# Tech-Savvy Winter Wear Stay in 'Touch' with Your Apple Products with the FIVEPOINT Gloves By Amanda Chang | Published 2010-11-28 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fivepoint-gloves References: [notcot.org](http://www.notcot.org/post/36269/) & [fivepointgloves](http://www.fivepointgloves.com/) Get ready for a brand new iPod/[iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-pocket)/iPad experience with the new FIVEPOINT gloves. The FIVEPOINT gloves are designed to keep you warm and in 'touch' with your touchscreen products. Not convinced? Not only do these gloves have touchscreen capabilities, but they also enable precision input, which allows you to interact with all five points on each hand. Need a last-minute gift idea? Get someone the FIVEPOINT gloves! **Implications** - In today's tech-driven society, consumers have forged very strong relationships with a variety of devices including smartphones, laptops, [iPhones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twelve-south) or [iPads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-crayon-pro). Such consumers are very surprisingly unwilling to go even an hour without access to their favorite gadgets. Companies and businesses that can create products or concepts that allow these individuals with convenient and uninterrupted use of their preferred devices will see big returns. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 59% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Touchscreen Winter Wearables:** There is a growing trend in creating winter wearables that cater to the increasing technology usage of consumers. - **Precision Input Gloves:** With FIVEPOINT Gloves already out on the market, similar products with enhanced precision input capabilities can be developed for consumers. - **Smartphone-driven Premium Textiles:** Companies can cater to tech-savvy customers by integrating functionality and style in products like gloves, jackets, and hats that are designed for premium smartphone usage. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion:** The growing trend of touchscreen winter wearables presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for fashion brands to integrate technology in their creations. - **Consumer Electronics:** The increasing demand for products like the FIVEPOINT Gloves highlights an opportunity for companies in the consumer electronics field to expand their product offerings to wearable technology. - **Sports and Outdoors:** Companies in the sports and outdoor industry can offer enhanced gloves, jackets, and other winter wearables that enable optimal usage of smartphones and other devices even while on the go. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Smart Running Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/weather-glove.md) - [Cold Weather Photography Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pgytech-photography-gloves.md) - [Graphene-Infused Heated Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graphene-heated-gloves.md) - [Rugged Icy Warehouse Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/endurance-active-touch-glove.md) - [Rugged All-Season Glove Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/giver-4-season-gloves.md) - [Tactile VR Gloves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tactglove.md) - [Human-Computer Interaction Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tech-at-meta.md) - [Intuitive Gesture-Control Mouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tactigon-skin-wearable-mouse.md) - [Wearable Athlete Smartphone Controllers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/easy-control-wearable-remote.md)