Agloves

Agloves (pronounced “a-gloves”) was an American, privately held winter touchscreen glove company that made gloves which worked on all capacitive touchscreens.^[1] The company was based in Boulder, Colorado. Agloves were launched on September 29, 2010.^{[citation needed]} Jennifer Spencer, inventor of the gloves, served as the company’s CEO and President.^[2] The gloves incorporated silver-nylon yarn to conduct the body's bioelectricity to the touchscreen device.^[3][4] Agloves won several awards including Best New Product and Best New Company from 2011 Stevie Awards;^[5] and the Innovation Quotient Award from the Boulder County Business Report.^[6]

As of May 10, 2013, Agloves closed their business for personal reasons.^[7]

In August 2014 AGloves, its rights and patents were purchased by NY based Prolific Innovations LLC which continued to bring the AGlove to the marketplace.

References

1. . CommentCaMarche (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
2. Gold, Elizabeth. "Agloves Makes Touch Screens Winter Friendly." Boulder County Business Report [Boulder] 02 Sept. 2011. 02 Sept. 2011. Web. 18 Nov. 2011. <http://www.bcbr.com/article.asp?id=59551>. ^{[failed verification]}
3. Stone, Helena. "Agloves Are Afforable Gloves for IPad, IPhone and Other Touchscreen Devices." Chip Chick. Chip Chick, 11 Oct. 2010. Web. 18 Nov. 2011. <http://www.chipchick.com/2010/10/agloves-touchscreen-gloves.html>. ^{[failed verification]}
4. "Agloves Give Full 10-finger Gloved Touchscreen Functionality - Image 1 of 4." Gizmag | New and Emerging Technology News. Gizmag, Jan. 2011. Web. 18 Nov. 2011. <http://www.gizmag.com/agloves-touchscreen-gloves/16807/picture/123839/>.
5. . Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
6. "11 Claim IQ Awards for Innovation." Editorial. Boulder County Business Report 25 Aug. 2011. http://www.bcbr.com/article.asp?id=59424. 25 Aug. 2011. Web. 18 Nov. 2011. <http://www.bcbr.com/article.asp?id=59424>.
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