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SlideBelts, Casio Watches, Opinel, Lander Surviving any outdoor survivor jaunt-anywhere on planet earth with ease -and make great gifts for the aesthete too--being well designed...and tough . via GIPHY source adictiz.com SlideBelts -rachet belt design-is slide adjustable- up to 48" waist...pictured-the rugged Survival Belt $180 On left-ferrocirium fire started rod..right-serious integrated folding knife (heat treated AUS-8 stainless steel) can be opened with one hand packaging gives the 411 SlideBelts..."Adventure More, Carry Less"-handsomely packaged the Survivor Belt-is faux leather -actually made of internal webbing core coated in durable TPU alloy-have buckles that resemble car buckles-of highly durable glass filed nylon...and similarly are potentially life saving-as they are nifty compartments for LED flashlight/firestarter/knife/bottle opener. Note-Survival Belt won't survive TSA scrutiny. Pictured in classic brown...

West 18th Street, NYC Wellness and health, Hi Res Audio, VR and IoT devices...just some of the areas with practical products on display at last week's CES Unveiled NYC event... Some ( more ) Highlights: From a company founded as a spinoff from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology in 1996- QUELL is a drug-free, pain relief- retail product that sells for $249 that - we asked -is not reimbursed by health insurance...at least not yet. Wearable Intensive Nerve Stimulation-is a beefed up strap -band-with electrodes-wrap around upper calf, click the button to start relief-stimulates the nerves in upper calf carrying neural pulses to the brain natural pain relief center...which then sends "endogenous opioids"released within spinal cord where pain signals are blocked in one's body. Not a cure for what ails (like arthritis, diabetes, etc)...but allows for less pain meds...based on study of 88 people. Very interesting. FDA cleared, B...

West 18th St. NYC Nominees of the CES Innovation Awards and a few Eureka Park start-up products got lots of attention from the full house of media and business types. Aligning the perimeter and center of the spacious ground floor of the Metropolitan Pavilion, the exhibitors -who hailed from several countries...displayed their techy goods---while refining their elevator pitches -before heading out to the main stage of CES 2016 in Las Vegas. Accordingly, some explanations of what the benefits of several IoT (Internet of Things) products on display- eluded us...but maybe-things got lost in translation. Overall, the selections were rather nifty and def. have consumer appeal. SOME Highlights... A huge display case in the center had some of the CES Innovation Awards 2016  nominees. Noted...lack of Apple products (though there are accessories to...)--- but then we figured out-these winners are chosen from submissions...and  -that notably, Apple does not even exhibit at th...

color options for FitBit wearables  CHARGE, CHARGEHR, SURGE Las Vegas, International Consumer Electronics Tradeshows On left:CHARGE $129.95 -wireless activity+sleep Wristband-tracks steps, distance, calories, floors climbed+active minutes, monitors sleep +display stats and Caller ID. In Middle: CHARGE HR  (active fitness $149.95) Heart rate monitor and activity wristband wrist based heart rate, al day activity tracker, sleep monitoring, Caller ID-. On Left: SURGE Performance Witness Fitness Super Watch $249.95-built-in GPS, continuous HR, all-day activity tracker, text and call notifications, music control, sleep monitoring etc. FitBit is one of the market leaders in IoT wearables -and showed off its latest "FIND YOUR FIT" offerings that work seamlessly with fav apps and user goals…with two options (Charge HR, Surge) delivering continuous and automatic Heart Rate tracking  via  PurePulse™ Continuous Heart Rate  . this rep is wearing the Surge…big ...

Runners, Cyclists, Athletes-in Shape or Not TIMEX-MAGELLAN-PulseOn The human wrist has become a valuable commodity---and scores of company are connecting to that area's smartwatch possibilities…an acceleration precipitated by the 2 way radio version we remember from the comic strip character, Dick Tracy. TIMEX - a 160 years old watch brand-introduced another sport focused smartwatch recently which interests many as no pairing of smartphones/handsets are necessary-aka a "stand-alone"----that will imo appeal to a broad range of motivated consumers-including those who do not run with any device----us included. IRONMAN GPS+ONE $399.95-with a HR monitor $449.95-powered by a cloud based service delivery platform managed by  Synchronoss  (STOCK SYMBOL SNCR), which is also leading the development of the product’s mobile application and web portal, according to the press release.  The latest touch screen enabled entry- the IRONMAN ONE GPS+ ...ha...