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The Rapael smart glove up close at CES

While the Rapael smart glove looks like a badass game controller, it has a bigger aim: to help you rehabilitate common wrist and hand injuries.

Patrick Holland
Patrick Holland has been a phone reviewer for CNET since 2016. He is a former theater director who occasionally makes short films. Patrick has an eye for photography and a passion for everything mobile. He is a colorful raconteur who will guide you through the ever-changing, fast-paced world of phones, especially the iPhone and iOS. He used to co-host CNET's I'm So Obsessed podcast and interviewed guests like Jeff Goldblum, Alfre Woodard, Stephen Merchant, Sam Jay, Edgar Wright and Roy Wood Jr.
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The Rapael smart glove

The Rapael smart glove is made by the South Korean company Neofect. Its purpose is to help a patient rehab their hand and wrist injuries.

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The smart glove is packed with sensors that interact with the Rapael app.

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The app's games/exercises target muscles by having the patient focus on specific movements such as chopping food.

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The glove will come in two versions: one for clinical use and one for home use.

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A spokesperson told me they chose to name the glove Rapael based on "raphael," which means "God is healer."

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