Wireless Wednesday for 511/16 - Beat the Heat and Protect Yourself from the Sun

It's almost summer and protecting yourself from the sun is of paramount importance. From sunglasses to clothing, lotions and sun blocks.

Rick runs the gamut this week on Wireless Wednesday, have a listen:

 
1.  Nike Sunglasses   "NikeVision"

- Nike Bandit – Starting at $145.00 (Released on April 1st)

A unique blend of fashion and function, the stylish Nike Bandit includes all of the technical benefits of performance eyewear in an on-trend frame.

    Nike Max Optics provide precise clarity and reduce distortion.
    The eyewear cuts through wind, reducing resistance.
    Flex points along the temples automatically adjust to the shape of the athlete’s head, to provide a secure fit.
    A Floating Nose Pad automatically adjusts for optimum grip and comfort, while acting as a shock absorber and increasing airflow.
    The arms of the eyewear adjust to the moisture level for added comfort. The material is smooth when dry and grips when the athlete begins to sweat.
    Soft rubber channels on the inside of the temples wick away sweat from contacts points and increase airflow.
    Heat Vents (tiny holes built into the top of the frame) allow heat to escape and cool air to circulate, preventing fog and moisture buildup.

 
Nike Golf X2 Golf

Nike teamed up with Golf Athletes to product the Nike Golf X2 sunglasses. Featuring Nike Max Optics – a patented technology that amplifies the white of  the ball and enhances the contours of the green – these glasses a great gift for those who want to play like the pros!
 

2.  REKS™ Sunglasses

www.reksoptics.com

REKS™  is a revolutionary sunglass brand combining the highest quality shatter-resistant polycarbonate lenses with stylish, unbreakable frames all at affordable prices.  With a retail price point of $60 and under, the REKS™ lenses are the same quality of lenses found in glasses costing $150-$250.  Add in the fact that the frames are unbreakable and you have yourself a great product that will surely disrupt the marketplace.

REKS™ sunglasses are available in six iconic frame styles with three lens options offered in a multitude of stylish colors including classic, Revo and mirror finishes. The six iconic frame styles come in a broad array of colors and finishes including matte, gloss and Soft Touch™. REKS™ provides a range of stylish options that go from slopes to fairways to city streets with ease.
 
 

3.  Oakley Elemental Polo $34.50 - $50

The Elemental Polo was created in collaboration with pro golfer Bubba Watson. The polo is available in 26 colors and made with moisture-wicking interlock knit fabric with UV-shielding fabric to protect on the course.
 


4. Carpe  -  Keep a good grip and your hands dry

It's time, one and for all, to say bye-bye to those constantly sweat hands, thanks to Carpe. It comes in a 1.6 oz. bottle, and Carpe absorbs quickly into your skin with now greasy or chalky residue. Apply a small droplet and allow about 10 minutes for it to absorb and take hold. Then you can "take hold" and go about your business with no sweat in the desired area.

“With the summer temperatures heating up, many golfers across the country will be losing grip on their game due to embarrassing sweat. Not to mention, sweating through glove after glove. Well, luckily golfers who suffer from this pervasive problem now have a solution: Carpe Lotion,” offers David Spratte, co-founder of Carpe Lotion. “Carpe is the world’s first non-greasy, no-residue antiperspirant hand lotion that tackles the problem of sweaty palms by targeting the source: the sweat glands. It’s the perfect cure for golfers and those suffering from sweaty palms across the country.”

Carpe actually uses a very powerful antiperspirant compound that works when you need it to take action. Carpe says that regular use will cause the size of your sweat glands to reduce and give better and better results over time. If you are among the millions of people that have hyperhidrosis, daily use for up to a month could offer some great benefits.
 

5.  Butterbean Sunscreen, SPF 30

According to Dr. Cynthia Bailey, a board-certified dermatologist and the president and CEO of Advanced Skin Care and Dermatology Physicians, our skin is susceptible to damage from the sun 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

EWG (Environmental Working Group) Rating: 1
Health Concern: Low
UVA Protection: Excellent
Main ingredient: Zinc Oxide (22 percent)
www.butterbeanorganics.com
Organic and 80 minute water resistant
 


Rick's App of the Week:

Bausch and Lomb team up with IBM, Apple for cataract surgery app

As part of the alliance. IBM MobileFirst for iOS, a top firm in the optical care industry has joined the alliance with an eye toward building an app to help with cataract surgery. The app would bring iOS into the operating theater to help surgeons plan the surgery and to select implants. This could be done on iPads and iPhones.
 

Wireless Wednesday for 2/10/16 - Home Health Goes High Tech

If you New Year's resolution was to improve your health, hopefully you haven't broken your resolution. If you are holding true to your resolution for 2016, there are a number of new gadgets that can help you monitor your health or keep healthy right in the comfort of your own home.

Rick is here this week with some new gadgets with the theme of "home health"

Have a listen:

1.  QardioArm -  Blood pressure sleeve that works with an app

Did you know?

High blood pressure is an epidemic. Nearly 70 million American adults have high blood pressure and only 52% of those with high blood pressure have it under control. Those stats are from the CDC and they also say that high blood pressure costs the nation $46 million per annum.

With the QardioArm, there are no buttons, displays or wires to worry about. It just works after you downloan an app, pair it with your smartphone or tablet and press the "start" button. What many call "home health" products were all over CES in January, but I think very few will catch on with consumers- QardioArm is sure to catch on and you can use it as much as you want, right in your own home.

www.getqardio.com for $99
 


2.   ReliefBand

ReliefBand has an answer for those feeling the effects of virtual motion sickness from roller coasters, cars and even VR heatsets. It’s an FDA cleared wearable device for the drug-free treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with morning and motion sickness and can provide a welcome relief for those loving the immersive VR content but not loving the sickness it may cause.

