Get a grip: 18 winter gloves that work with smartphones, tablets

With the cold weather comes the smartphone owner’s challenge: how to keep hands warm while handling a touchscreen in freezing temps. Fortunately, there are plenty of winter gloves made for smartphone- and tablet-toting people (which include half of the adult population in the U.S., according to Pew Research Center). Conductive fabric lets you type, swipe and scroll on your capacitive touchscreen devices without exposing your digits. Escape winter’s chilly grip with these 18 touch-friendly options.

Agloves’ silver-coated nylon technology is woven into every fiber so the entire glove is touchscreen- friendly, not just the fingertips.

The Sport version ($25.99) is thicker and warmer than the original style .

Agloves added “gripper dots” to its new Grip Touch glove ($29.99) to give the wearer a better hold when handling slippery smartphones, tablets and e-readers. Like the rest of the Agloves lineup, the entire Grip Touch glove is touchscreen friendly.

The fleece glove liners inside REI’s heavy-duty Switchback gloves ($69.50) have conductive material at the tips of the thumbs and index fingers. The liners can be worn on their own or paired with the outer, waterproof gloves when you need more protection.

SmartWool’s wind- and weather-resistant PhD HyFi Training Glove ($40) incorporates touchscreen technology. It’s made of a blend of nylon, wool and elastane.

The thumb, index, and middle fingers of Isotoner’s smarTouch gloves have conductive thread that’s designed to work with touchscreen devices. The Wool Back versionfor men ($31.50) is lined with fleece.

Conductive thread woven throughout Isotoner’s smarTouch Mini Stripe gloves ($21) can convey electrical impulses to a touch screen.

Down fill brings warmth and insulation to the 180s Down glove ($65), and the company’s QuantumTouch technology -- which is worked into the leather palm -- provides the conductivity smartphone/tablet users want.

180s put its Tec Touch pods on the index finger and thumb of the fleece Lush gloves for women ($30).

Meant to be worn under another glove or mitten, the Burton Touchscreen Liner Glove ($17.95) has a membrane on the tip of the index finger and thumb to let you manipulate touchscreens. The liner is made with a stretch jersey fabric for flexibility.

The tip fabric on The North Face’s Etip Gloves has metallic silver bonded to the face. A silicone pattern on the palm is designed for a better grip. It’s available inwomen’s and men’s versions ($45).

Facet adds a warm, waterproof shell glove to The North Face’s original Etip Glove. The outer glove tackles the cold, while the interior liner glove delivers the touchscreen-friendly conductive fingertip patches and gripper palm. It’s available inwomen’s and men’s versions ($85).

Echo’s eLink fabric is knit into the index finger and thumb of each men’s Echo Touch wool glove ($78). The gloves are made of wool and spandex with leather detailing on the palm and index and middle fingers to prevent slipping.

For women, Echo offers ruffled ($38) and ruched ($42) versions of its Echo Touch gloves. They’re made of acrylic and polyester.

Timberland’s stretchy Touchscreen Gloves ($30) for menand women have touchscreen-friendly pads on the index finger and thumb. The shell and lining are polyester, and there’s a silicone patch on the palm for gripping.

There’s no obvious fingertip fabric on L.L. Bean’s Touchscreen Casual Leather Gloves ($59.95). Instead, the touchscreen technology runs throughout the leather fabric. The men’s and women’s gloves are lined with microfleece and insulted with Thinsulate.

Made of Polartec fabric, L.L. Bean’s Touchscreen Multisport Power Stretch Gloves ($29.95 for women and men) are water resistant and have conductive fabric on the first finger and thumb for operating a touchscreen.