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Turn your favorite analog watch into a smartwatch with Chronos

Have you always wanted to have smartwatch features but haven’t wanted to give up your favorite analog watch? Now you don’t have to trade your watch for an expensive new one when you add the Chronos smart disc to the back of your existing watch.

The Chronos smart disc pairs via Bluetooth with your smartphone to add basic smartwatch features to your old-school watch like:

  • Fitness Tracking
  • Music Control
  • Notification Alerts
  • Tap to Find Your Phone

The stainless steel disc uses micro-suction tech to stick to the back side of your watch so it sits between the back of the watch and your wrist. The disc has LEDs that flash different colors for notifications, and it can vibrate too.

Chronos has a built-in battery that lasts up to 2 days before it needs to be recharged using its included wireless charger.

The Chronos Smart Disc is available now for $99.95. You can read more about it at wearchronos.com and you can buy one from The Grommet.

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Turn your favorite analog watch into a smartwatch with Chronos originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 29, 2017 at 9:37 am.

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This fitness tracker may soon be iconic, the Fitbit Ionic

The fitness tracker wars seem to be heating up again. Misfit is releasing a new fitness tracker this summer and now Fitbit is releasing the Ionic fitness tracker which is designed to cut into the Apple Watch market. 

With a built in heart rate monitor, sleep tracking, built in GPS, and water resistance of up to 50 meters, the Ionic is setting itself up to be a top contender in the fitness tracker market. Powered by a Lithium-polymer battery, the Ionic has a 4+ day battery life with the ability to fully recharge in about two hours.

The Ionic will sync with Mac OS X 10.6 and up, Apple iPhone 4S and later, iPad 3 generation and later, and Windows 10 devices. Fitbit is taking pre-orders for the Ionic with the base model starting at $299.99. With the fitness tracker wars heating up let’s see if Fitbit can land the first decisive shot.

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This fitness tracker may soon be iconic, the Fitbit Ionic originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 28, 2017 at 12:00 pm.

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The KLAX Axe head is an EDC multi-tool for lumberjacks and lumberjills

The next time you go out into the forest to camp or hike, leave your axe at home and just take the KLAX Lumberjack Head from Klecker Knives.

The KLAX head is a stainless steel axe that does more than chop down trees. It features additional tools like a knife blade, hammer head, hex wrenches, bottle opener, ruler, and more.

The KLAX Head uses a special clamp so you can attach it to a handle that you supply yourself. That means that you can pack the KLAX without the handle and scrounge around for a limb when you need to use it. This saves space in your pack. Of course, you’ll need to find a limb to use it 🙂

You can read more about the KLAX Lumberjack Axe Head at kleckerknives.com and you can order one for $149.99 from Amazon.

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The KLAX Axe head is an EDC multi-tool for lumberjacks and lumberjills originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 28, 2017 at 11:00 am.

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This Bluetooth speaker uses the sun to blast Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do

Chances are that you own a Bluetooth speaker. I bet there’s also a good chance that your Bluetooth speaker’s battery is dead when you want to use it to play some of your favorite tunes. With the E.TUNES Bluetooth Speaker from Renogy, that won’t be a problem for you ever again because the E.TUNES is powered by the sun.

The E.TUNES Bluetooth 4.2 speaker is perfect for use outdoors it has a built in solar panel that will keep the speaker playing by converting the sun’s rays into power.

The speaker has a IPX6 rating, which means it’s splash proof so a little rain won’t hurt it. The E.TUNES also features an LED flashlight with an SOS mode, and a 5,000 mAH rechargeable battery that you can use to recharge other devices like your smartphone.

The Renogy E.TUNES Portable Solar Power Bluetooth Speaker is priced at $134.99 from Amazon.

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This Bluetooth speaker uses the sun to blast Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 28, 2017 at 9:00 am.

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This vampire isn’t afraid of garlic

We can all use a little extra iron(y) in our diet and Gracula is here to help with that. Gracula from Animi Causa is a cute little kitchen helper that makes the task of garlic crushing way less scary.

Put a few cloves in the mini vampire’s cloak. Put the head on top and give it a few twists.

You’re left with crushed garlic and stink free fingers.

If you would like to get your own Gracula, head over to www.animicausa.com. You can order one for $16.99 but be aware that they are on back order until the middle of September.

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