Wearable technology has been bringing devices that were once only considered fictional. The latest buzz is a glove phone that allows user to listen and talk to someone using one's thumb and pinky.
Some of the most recent innovations include the Google Glass, smart watches and fitness bracelets but British designer Sean Miles, director of prototyping for Windsor-based company Designworks, introduced a glove phone prototype fitted with a mic and earpiece. The glove phone connects to a handset via Bluetooth.
According to a report on BBC, the glove phone was designed by Miles for O2 Recycling, a company that pushes for sustainability by encouraging consumers to recycle their gadgets for cash. He was approached by the company to experiment at will.
In the video featured on BBC, Miles told correspondent Dougal Shaw that the design of the glove phone is pretty simple. He argues that using the working gloves is more natural than having a Bluetooth earpiece.
"The challenge was really focused on integrating the technology with the fabric of the glove. We really wanted to get something together that was part of your everyday life and was useful," Miles explained.
The glove phone can be charged using a USB wire and works completely wireless once it is juiced up.
"We looked at a lot of wearable technologies in the studio and really were focusing on bringing together a technology and an everyday item of clothing that will just allow you to go about your daily life without interfering and getting in the way of performing everyday task," Miles added.
The glove phone will not be produced commercially and was just purely experimental.
For fans of Inspector Gadget, a late 1990s American cartoon series, the glove phone of the British designer is quite similar to the "handset" of the techie detective.
Miles has been in the business of making some unique wearable technologies in the past. One of his bizarre ideas that caught the attention of the tech world is a smartphone shoe. The ringing footwear made the headlines back in February.
Designworks Windsor, a product design consultancy established in 1991, has studios in the United Kingdom, Australia and Hong Kong.
See how the glove phone works in the video below:
