A new technology which allows leather gloves to mimic human touch in order to enable use with touch-screen device has been adapted by several glove manufacturing companies.

US-based GLT Technovations introduced the patent-pending TouchTec technology for leather and textiles in 2009. TouchTec enabled leather was originally designed for, and tested by, the US military and first responders, and has now been adapted by snowboard companies (including Burton and Celtek) and fashion brands (including Fownes Brothers and Company, Gaspar Gloves and Grandoe Corp).

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