You know the problem: Your boss calls your smartphone on the chairlift. Your iPod player starts cranking late-issue Rod Stewart way too loudly. You need to operate your touchscreen immediately. On a cold day, that usually means taking off your gloves. Unless you have one of 鈥檚 forthcoming (you guessed it) touchscreen-friendly leather gloves鈥攖he Sensor (a mid-weight softshell glove) and the Ambit (a warm, waterproof ski glove). OR has partnered with a company called Touch Tec [] that makes a leather that works on touchscreens鈥攏o more little metal tabs on the fingertips, and no more freezing your hands off while you try to scroll through your iPod playlists. It鈥檚 a cool idea鈥攅specially since it looks and probably performs just like any other OR glove.
–Justin Nyberg