# Atlas Gloves Control Google Earth with Hand Gestures By Mike Weldon | Published 2006-09-14 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atlas-gloves-control-google-earth-with-hand-gestures References: [coolest-gadgets](http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20060913/atlas-gloves-control-google-earth-with-hand-gestures/) & [atlasgloves.org](http://www.atlasgloves.org/diy) Do you want to learn how to create your own Google Earth interface? Atlas Gloves has created the step by step instructions to start you on your way. From Atlas Gloves: Making your own Atlas Gloves is easy, cheap and fast. In 5 minutes and about $8 you can have your own pair of Atlas Gloves and practically have the world in your hands. We have documented the way we recommend making Atlas Gloves though you might find a thousand other ways to make them. (if you do, send us photos, we would love to see what you come up with) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 79% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Hand Gesture Interaction:** The trend of using hand gestures to interact with technology, such as controlling Google Earth, presents disruptive innovation opportunities in user interface design and virtual reality applications. - **DIY Wearable Technology:** The trend of creating DIY wearable technology, like Atlas Gloves, opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the maker community and personalized tech accessories. - **Affordable Tech Tools:** The trend of developing affordable tech tools, such as inexpensive gloves for controlling Google Earth, creates disruptive innovation opportunities in accessibility and democratization of technology. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Consumer Electronics:** The consumer electronics industry can benefit from the disruptive innovation opportunity of integrating hand gesture interaction into their products, enabling more intuitive and immersive user experiences. - **Fashion and Accessories:** The fashion and accessories industry can explore the disruptive innovation opportunity of incorporating DIY wearable technology like Atlas Gloves into their product offerings, creating smart and stylish tech accessories. - **Virtual Reality:** The virtual reality industry can leverage the disruptive innovation opportunity of hand gesture interaction, as seen in the use of Atlas Gloves, to enhance user immersion and interaction in virtual environments. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Haptic Feedback VR Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/haptx-g1.md) - [Tactile VR Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tactglove.md) - [Membrane-Equipped VR Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diver-x.md) - [Metaverse Haptic Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/haptic-gloves.md) - [Wearable Tech Interfaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meta-smart-wristband.md) - [Key-Typing Headgarments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gboard-cap.md) - [Ultra-Accurate Motion Capture Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manus-xsens-metagloves.md) - [Intuitive Gesture-Control Mouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tactigon-skin-wearable-mouse.md) - [Haptic VR Controller Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/senseglove-nova-2.md)