Look, I admit that sweaty thumbs aren’t even considered one of my high 10 issues whereas gaming, however for these frightened about thumb sweat wrecking your KDA in Fortnite or Call of Duty: Mobile (????), then Razer’s obtained you coated.

Razer calls them Gaming Finger Sleeves, however see the picture above and let’s let’s name this stuff what they are surely: thumb condoms.

Razer says its $10 cell gaming thumb condoms, which are available grey with neon inexperienced highlights and are created from a mixture of nylon, spandex, and silver fiber cloth, are “woven with high-sensitivity silver fiber for enhanced aim and control,” whereas “our breathable sleeves keep your fingers deadly cool in the heat of battle.” I’m undecided whose fingers sweat profusely whereas enjoying Fortnite, however, OK!

Critically, not like the type of latex finger cots you would possibly see at your physician’s workplace or utilized by different medical professionals, Razer’s gaming condoms characteristic conductive silver fiber to make sure that your smartphone can nonetheless acknowledge your thumbs whereas additionally “reducing friction” and delivering “maximum accuracy.” It’s additionally essential to notice that though Razer claims its gaming condoms are suitable with “most mobile gaming devices,” there’s an opportunity the sleeves may not work proper in your telephone, or presumably may not be as helpful on older gaming handhelds like a Nintendo 3DS, which depends on a resistive touchscreen as an alternative of a extra fashionable capacitive contact show.

Razer’s gaming sleeves measure simply 0.8mm thick, however there’s nearly certain to be a slight studying curve for anybody who’s used to gaming au naturel. But Razer says its thumb condoms are one-size-fits-all, and, effectively, we’ll simply depart it at that.

The level of Razer’s cell gaming sleeves is to assist wick moisture away out of your thumbs and fingers, whereas additionally letting these round that you just ain’t no informal gamer. And whereas the sleeves’ silver fiber may not have a profit when enjoying video games with a controller or keyboard, there’s nothing stopping you from utilizing them whereas enjoying console or PC video games too.

You solely get a pair of sleeves in every $10 pack, so it’s possible you’ll want to purchase a few additional pairs for those who really feel the necessity to defend extra digits from the hazards of dampness whereas gaming. Unfortunately, for folks frightened about sweaty palms probably affecting your grip, you’ll have to look elsewhere. But hey, perhaps Razer is testing the water earlier than making full-on gaming gloves sooner or later.