The problem with living in Minnesota and being an Apple user is winter. When the snow starts to fall the last thing you want to do is take your gloves off so you can use your touch screen to play a song, check Twitter, or send an email that you need a Saint Bernard to come get you. Fortunately Telefingers makes gloves that come with materials in the thumb, index, and middle finger that allow you to use your iOS device (and, presumably, other touch screens) without exposing your digits to the cold.

A recent patent filing from Apple shows that they may be working on a pair of gloves that not only protects your hand from the weather but allows you to use your touchscreen phone (I’m sure Apple hopes for this to be for your iPhone). Since touchscreen phones use the electrical impulse on your fingertips, the Apple patent describes a system that would reproduce this pulse. The gloves would contain an aperture or ring link device or cap on the fingertips that could be removed when it comes time to use your phone. When not in use, your gloves could remain weatherproof.