Reusch's Solaris ski gloves pack internal warmers

While you've got your H-Bomb to keep you nice and toasty while surfing through chilly waters, and the Airvantage vest to keep your chest warm while braving the bitter cold, even the most hardcore skiers will probably admit that their fingertips go numb just a few hours after they hit the slopes. Reusch's latest pair of high-end ski gloves looks to solve the chilly finger dilemma (sans USB power), as the new Solaris gloves pack iThermX heating technology, which was developed by Interactive Wear AG. Beneath the supple exterior is an electronics unit with a 16-bit microcontroller that "manages the intelligent power and temperature control and executes application-specific programmable heating algorithms," effectively turning up the heat whenever a user-selected temperature is reached. The heat is powered by two flat, lightweight Li-ion batteries, which can purportedly provide a hand-based oven for "around five hours" before needing to hit up the lodge for a quick recharge. There's even an onboard selector / LED indicator to switch from constant heat to "temperature-defined heating," and while we've no idea just how pricey these gloves will end up being, we're fairly sure any skier who has dealt with freezing fingers will do nearly anything to own them.

[shirizaki @ Jan 29th 2007 8:53PM]

I like the ski glove, it's so warm!

[NightWind @ Jan 29th 2007 9:58PM]

"sans USB"

:(

[Sinbios @ Jan 30th 2007 1:40AM]

This stuff has been in motorcycle gloves for ages.

[gear @ Jan 30th 2007 5:25AM]

Why doesn't anyone make a heated bicycle glove?

[cacadodo666 @ Jan 30th 2007 9:49PM]

vader's hand was found 20+ years afet luke cut it

[Anal Avenger @ Feb 4th 2007 5:16AM]

Things should relly warm up if those Li-ion batteries pull their little 'up in flames' trick that they did on laptops not too long ago. Har!