Limpert Tech on ALT 105.7 and iHeartRadio for 12/8/18 - Golf Tech for the Holidays
Each week, Rick joins his buddy Sully to talk tech on the Limpert Tech "SullyCast on ALT 105.7, formerly TalkRadio 640 WGST
Sully is off in Amsterdam this week, so Rick is joined by his longtime assistant and intern, Axel as they discuss some great holiday gift ideas for Kids and the little ones this holiday season.
From toys to science and math tech to drones and compuer-related items. Kids have it made these days.
They talk some of their favorites.
Have a listen:
Kid's Tech Gift Ideas
1. KIBO robot kit, from KinderLab Robotics
A unique robot toy that engages even the youngest children in active STEM/STEAM Learning. With KIBO, 4-7 year olds create, design, decorate and bring their own robot to life! KIBO kids' imaginations soar - all without requiring screen time!
Even if you've heard of KIBO before, there are a few new updates and add-ons that we have this year! This year there us a new activity center guidebook, 4 new module guides, a free throw extension and a marker extension set. http://kinderlabrobotics.com/ extensions-and-more/ and http://kinderlabrobotics.com/blog/press-releases/kinderlab-robotics-introduces-free-throw-extension-set-for-kibo-robot/.
Designed for open-ended play, KIBO lets kids make almost anything - a character from a story, a carousel, a dancer, a race car - anything the child can think of. They plan a coding sequence using the programmable wooden building blocks, scan their sequence with KIBO, press its button and watch their creation go!
When children build, code and decorate their own robot, they are learning invaluable skills that will lead them on the path for success in STEM/STEAM and future careers. Developed by Dr. Marina Bers after 20 years of child development research at Tufts University, KIBO is used in 54 countries and has been tested and approved by thousands of children and their caregivers.
KIBO is designed to teach children aged 4–7 to build, program, decorate, and bring their own robot to life without requiring any screentime. It serves as an open platform on which students can imagine and create their own robot. Students plan a coding sequence using the programmable wooden building blocks, scan their sequence with KIBO, press its button—and the robot comes alive.
2. Buddyphones
www.buddyphones.com
BUDDYPHONES WIRELESS WAVE
The world's only waterproof and wireless kids headphones, they also feature four distinct SafeAudio listening modes. 12 hours of battery life, starting at $49.99.
3. Octopus Watch V2
https://www.heyjoy.io/
Octopus Watch Motion Edition is the first icon-based watch that empowers kids by teaching good habits and the concept of time, while also encouraging them to stay active with its new fitness tracker. Kids are alerted by icons what they should be doing... creating good habits.
4. SparkChess
www.sparkchess.com
Something to do with family and friends over the holidays!
Keep the connection alive with family members around the globe with the age-old game of chess. The world’s first online chess game is here to deliver a first-class gaming experience to families and friends everywhere this holiday season. Grandparents and adults alike get the opportunity to teach the children of the family important strategy building techniques through the educational benefits that come along with this game.
Sparkchess is as accessible to experts as it is to novices, kids, and anyone else who wants to discover how enjoyable this ancient strategy board game really is. SparkChess is available in both free and premium versions, and delivers touchscreen chess online for Windows computers or Macs (Premium version: $14.99) as well as on an app for both Android and iOS users (Premium version: $6.99).
5. Sphero products including...
Sphero Ultimate Lightning McQueen
RRP: $299
Disney Cars Ultimate Lightning McQueen is the top of the line racer that’s packed with personality. With animated eyes, an animatronic mouth, and emotive suspension, experience Lightning like never before. Being a Piston Cup Champion, Ultimate Lightning McQueen was born to race. Connect to the app, hit the gas, and see Lightning respond to your commands with his personality on display, thanks to emotive actions and speech. Watch him lean into hairpin turns and drift like a pro. Use the app to build racing strategy. When you're not training, kick back and relax by watching Disney Cars with Lightning while he reacts to the movie. This. Is. Lightning McQueen. Faster than fast, quicker than quick... The Sphero Ultimate Lightning Mcqueen Vehicle is lightning.
Animated eyes
Animatronic mouth
Emotive suspension, actions, and speech Connects to phone app where you can build racing strategy or unlock more tools to gain a competitive edge
Reacts to the movie Disney Pixars Cars when playing
Sphero offers a range of amazing products for kids. Prices vary, but you can feel confident that you're going to get fantastic quality from this robotics company.
Star Wars fans will love the app-controlled Sphero R2-D2 and Sphero BB-9E, while Disney fans will enjoy the Sphero Ultimate Lightning McQueen and the Sphero Spider-Man.
On the other hand, the Sphero Bolt and SPRK+ are both fun and educational, designed to inspire kids to learn to code, as is the pint-sized (and priced) Sphero Mini.
Sphero Mini
$49.99
FREE STANDARD SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $25 IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S.
