Foot-in, Collingwood-ready, with Sorels "Cheyanne Reserve" and "Caribou Wool" winter boots

If there is anything in my 29-years on this earth that I've learned from my mother about Canadian winters, it's to always make sure my feet, hands and head are kept warm. Whereas my hands and head are a different story entirely (pun intended), thanks to Sorel Footwear and the boots pictured above, my Jewish mother can rest easy knowing that my feet will stay warm and dry even in the coldest of conditions. 

Let's take a quick look at both boots respectively and talk about why they're both amazing in their own unique right.

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Review: Glider Gloves touchscreen gloves

We've seen all types of gloves that allow you to use touchscreens. From thick wool gloves with particles to skinny gloves with conductive strips. Some are cumbersome and others lack accuracy. Glider Gloves hopes to offer users the best of both world's with their unique approach.

Whether we like it or not, we interact with our smartphones and tablets more than ever before. Now that the colder weather requires we keep our fingers warm, it becomes a big hassle to have to remove our gloves to answer a phone call or look up information. Products like Glider Gloves (Starting at $24.99) enable users to manipulate their touchscreens without taking off their gloves.   

I've been using the Glider gloves most of Fall Season and found them to be perfect for stashing in my coat pocket for when it gets a bit too cold. Using the gloves on various mobile devices presented no problem as they managed to control touch screens quite well. The Glider gloves also proved to be quite quite warm and very comfortable.

For colder weather, the thicker Winter Style variant of the Glider Gloves might be a better idea as I found that the tips of my fingers still felt cold despite wearing the gloves, so your mileage will vary.

Glider Gloves are some of the best types of these touchscreen capable products we've used and they are a vast improvement over other gloves that felt a little rought and didn't handle as nicely. They are worth considering for anyone who has to be out in the cold and absolutely needs to interact with their mobile devices.

4 out of 5

Review: Glove.ly touchscreen gloves

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Some smartphones like the Nokia Lumia 920 allow touch screen control even with gloves on. But for iPhones and the majority of Android devices, users have no option in cold weather but to take theif fingers out of their gloves in order to interface with their devices. We've seen gloves that have capacitive tips, but these are often bulky and generally unattractive. Glove.ly solves the problem with a little bit of style.

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