Zanier, an Austrian company, has decided that they want to put a GPS receiver inside of some ski gloves. While I applaud the move to cram GPS into everything we possibly can, is this really necessary? The glove will do more than simply track your altitude, speed and distance traveled, all of which will be available for download once you are safety back at the ski lodge through a USB port. It will also serve as a GPS navigation device as well. Need help finding your car? Have time while doing a double diamond trail to see where you are at? The X-Plore.XGX will give you all you need to make those things happen.

In addition to being a passive GPS tracking device, the ski gloves will also keep your hands nice and toasty. They will use Gore-Tex X-Trafit, a high quality material designed to optimize the sensation of touch while still keeping the hand protected and warm.

The power source for this glove / passive tracker combo will come from a Lithium Ion battery which will presumably be recharged via a USB connector.

In all, I don’t see very many people using a pair of tracking gloves. Sure, there might be some uber rich, techno-geek, or survivalist that wants these gloves for their collection, but the average skier is probably going to pass on these for now. Even though Zanier has not released a price for these puppies, I doubt that they are going to be cheap – which means that they are going to be reserved as a luxury item for the rich or as a necessity for the crazy. If you are the type of person that has to have this type of thing, then just wait 10 years and you will be able to find passive GPS tracking ski gloves for dirt cheap.

Source: GPSObsessed

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