or if you want to change between WiFi/Bluetooth. The gloves and WiFi/Bluetooth modules are sold separately, so they are completely interchangeable (as far as I know, please don't quote me on that)...

Thanks!


Alright that is pretty god damn sweet after seeing that video haha!
Nov 7 2015 9:02PM
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Jaybrtn
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MBA_StudentI'll PM you a video of the technology in action.

To change a song, turn up/down volume/answer a call on your glove you have to press a certain touch-point on one of your fingers with your thumb. There are 6 touch-points that will register the desired control function. I don't remember if you can change the function of the touch-points, but I don't see why that would be hard for them to incorporate.

And, yes. You can remove the WiFi/Bluetooth module from the gloves (as shown in the video) if the gloves wear out or if you want to change between WiFi/Bluetooth. The gloves and WiFi/Bluetooth modules are sold separately, so they are completely interchangeable (as far as I know, please don't quote me on that)...

Thanks!


Could you send me the video as well? Seems very interesting
Nov 7 2015 9:44PM
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MBA_Student
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JaybrtnCould you send me the video as well? Seems very interesting


I PM'd you a link to the video. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Nov 8 2015 11:02AM
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Gr0mo
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Who the fuck would flame someone trying to make something cool for our sport?
Nov 8 2015 10:43PM
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.squirrely.
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Y so much technology
Nov 8 2015 11:47PM
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