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05 October 2009 | top
Wall Street Journal
These remind us of hobo gloves. The index finger and thumb have small flaps that, when open, reveal the top half of each finger. Although very elementary in design, these gloves do the trick.
19 January 2009 | top
NY Times
“Millions of people happily tap away on iPhones, BlackBerrys and Treos in warm weather. But what about the winter? Have you ever tried typing on those things with gloves on? Irt’ss npott pfrettthy.
On these ingenious gloves ($20 to $40 in various styles), the thumb and index finger tips swing open, exposing your fingertips. Tap away, get your text message out, then flip the tips back on before you get BlackBerry frostbite. “
18 December 2008 | top
JS Online
“It’s cold here, and trying to text or even place a phone call can be a finger-freezing task when you’re exposed to the elements. Freehands gloves let you reclaim the ability to press the buttons or touch screen on mobile devices without exposing all of your hands. The thumbs and forefingers on these gloves break away, and small magnets stop them from flopping around when disconnected.”
14 December 2008 | top
Real Simple
“How many times have you fumbled with your gloves when you’re phone was ringing—desperately trying to get them off so you can click the “answer” button? Or, lost a glove when you finally tore them off your hands to send that all-important text message or email? I’ve been there and don’t care to go back! Luckily, I don’t have to thanks to a great new glove—aptly named, Freehands.”
13 December 2008 | top
Black Book
“Don’t get caught answering your iPhone with your nose in the blistering cold (all of these touchscreen devices need real human flesh to work properly). Freehands gloves allow access to your pointer finger and thumb, and small magnets keep the segments of fabric from flopping around when folded back. $20 – $40.”
13 December 2008 | top
Gift Genius
“When normal people like us are presented with a problem, we complain until we have alienated all our friends and family. When creative mind Josh Rubin, founder and editor of Coolhunting.com, is presented with a problem, he comes up with a perfect solution. For example, take Freehands, his clever convertible-finger gloves lined with microfleece to keep out the cold. Apparently, he created them because he got tired of using his nose to answer his iPhone in the dead of winter. Simple.”
03 December 2008 | top
Fast Company
“You may have seen fingerless gloves before, but these are different. You only pull back the forefinger and thumb tips on each hand, and use the magnets available to keep the flaps from getting in your way. Have a tricky gadget maneuver to perform, like grab a photo or answer a phone call, just pull back and your finger tips are available to you immediately.”
03 December 2008 | top
Urbandaddy Chicago
“These new gloves limit your skin’s exposure with retractable “hoods” for just your index finger and thumb, allowing you to quickly punch out a message, then get back under cover.”
11 November 2008 | top
Thrillist
“Available in leather, “stretch”, and fleece, the index and thumb tips of these device-friendly gloves fold back and stay put with magnets, meaning you can give Old Man Winter the cozy middle finger without sacrificing your annoying goddamn texting habit.”
23 October 2008 | top
Gizmodo
“Freehands gloves are a cute idea: uncover the thumb and forefinger so you can operate capacitive touchscreens, like the iPhone’s, without removing your gloves.”
19 October 2008 | top
Cult of Mac
“If you live where the weather behooves you to go out without gloves or freeze your pinkies off, you’ve probably been caught fumbling for speed dial with warm woolies on.
These black leather or stretch gloves with flick-back fingers called Freehands let you “stay warm and keep in touch.” The fingertips stay back with magnets, a handy feature.”
16 October 2008 | top
Yahoo! Tech
Thanks to cool hunter Josh Rubin, we don’t have bring back the fingerless gloves trend or sport the Michael Jackson single-glove look anymore because he came up with a great solution: the Freehands gloves. The Freehands gloves are actually pretty cool since the fabric covering the index fingers and thumbs can be folded back to expose your fingertips. This in turn will help interact with your gadgets better without having to take off your gloves to send texts, type on your keyboard, play video games, and even answer your iPhone. Best of all, small magnets in the fingertips hold the folded tips back so they’ll always stay out of your way.
16 October 2008 | top
Ubergizmo
“This pair of Freehands Gloves is pretty unique since it allows you to continue using your iPhone normally in winter while keeping both your hands warm and cozy. Of course, a little bit of chill will enter each time you want to do some speed typing on your device, but that situation can be easily remedied once you’re done by closing the thumb and index finger tips.”
15 October 2008 | top
If It's Hip, It's Here
“Josh Rubin (of Cool Hunting) and his father, Stanley, have designed gloves with a patent-pending design which enables everyone with a mobile device to keep in touch, literally. A quick flick exposes your thumb and forefinger without removing your glove. Small magnets keep the tips from getting in your way.”
15 October 2008 | top
Electricpig
“Why is it everyone and his dog is launching a touch screen phone just as the season changes? Don’t they know we’ll get frostbite even trying to answer our iPhone 3G, BlackBerry Storm or Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, let alone texting or surfing? Freehands, the new winter tech essential, come to the rescue.”
15 October 2008 | top
CNET
“Cold weather isn’t something all of us have to contend with. But if you’re a business traveler who has to journey to the northern hemisphere near the end of the year, the Freehands gloves could be the ticket to keeping your hands warm while still allowing you to use your tech gadgets.”
15 October 2008 | top
Crunch Gear
“The guy who founded Cool Hunting—an online version of the “strange but true” section of your local newspaper—started Freehands, a company that creates gloves with removable fingertips. The idea here is that whenever you need to call someone, answer a text message or fiddle about on Google Maps you simply fold back the finger tip part and touch away.”
15 October 2008 | top
Quickly Bored
“Being from Canada and having the winter season soon approaching, I’m curious to see how my iPhone will hold up. I remember hearing back in the first gen iPhone days that cold weather makes the screen useless. I’ll be able to finally test this out. OR, I could just grab a pair of these Freehands leather gloves, and not worry about a thing. I know this has sort of been done before with Hot Paws and their mittens that convert to biker gloves, but this is for the tech geek in all of us.”
15 October 2008 | top
Textually
“An idea for a xmas present, spotted on Cool Hunting, FreeHands, for texting, sending email and playing games on your cell phone when it’s cold. The gloves come in leather, stretch or fleece.”
15 October 2008 | top
Theme Magazine
“With the season right around the corner, this might be the perfect gift for someone you know that just can’t tear themselves away from their cells – or just like to keep their hands warm.”
15 October 2008 | top
Notcouture
“Freehands- gloves in leather, stretch, fleece ~ with thumb/forefinger hoods for iphone/bberrying in the cold”
15 October 2008 | top
Boing Boing
“This may seem a bit superfluous to those of you who drive cars to work, but for city folk it solves a common problem. It’s a pain in the ass to have to strip off your gloves and hold them in your teeth or pocket just to dial a phone number or change a song.”
15 October 2008 | top
Cool Hunting
“Last winter I frequently answered my iPhone with my nose—an occasionally humorous but oftentimes frustrating solution to the conundrum of how to stay warm and take calls. This winter, with Freehands, that won’t be an issue.”
15 October 2008 | top
Our PR Company
If you are considering Freehands for an editorial opportunity, please contact Elisabeth Edelman at Cooke + Co:
elisabeth@cooke-co.com
+1.978.621.7500
05 October 2008 | top