I seem to have shorter fingers than your average glove-wearer so I find that my gloves always have a redundant bit at the end of the fingers and thumb which bunches up and makes any dextrous task difficult.
I am also a frequent texter, to the extent that I once send 900 in a month (there was a geologist involved and in the scheme of things it wasn't the most ridiculous thing I've ever done in the name of love).
During the current cold snap I have rediscovered how difficult it is to text whilst wearing gloves, so I propose a glove with a small hole on the pad of the thumb, enabling good contact with the key pad. For very cold climates, the glove would come with a small thumb-hood to cover the hole in the pauses between texts.-- hazel, Jan 29 2004 Try these out. http://www.fun-inc....Page-7/Thimbles.jpg [skinflaps, Oct 17 2004] http://costumeprops...m/item.asp?PID=3098 http://costumeprops.com/item.asp?PID=3098Gloves to be worn for extrication. [oneoffdave, Oct 17 2004] You know this one is baked because I have seen it. But I could not find anything on google. also what about a small plastic solid extention at the tip of the glove. That way you dont have to expose your fingers to the cold and can still text away.-- nomadic_wonderer, Jan 29 2004 nom has the right idea, sew shirt buttons to the ends of your fingertips (gloves, silly!)-- po, Jan 29 2004 I still have the problem of excess material at the fingertip, but perhaps that's just a wouldn't it be nice if glove manufacturers made gloves with different finger lengths-- hazel, Jan 29 2004 grow your fingernails a little longer...-- po, Jan 29 2004 Start texting with mitts - if you can text with mitts on, you can do anything ...-- Letsbuildafort, Jan 29 2004 But if it's chilly [skin] my skin might stick to the thimble.-- hazel, Jan 29 2004 thats it. you need voice messaging!-- nomadic_wonderer, Jan 29 2004 I could just ring people, but where's the fun in that?!-- hazel, Jan 29 2004 messaging with that weird character placement is more fun than just calling someone?-- nomadic_wonderer, Jan 29 2004 depends what you write [nom]...-- hazel, Jan 29 2004 You could get those gloves used for shooting that have thumb and index finger covers that fold back. Alternatively get a pair of gloves designed for the emergency services to use at RTA's. The pair I have allow you to still take a pulse whilst wearing them and I can text and type with them on [link].-- oneoffdave, Jan 30 2004 random, halfbakery