Wearable that lasts long

Wearable that lasts long

Wearable navigation technologies are on an ascendance in a market that is still small and has not many products on offer. This means that you will be hard-pressed to find a pair that fits your style and comfort quotient, while various shoes might not be of comfort to you. This is where Lechal comes in. Brought together in the form of an insole, you can slip Lechal into your favourite pair of shoes. What is more, Lechal does not require you to check your smartphone screen constantly for directions. This means huge power saving on your device and hence a longer battery life for your navigation technology. Lechal is a saviour in that it allows you to transfer the brain app from one shoe to the other shoe. This means that the user stays connected to GPS navigation irrespective of the attire.
As a wearable technology, Lechal makes use of low power haptic feedback vibrations and GPS tracking to keep you on the track. Lechal allows users to tag places of interest and see the previous places attended by the user. Light vibration in your left or your right foot will prompt you about the directions that you need to take. The vibration patterns required for turning and the various kinds of rerouting are coded into the Lechal app. The app also allows you to set specific waypoints on the route, so that when the user reaches a destination, he/she receives notification via haptic feedback. The app can work in the offline mode since it stores all the required map data before hand. This feature is quite helpful when the user plans on traveling abroad.
Lechal insoles are usable together with the app to record data on the GPS map. Therefore, if you see a place of interest along the way you only have to tap the ground with your toes once. This is enough to tag the place. Once tagged, you can share the location with friends via your phone and follow your friends in real time by the app.
It also allows users to track their fitness levels in great precision with a pedometer, distance, and calorie count.
Features:

• Navigate with your hands off your phone.
• Put the insoles in your shoes and receive turn-by-turn directions through vibrations in your insoles.
• Precise fitness tracking through steps taken, calories, and distance.
• It has on offer complete fitness navigation that allows youto pick your routes as per the stats your previous performance generated.
• Lechal app allows multiple person co-ordination so that you can set targets and compete with friends.
• Lechal allows data synchronization with fitness apps.

In all, Lechal has proved itself to be is more than just a gadget. The wearable technology stays with you under all conditions. Lossless and damage proof, with great battery life and offline capability, Lechal is a complete delight for those who want to walk, ride, or drive around the world hands free, eyes free and care free.

Wearable Tech Is The New Smartphone

 

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Why shove it in your pocket when you can wear it? We won’t be surprised if you’ve ditched some everyday devices in favour of these feature-laden gadgets, some of which let you book cabs with a mere twist of the wrist. There’s even some that can be slipped into shoes, or worn to shade your eyes from the sun, or experience reality in its virtual form.

Apple Watch Series 2

After the first Watch, people expected the Apple Watch Series 2 to have a big enough upgrade. So does it pack all the punches that could make it a necessity, rather than a luxury? Yes and no. Yes, because there are various tech upgrades that we wanted, including a new waterresistant design, a GPS chip on board for tracking your runs, a swim tracker and a much faster processor. The expensive gold variant of the Watch is now replaced by a new white ceramic finish, while the Hermes band reappears to send the cost of the top-spec model further north (now you know about the ‘no’).
Rs 21,900 on amazon.in

PlayStation VR

Sony has been the pioneer of video gaming globally over the past decade or so, and is now planning to take on the likes of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive in the virtual reality space. Its own headset, the PS VR, requires a gaming console, unlike the devices in competition that work on PCs or with smartphones. The headset is also much cheaper than its rivals and comes across as a robust piece of hardware. It will work only with a PS4 console, which is its drawback.
Rs 39,900 on amazon.in

GOQii Heart Tracker

The Californian company wants the heart rate tracking of their latest fitness band to be its biggest selling point, but we feel that it’s got much more to offer. It comes with an optional personal coaching subscription, which assigns you an individual trainer to keep you on your toes through the synced GOQii smartphone app every day. This is great if you’re in real need of motivation, but not so much if you don’t like getting nagged too much. That said, the band will also keep a track of your heart rate, daily steps, calories burned, distance covered, active hours and sleep patterns. What we especially loved about the band is that it needs no separate charger. The detachable core can be plugged into any power source via its USB integrated charger, and it lasts for more than a week on a full charge. Also worth mentioning is a decent sized screen that displays Whatsapp, SMS, Email and call notifications.
Rs 2,999 on amazon.in

Lechal insoles

Developed in India, these wearables function in a unique way. Two pods slot into the bottom of the insoles (which can be cut to your foot size) and connect via Bluetooth to the Lechal app on your smartphone, which has a GPS navigation feature. Once installed in your shoes, the left and right pods buzz depending on which way you have to turn, in a series of patterns that can be quickly learned, thus saving you from having to peer at your phone’s screen all the time. Importantly, the insoles allow visually challenged users to fully take in their environment aurally, without having to grapple with audio instructions on a conventional GPS system. The app also tracks the steps you’ve taken, the distance you’ve travelled and the calories you’ve burned. The pods have a claimed life of 15 days on each charge.
Rs 6,999 on amazon.in

Fitbit Charge 2

This sleek wearable has a number of useful features, at a price that isn’t stratospheric. Being from the Fitbit family, you can connect with other Fitbit-wearing friends and challenge yourselves to achieve fitness goals. The device itself tracks your heart rate, steps, distance travelled, floors climbed, sleep patterns, calories burned and number of active minutes, among others. You can also keep track of your fluid and calorie intake, set silent alarms (the unit buzzes on your wrist), see call/text/calendar notifications, practice deep breathing with a timed function and set different workout modes, apart from telling the time.
Rs 14,999 on amazon.in

Snapchat Spectacles

Snapchat (now Snap Inc) sprung one of the biggest surprises of the year after announcing its entry into hardware. The company’s first venture in this space are the Spectacles, which are essentially sunglasses with an embedded camera. They allow users to easily capture moments in their lives and then wirelessly save them to the app’s Memories feature. Just like the smartphone application that they originate from, the modern-day lure of the spectacles remain a mystery – but against the new features of Instagram Stories, the challenges keep mounting for Snap. Nonetheless, they exude a certain charm and also have a sense of swag about them, from the design to the cute robots you buy them from. So if you want to experiment with your specs next time you buy a pair, you know what to do.
Rs 15,700 on amazon.in