Product Description
Sphero Mini packs tons of fun into a tiny, app-enabled robotic ball. Drive, play games, learn to code, and more.
This week, Rick and Sully take a look at the big day next week - Black Friday
Black Friday is an informal name for the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, the fourth Thursday of November, which has been regarded as the beginning of the country's Christmas shopping season since 1952, although the term "Black Friday" did not become widely recognised or used until the early 2000s.
Retailers open early, some even on Thanksgiving Night. Three days later, on Monday- it's Cyber Monday!
Have a listen to Rick and Sully and their Black Friday picks:
Deals:
1. ELEMENT 55″ 4K UHD TV
Target Black Friday Doorbuster for $199
This is actually a great deal on a top-rated TV. It’s a doorbuster that is available at Target stores as they open at 5pm on Thanksgiving. It’s a 4K UHD model with Smart Android TV built-in.
This unit has great vibrant colors and a fast refresh rate with no pixelation for gamers or those wanting to watch sports.
Features include: Google Assistant Voice Remote, Google Play, built-in Chromecast , thousands of movies, shows, games and apps available to download from Google Play Store, HDR11, 2.0 Speakers System and USB Inputs Android TV offers thousands of movies, shows, and games from Google Play, YouTube and your favorite apps.
Voice search and personalized recommendations mean more time being entertained and less time hunting for something good. With Chromecast built-in, you can easily cast movies, shows and photos from your Android or iOS device to your TV.
2. Amazon Kindle Fire 8" Tablet
Best Buy Black Friday Doorbuster $49.99
3. KICHGO - Just $65
www.kichgo.com
Your complete gym in a little bag
Famously known for being Jennifer Lawrence and Kesha’s secret weapon, there’s nothing better than having celebrity trainer, Kit Rich, by your side. With her new product, KICHGO, a big gym in a little bag that weighs less than 2 pounds, you can whip your body into shape in no time. The bag packed full of tried and true equipment that can be used for Pilates, Circuit Training, HIIT, Tabata, and Yoga routines. In addition, customers receive 20 downloadable videos of varying lengths and styles. KICHGO makes fitness attainable for everyone, by keeping it simple and helping everyone achieve consistency with their workouts ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE.
You will be amazed at what fits into this little bag. Your KICHGO is packed full of tried and true equipment that can be used for Pilates, Circuit Training, HIIT, Tabata, and Yoga routines. But wait, there’s more.
It's packed with 8 pieces of exercise equipment including lightweight resistance bands (light / medium), loops (light / medium / heavy), Pilates ball, sliders and more! Weight: 1.73 pounds
• 2 resistance bands: light and medium
• 1 set of resistance band handles
• 1 set of resistance band ankle / booty strap
• 1 set of dual-sided sliders
• 3 resistance loops: light / medium / heavy
• 1 inflatable Pilates Core ball (with inflation device)
• 1 Jump rope
• 1 door anchor
4. Weatherman Umbrella
www.weathermanumbrella.com
Rick's favorite umbrella
An umbrella that stands up to extreme weather. The materials – from the hand-sewn panels to the fiberglass ribs – hold off 55-mph winds. Bluetooth technology tracks your Weatherman so you don't lose it, and the Weatherman app makes sure you don’t leave it behind. The mission at Weatherman is to make an umbrella that lasts and becomes part of your daily routine. We want you to take it outside without worry or frustration.
3 diff styles now starting at $59
Look for holiday deals
5. Impact Improver Indoor Golf Practice Aid
www.impactimprover.com
For Black Friday get 25% off + FREE SHIPPING – this will be available on the website, Impactimprover.com and on Amazon.com. That means your cost is around $30.
The Impact Improver is instant feedback on your golf swing and instant results. If you want to practice at home or in the office, you finally have exactly the tool you need to get in those reps, plus get immediate feedback on your swing. There’s no other product that provides this level of convenience and instruction – and best of all, it takes just seconds to set up before you’re swinging.
Connecting with the sweet spot is the key to consistency. With the Impact Improver, you’ll see your point of contact with every rep, because the ball “sticks” to your club face! Striking the sweet spot is the key to great golf.
When you use the Impact Improver you get instant feedback on each swing because the balls sticks to the shield telling you if you struck the sweet spot or not. This information allows you to self-learn and sense which movements in your swing help you hit the sweet spot and which don’t.
6. Loudmouth Golf - Tons of Black Friday deals
http://us.loudmouthgolf.com/index.php/
Pants, shorts, skirts and more..
With all the famous Loudmouth designs.
This week, Rick and Sully take a look at what has arrived at Rick's doorstep in the last week or so.
Rick also had the chance this past weekend go attend an event with Atlanta Hawks rookie star, Trae Young.
It was for the watch company Tissot. - Affordable and elegant watches.
