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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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This vampire isn’t afraid of garlic originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 28, 2017 at 8:00 am.

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5 back to school deals and gear ideas

It’s time for a new school year to start and with that comes the adventure of shopping for new gear. To help you out, I have a few deals that can help you save some cash on Apple laptops and accessories. And a bonus idea for anyone who might want to update their home theater.

Apple MacBook Deals

Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (Late 2016, Space Gray)
Reg Price: $2,799
Instant Savings: $700
You Pay: $2,099
Check out this deal at https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1293727-REG/apple_mlh42ll_a_15_4_macbook_pro_with.html

Apple 13.3″ MacBook Pro (Space Gray, Late 2016)
Reg Price:$1,489
Instant Savings: $240 + Free Office 360
You Pay: $1,249
Check out this deal at https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1293728-REG/apple_mll42ll_a_13_3_macbook_pro_with.html

Master & Dynamic’s back to school BOGO promo

Now through September 4th (Labor Day), all headphone orders through Master & Dynamic will receive a free set of black ME03 Earphones (worth $159) along with two free audio books courtesy of the largest U.S. audio book producer and retailer: Audible.
Check out this deal at www.masterdynamic.com

Seagate Backup Plus Drives keep your work backed up

Capacity: The Backup Plus comes in capacities up to 5TB that will give you the storage capacity to store hundreds of hours of media or thousands of photos and documents. The drives are lightweight, thin and durable so you can put one in your pocket, or your backpack and not have to worry about the safety of your files.
Prices start at just $79.99 for the 1TB drive.
Check them out at www.seagate.com/consumer/backup/backup-plus

Samsung CF591 Series Curved 27-Inch FHD Monitor

Do your homework in style with this monitor and then when you’re done studying, kick back and binge watch your favorite shows on Netflix.

The Samsung CF591 is big on screen size, but the price isn’t bad at just $299.99 through Amazon.

Hisense 65″ H8 series 4K smart TV

If you haven’t heard of the Hisense brand of smart TVs, you should definitely check them out because they make a very nice (and a surprisingly affordable) 4K TV with some great smart TV features built right into the system.

For less than $900 ($849.99 from Best Buy), you get an LED TV with very thin bezels, 2160p 4K resolution, HDR, really deep blacks, rich color, edge-lit local dimming, built-in WiFi, 4 HDMI inputs, 3 USB inputs and more.

The Smart TV apps include Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Instant Video, and Vudu. So you can ditch a stand alone Roku device.

Read more about it on Hisense.com and order one for $849.99 from Best Buy.

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5 back to school deals and gear ideas originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 27, 2017 at 3:17 pm.

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