Gaming Support Glove Mystifies, Thrills

jasoncart writes "Have gaming accessories gone too far? According to a Ferrago review, the Danish company Steelpad have manufactured a gaming support glove, designed to be used with a mouse to get maximum accuracy in your favourite FPS. I wonder if it will go the way of the Power Glove?" The review says that the glove claims it "...will improve your accuracy by reducing the friction between the base of your wrist and whatever surface it comes into contact with. It will also give support to your wrist through its snug fit and the stiffness of the wrist band."

Comments

Cool gear for the sweaty gamer

[Txiasaeia]

Avault has a review here; they pretty much say that the support is useless but the glove itself is pretty sweet for keeping your sweat off the mouse and your wrist from getting rubbed to pieces by your mousepad.

Of course, since I don't have a mousepad, the only reason I'd get one is to wear it and say, "The Steel Gaming Glove... it's so bad!" FP too!

Old Idea

[DarkZero]

Gaming gloves are actually a very old idea. Back in the NES/SNES days, several third party accessory manufacturers sold thick fingerless gloves with some kind of material on the palms to improve your grip. I think it was originally supposed to save you some hand pain while using controllers designs that had sharp edges, such as the original NES controller, but they continued through into the 16-bit era as a tool for reducing hand sweat.

They seemed to die out around the PlayStation's debut, though, and for a reason that still mystifies me: For some reason, my hands never sweat while using the Dual Shock controller. In fact, I can't remember any of my friends having to stop and wipe their hands off on their pants during a gaming session since that time.

Carpal Tunnel

[Karplusan]

I think it could be one of the best inventions if it will help prevent teenagers from getting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in their 20's. Otherwise, they may be using one of these. Though they don't look too bad, I wonder what it would do to your FPS performance?

Re:Carpal Tunnel

[Farscry]

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is for wankers

You know, while this may seem like a troll comment, I have to admit that with enough wanking, you probably would develop carpal tunnel. Hmmm... guess I need to test that theory out!

This is a problem with mice

[HoneyBunchesOfGoats]

The problem, I think, is with current computer mice, not with our hands. I used to own a Logitech Mouseman Wheel (or something similarly named) which was about 6 inches long, so I could rest my entire hand on it. I guess mouse makers decided that looked ugly or something, so we're seeing mice that look a lot cooler, but aren't nearly as comfortable on the hands. (My last 2 mice have both been under 4 inches long.) Perhaps it's time to search ebay...