Wearable Technologies’ Favorite April Fools’ Pranks

When announced the HTC Gluuv today they almost got us with a really professional website. Not exactly fancy looking  but we still saw some potential in the hologram feature of the glove.

HTC-Gluuv.png

 

But this bulky piece was not the only Wearable device gag today. Samsung and Toshiba also announced some crazy gloves. Samsung Electronics claimed having introduced its first all-over-hand wearable device featuring a flexible Super Emo-LED for the technology-sensitive consumer would be called Samsung Fingers. Samsung’s first wearable glove, adds incomparable convenience and attention to everyday life with features tailored to help you better feel life. See the mockups below:

Samsung-glove

 

And Toshiba cared enough for a good prank that the company even created a video for their gloves they creatively named DiGiT:

 

Last but not least Microsoft Germany announced wearable braces today and even pretended presenting the concept at a conference this week. How would you like wearing these?

Microsoft-braces

 

Did we miss out on another good prank? Let us know!

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Johanna Mischke
Johanna Mischke () is Editor-in-Chief at WT | Wearable Technologies – the pioneer and worldwide leading innovation and market development platform for technologies worn close to the body, on the body or even in the body. Besides being an expert for wearables and their broader ecosystem she is experienced in the startup world and international marketing. Johanna can be reached at j.mischke(at)wearable-technologies.com.