Trae Young, the top draft pick of the Atlanta Hawks has been everything Hawks and NBA had hoped he would be as the NBA season is just about three weeks old. He’s also looking for specifics when he’s in the market for a new watch. So a partnership with Tissot was something he had his eye on, even before the NBA Draft. So much so, that Young spent the better part of Sunday afternoon shopping in front of media and greeting fans in the Tissot area of Dillard’s at Perimeter Mall.
Tissot offers distinguished and accessible Swiss watches using special materials, advanced functionality and meticulous design detail to create precise and stylish pieces. As it continues to create pioneering creations, Tissot stands by its signature, “Innovators by Tradition.” In addition to other designations, Tissot is the Official Timekeeper and Watch of the NBA at us.tissotshop.com. Take a look at the Tissot watches and their prices.
They are affordable and make great holiday gifts.
See Rick's GAFollowers piece here: http://www.gafollowers.com/trae-young-goes-watch-shopping-at-perimeter-mall/
Have a listen to Rick and Sully and see what has arrived at Rick's office:
1. Wonder Bag - Slow Cooker
https://www.wonderbagworld.com/
$40 - $60 depending on size
The ingenious non-electric slow cooker uses heat-retention to make the most perfect chili, eggplant parmesan, biriyani, korma, poached salmon, fall off the bone lamb curry, puddings, french toast and more - the Wonderbag has inspired so many delicious recipes, some by celebrity Chefs like Marcus Samuelson, that they have their own cookbook! Savvy chefs can pop a dish from the stove into their Wonderbag, place it in the trunk, and open a perfectly slow-cooked hot meal when they arrive at their campsite, the slopes or their family gathering.
The Wonderbag isn't just an ingenious cooking innovation, it is a catalyst for change. The South African invention, one of gifts Meghan and Harry received for their wedding, is saving lives from smoke inhalation, combating deforestation, providing time women to work and for children to go to school and decreasing the incidents of rape (82% of rapes happen while women and girls are gathering firewood). Wonderbag has also proven to be an unrivaled economic stimulant. In rural African communities the intervention of a Wonderbag can help a family go from 20 cents a day income to $2 a day
2. The C64 Mini
https://thec64.com/
$79.99
Any old Commodore 64 fans out there?
Retro Games Ltd. and Solutions 2 GO has brought the THEC64® Mini to North America. THEC64® Mini, a 50% replica of the of the world’s bestselling home computer that launched in 1982, comes pre-loaded with 64 classic games and THEC64® Joystick. Originally designed with fans of the original machine in mind, THEC64® Mini is also attractive to kids and families thanks to its simple plug and play action. Aspiring gamers of yesteryear can revisit the past and program their own games – just add a keyboard, and THEC64® Mini becomes a fully functional home computer complete with C64 BASIC.
THEC64® Mini comes with 64 classic titles already installed, including: California Games, Winter Games, Impossible Mission II, Boulder Dash, Jumpman, Pitstop II, Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe, Street Sports Baseball, Summer Games II, Temple of Apshai Trilogy, Uridium and more.
3. Kijaro Kubie
Now that it's fall, the Kubie is the ultimate solution for anything and everything outdoors. Whether needing to bundle near the campfire or keep warm at the outdoor sporting events, Kubie can be used as an insulated poncho with hood, ground cover, sleeping bag, pillow and even more! Can be configured into several uses including an insulated poncho, ground cover, sleeping bag, pillow, shade canopy and more! The Kubie is comfortable and made of durable nylon ripstop fabric. It has a water-resistant coating and a fleece-lined hood. It converts into a hammock, has double zipper pulls and as a bonus, turns into its own carry pouch. This is one $80 blanket that covers all the bases, literally!
4. Cuisinart Automatic Cold Brew Coffee Maker: $99.95
Cold brew is all the rage in coffee, so Cuisinart's Automatic Cold Brew Coffee Maker introduces a new way to make authentic cold brew coffee – in as little as 25 minutes and at a cost we all can afford. Like traditional cold brewers, the Automatic Cold Brew Coffee Maker saturates coffee grounds in cool water, never exposing them to the high temperatures that release oils, which can create an acidic taste. Cuisinart utilizes a unique spin technology to circulate coffee through water for total flavor extraction in a fraction of the time manual brewers require, meaning that coffee is naturally smoother and sweeter. Makes great cold brew at a fraction of the price.
5. Tree Hugger - No not some leftover voter from the election
A new hack for your artificial Christmas Tree
Make Your Fake Tree Look More Real
Love the ease of a fake Christmas tree, but hate seeing the bare pole at the bottom? Introducing the Christmas Tree Hugger! Don't let an ugly tree pole detract from your masterpiece.
Huggers come in classic brown bark and white birch. Both reverse to a candy cane design. Adjust the height with the small velcro tabs, then wrap the Hugger around the pole and slide it up to where the pole meets the branches. Bring a tree skirt up to the bottom of the Hugger, and your tree has a seamless look - like a real tree.
Each Hugger has the ability to go from classy to festive by offering two designs in one. Purchase online: https://thechristmastreehugger.com