Monday is National Dog Day so take your dog for a walk and count your steps with a free Huawei Band 3e fitness tracker!

CONTEST NEWS – Next Monday (August 26th) is National Dog Day, which is a day to honor every breed of dog and to be aware of how many dogs need to be rescued.

To celebrate this day, Huawei encourages dog owners to get active and take their four-legged friends on a walk and while you’re walking, you can track your activity with a Huawei Band 3e fitness tracker. This wrist or shoe worn fitness tracker is a watch that also collects fitness data like steps, distance, calories burned, and sleep details using the Huawei Health App.


If you opt to wear the tracker on your shoe using the included clip while you’re on a walk/run with your dog, it will also record step length, landing impact, total time, and more. The Band 3e pairs with your phone and buzzes when you receive a notification or if you’ve been sitting too long and need to get up and move.

For an entry-level fitness tracker, the Huawei Band 3e has a nice set of features and Huawei has offered 2 free bands for The Gadgeteer to give away today to our readers! To win one, see the details and rules below.

Prizes:

Two people will be chosen to win one Huawei Band 3e fitness tracker watch.

How to enter (please read carefully – any missed steps and your entry will be disqualified):

Between now and 08/23/2019 midnight EST leave a comment on this page answering the question below.

If you have a dog, what’s its name and breed? If you don’t have a dog, what breed would you get if you could have one?

 

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At some point on 08/24/2019, I’ll pick two random winners using random.org. The winners will be contacted by email and will have 48 hrs to claim their prizes. If I do not receive an answer to my emails in that time period, I’ll do other random.org drawings till the prizes are claimed.

Rules:

1. Only one entry per person (warning: I check IP addresses).

2. Gadgeteer writers and their immediate family members may not enter this contest.

3. the-gadgeteer.com is not responsible for any lost packages due to incorrect shipping addresses.

4. the-gadgeteer.com is not responsible for the winner not accepting their prize offer within 48hrs. The winner will be posted on this contest page, in the contest page comment section and will be emailed using the email provided in the comment section. Check your spam folder.

5. Winner must have a US shipping address.

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Monday is National Dog Day so take your dog for a walk and count your steps with a free Huawei Band 3e fitness tracker! originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 21, 2019 at 11:00 am.

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Your pet needs a rocket ship

NEWS – Xiaomi has designed the Moestar Spaceship Smart Pet Nest, a rocketship-looking little pod for small cats and dogs that gives them a comfortable place to hang out.  It has interior LED lighting and heating and cooling; it can monitor your pet’s sleep cycle and detect any accidental poop.  All of these features can be controlled via a mobile app.  The two entry holes are only 7.5 inches in diameter, and it’s designed for cats under 18 pounds and dogs under 9 pounds.  The Moestar is being crowdfunded and is scheduled to start selling in China for just over $50 this fall; there’s no launch date for the US.

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Your pet needs a rocket ship originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 19, 2019 at 10:00 am.

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Turn your kitty into Simba from the Lion King!

NEWS – Here’s a quick one for you today that should make you smile unless your heart is made of granite. It’s a wig, for a cat. Yes, it’s a thing and if you have a cat, then you need one. Now! Just slip this lion mane hat/wig over your cat’s head and if you survive, you’ll get a good laugh out of your little Lion King. If you don’t survive, well then, sorry about your luck. For the adventurous among you, head over the OMG Adorables, where you can buy the lion mane cat hat for $9.99. You can also find them on Amazon including one for your dog.

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Turn your kitty into Simba from the Lion King! originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 26, 2019 at 11:57 am.

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Cooling Pup will help your pooch beat the summer heat

NEWS – With the recent heatwave, many of us searched for ways to keep our drinks cold. For most of us cooling off a drink is as simple as tossing ice into it but, what about our dogs drinking water? The Cool Pup is a neat idea for keeping your dogs water chilled even on the hottest summer days.

Cool Pup is a two-piece cooling bowl system that keeps your dog’s water cold for hours. The bowl has a clear acrylic base with a blue gel-like insert. The insert is what does the job of keeping your pups water cold. Just freeze the insert overnight, place it into the acrylic base, and fill it with water. Now your dog will have cold water to drink all day long.

The bowl has a sleek, modern look and the acrylic base makes it durable. Perfect for indoor or outdoor use. And cold water outside on a hot summer day is essential for your best friend. The Cool Pup cooling pet bowl is available for $19.99 from Amazon.

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Cooling Pup will help your pooch beat the summer heat originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 25, 2019 at 10:00 am.

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Keep your pet hydrated in the heat with gravity water dispenser

NEWS – My dog has a beautiful black coat that gets super hot in the summer sun. I refill her water bowl an awful lot, but when I realized she was waking me in the night not for a potty break but to drink out of our pool, I decided we needed a better way to keep her hydrated.

The Amazon Basics Self-Dispensing Gravity Pet Feeder and Waterer does the trick, with a one-gallon jug that releases water into the bowl, replenishing itself as your pet drinks it. 

A spill-proof connector, screwed into the bottom of the bottle, makes it easy to fill and pop into place without creating any unnecessary puddles on your floor. It’s hand washable and easy to clean. And the clear bottle makes it obvious to determine when she needs a refill. 

Built-in handles give you a nice grip when repositioning it. And non-skid feet help the bowl section grip to the floor and stay in place.

My thirsty pup is a messy drinker (aren’t they all?), so we place our watering contraption inside a heavy-duty boot tray to contain the splashes.

As of writing this, the gravity dispenser had 4.3 stars out of 5 with 1,907 reviews on Amazon. The Amazon Basics Self-Dispensing Gravity Pet Waterer is available on Amazon for $11.99.

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Keep your pet hydrated in the heat with gravity water dispenser originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 15, 2019 at 8:00 am.

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