Introduction: Bluetooth Glove: Talk to the Hand!
Step 1: Disassemble the Headset
- the single button
- the speaker
- the microphone
- the charging jack
Step 2: Extend the Reach of the Parts
My next step was to add more wire to each of the components I wanted to attach to different parts of the glove. The speaker and mike had wires attached already so I was able to simply splice more in. I had to desolder the button and the charging jack from the circuit board in order to attach wires to them. I had access to a nice microscope which made the desoldering and resoldering much easier. Also, it's really cool to look at circuit boards under a microscope! If you ever have the chance to do this, I highly recommend it.
Next I laid out my pieces on the glove to see how best to arrange them. I wanted the speaker at my thumb, and the mike at my pinky finger. The battery and circuit board and charger, I decided to put at the back of the wrist as I figured they'd be less in the way there. The button I wanted to have in the middle of my palm so I could hit it with my fingers when i was curling them down into the talk position.
Step 3: Sew the Board In
I carefully snipped some of the threads holding the hem of the glove down, in the back, until I had just enough of a hole to slip the circuit board and battery inside. I snipped a tiny hole right at the hem and stitched around it by hand using buttonhole stitch, for the battery charger. I placed this by feel, letting the wire go wherever, and sewed the charger down with a lot of thread wrapped around it. The circuit board and battery actually got caught a little on the knit fibers, and did not need to be sewn in place (this was lucky because later I had to take them out to fix a solder joint I'd broken).
Step 4: Sew in the Speaker and Microphone
For the speaker and mike, I laid the wires out and pushed the components just barely through the finger holes where I wanted them to sit. I put the glove on and pinned them in place from the outside, including along the wires running back to the circuit board. Then I turned the whole thing inside out (very gingerly) and sewed the wires down with a loose running stitch. It needs a certain amount of give in order not to show on the outside, or pull when you put it on.
Step 5: Extend and Sew Down the Button
The button was a little more complicated because I could not use the button included with the phone as it was incorporated into the circuit board and I had to destroy it to get at its terminals. I found a reclaimed button off of some broken device or other, but tiny momentary buttons are easy to find at electronics suppliers if you have no broken devices on hand. I soldered a wire to each of the terminals of the button on the circuit board, and the other end of each wire to one of the leads of the button. I checked which leads by using a continuity checker on my multimeter - I just found two leads that weren't continuous when the button was up, but were continuous when it was pressed.
Once I had it soldered together, i simply sewed it in place the same as the speaker and mike. I placed the button in the middle of my palm, where I could easily press it with my middle finger.
Step 6: Charge 'er Up
Plug in the charging cable if the battery might be low, and then put the glove on and push the button to talk! Or, you know, however your headset worked.
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63 Comments
6 years ago
Yeah, Indestructability Man said it. I love the concept, but none of these are suitable for really cold and possibly windy conditions. Working on how to do this with extreme-weather gloves.
9 years ago
You can buy these, http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=bluetooth_accessories&product=8012419
9 years ago
which wire/cables do i need to extend?
10 years ago on Introduction
You can get them for between $0 and $5 US.
10 years ago on Introduction
Does anybody think you can take apart a bluetooth headset and add it to a hat. I would like to add it to a snapback, not a beanie though.
11 years ago on Introduction
I did a similar build for Halloween. I was inspector gadget and wanted the full effect of the gadget phone. I had the microphone in the pinky and the earpiece in the thum. I added a pull-out fake antennae for looks. (The other glove had the gadget light/uv/laser pointer in the finger.) The only problem I had was my soldering was garbage so it broke after the first wear. I should have used hot glue to make it stronger. Very cool build, I'm glad that someone shared this idea.
11 years ago on Step 6
This would be epic as an Inspector Gadget prop.
Someday this shall be one of my projects. Good job. ^-^
11 years ago on Introduction
Awesome!!!!! :D this is so cool! once i get a phone, im going to do this!
12 years ago on Introduction
This is soooo original!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML5p3aAVS5g
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
yea thats the original + its better jk. they are both good
11 years ago on Introduction
Love it!
11 years ago on Introduction
Maxwell Smart would have scoffed at this. How would that look- talking into your glove? Ha! Ridiculous Chief!
I want one :)
12 years ago on Step 6
I think it would be a great idea for any type of glove, (if you have the skill to put it together correctly), ill try it out maybe with my pair for skiing :D
12 years ago on Introduction
hahahaha awsome
12 years ago on Introduction
oh thats cool ima try it
12 years ago on Introduction
All I have to say is "Go Go Gadget Phone!"
I love it!
12 years ago on Introduction
This is so cool! Well done! I have a sister who sews very well, and I'm going to ask her to help me work on this! Good job!
12 years ago on Step 6
EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12 years ago on Introduction
I've been considering making an Inspector Gadget phone glove, this Instructable is perfect! Thank you!
12 years ago on Introduction
WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brilliant idea, conception and execution