Heated gloves were such an obvious idea, especially after USB appeared, and became the most convenient way to stay warm. The only problem is the one that all gloves have: they don't work well with touch screens and are clumsy when it comes to fast use of a computer keyboard and/or gaming controllers, so they aren't exactly a gamer's first choice. The solution is also an obvious idea but nobody had thought of it until the Thanko Gaming Tepokka Heated Gloves came along: you just need to cut the fingers off!
Of course, there are other things to consider and the Thanko Gaming Tepokka Heated Gloves have them all covered: since part of the fingers is missing, the warming mechanism needs to be strong enough to compensate and with three modes/lvels starting from 40°C (104°F) and going up to 50°C (122°F), your hands are warm no matter the temperature. The fabric of the gloves is stretchy, so your movements won't be limited, and as for power, they hook up to any 5 V 2 A USB power source. And since they come with a split cable that powers both of them, the gloves don't hog your USB ports either!
Specs and Features:
- Cut-off fingers and stretchy fabric for more freedom of movement
- One-touch setting of temperature
- Both gloves can be powered from one battery
- Modes: low, medium, high
- Temperature (with 5,000 mAh mobile battery): high approx. 50°C (122°F), medium approx. 45°C (113°F), low approx. 40°C (104°F)
- Max. operation time (with 5,000 mAh mobile battery): high approx. 3 hours, medium approx. 3.5 hours, low approx. 4 hours
- Dimensions (hand length x palm circumference): approx. 13 x 21 cm (5.1 x 8.3")
- Weight (both: approx. 65 g (2.3 oz)
- Power supply: 5 V 2 A or higher (USB)
- Materials: polyester, spandex, polyurethane
- Cable length: Type-C side approx. 750 mm (2.5 ft), Type-A side approx. 360 mm (1.2 ft)
- Comes with 2-port USB Type-C cable
- Battery not included
- Instructions/manual: Japanese