It works by sending pulses with highly specific waveform, frequency, and intensity that stimulate the median nerve on the underside of the wrist. This precise activity (technically referred to as “neuromodulation”) uses the body’s natural neural pathways to block the waves of nausea produced by the stomach.

“With 70% of women experiencing morning sickness during pregnancy and more than 60 million people suffering from motion sickness, ReliefBand is fulfilling a very large unmet need,” said Nick Spring, CEO, ReliefBand Technologies. “With wearable technology becoming widely accepted, the time is now right to bring this clinically proven technology that has been developed over decades to a device that people can buy without a prescription.”

For sale soon - over the counter for $89.99
 


3.  MocaHeart -  analyze your blood velocity

MOCAheart is a device that makes the tracking of cardiovascular health super simple by removing the need for bulky cuffs and complicated monitors.

By scanning thumbs, MOCAheart measures blood velocity to determine a number of important indicators of heart health including heartrate, blood oxygen levels as wells as a measurement on a simple 1-5 scale called the MOCA INDEX, which is correlated to blood pressure.  Generally, the faster blood travels through blood vessels, the more pressure the heart is under. Because systolic and diastolic blood pressure figures can be hard for everyday users to understand and remember, the MOCA INDEX is an easy way to understand the current state of your cardiovascular health.

Priced at $149.99, MOCAheart is available online at www.mocacare.com.
 

4.  KallDoc  -  an app that will bring a doctor right to your door.

Silicon Valley’s revolutionary new HealthTech startup, KallDoc, announces plans to launch a new on-demand service for health care practitioners, leveraging the on call economy to bring house calls back to medicine. The app has launched and will soon roll out to 25 more cities across the United States.
KallDoc, which runs across iOS, Android and the web and provides doctors to the home or office on demand, saves patients from hours in a germ-filled waiting room, minimizes time off work, and reduces lost employee hours as a result of seeking medical attention.
“Patients want the best quality doctors in the quickest time for the best results – that’s what we provide at KallDoc,” says Mark Baker, President of KallDoc. “We started KallDoc to ensure patients receive the best quality service in the quickest time frame using the latest cutting-edge technology.”
KallDoc aims to differentiate itself from other doctor services by providing three times more doctors per city and is also putting user experience and the consumers at the forefront.
KallDoc’s platform offers patients the ability to provide service feedback, a scoring system and overview of their doctors so patients know they are getting the most experienced physicians at their door.

The KallDoc pre-call system means that doctors will come equipped for the case in hand and deliver the prescription wherever possible.
www.kalldoc.com


5.  VitalSnap

VitalSnap. This first-of-its-kind mobile technology from Validic enables users to take a picture of the readings on their in-home medical device with their smartphone and have that data automatically sent to their doctor via the patient’s electronic health record. So, just like you can take a picture of a check to deposit in your back account, through VitalSnap, health data will be delivered to doctors in real-time, giving them quick access to meaningful health information and patients an easier way to track and manage their health.
 

App of the Week:

 Xvalues  - new app put out by Wine Spectator

A free, simple wine-finding app catering to Millennials (who are now officially the #1 wine-consuming generation in the US!).
 Upon its launch, the app—which includes in its library a regularly updated selection of Wine Spectator’s latest highly rated, widely available bottles—will feature five categories of wines: extreme values (all $12 and under); reds (all $20 and under); whites (all $20 and under); sparklers (all $40 and under); and Valentine’s Day picks (all $30 and under). The fifth category will update accordingly as holidays and seasons approach.
The app also includes:
·         Each bottle’s name, producer, price, region, year, tasting notes and score on Wine Spectator’s 100-point scale.
·         Helpful tools—including photos of wine labels, keywords that sort and simplify the library, and a customizable favorites list—all of which make it easier for you to find your selected bottle while in the wine shop.
Xvalues joins the popular WineRatings+ in Wine Spectator’s family of mobile apps
 

Wireless Wednesday for 2/3/16 - Enhancing the Super Bowl Watching Experience

Super Bowl 50, airs on Sunday, February 7. More than 110 million people will watch on TV, and millions more sports fans will listen to it on the radio, stream it live, or watch online sports commentators and highlight videos.

Millions of people will also be attending Super Bowl parties. If you're having a Super Bowl party, or going to one, here are some tech ideas that you might want to check out.

Have a listen to Rick and Mitch:

Both parts:

Don't forget:

Live streaming of the Super Bowl is offered on numerous platforms

This Super Bowl Sunday, you can watch Super Bowl 50 on your local CBS channel. However, you can also stream it live on a range of gadgets using the CBS Sports platform.

If you're going to watch the game on your computer, go to CBSSports.com. You can also watch CBS Sports on streaming devices, including the game console Xbox One and streaming media players Apple TV, Roku and Chromecast.


Tech and gadgets for Super Bowl viewing

1.  HDTVs

One quarter of all TVs sold during the year are sold in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl
Amazon has been running deals on HDTVs leading up to the big game...  look for HDTV special as you search TVS

Example:

Sceptre E505BV-FMQK 50-Inch 1080p LED HDTV
by Sceptre
$369.99
 


2.   Football Sqaures app-   iOS app for running your Super Bowl Squares game
Cost is $2.99 on iTunes

Love playing "Squares" for sports games and other office/party pools? Now you can do all the Squares sheets you want on your iPad! Pick from pre-defined templates or create a custom sheet for everything from football, baseball, hockey, to baby birthday pools and more!

Sheet styles include 10 X 10 and 5 X 5 options and are easily set up with the template picker. You also have templates for 4 quarters, 2 halves, inning groups, and periods. With a custom sheet, you can setup "scoring rounds' to be whatever you like with whatever text you want in each scoring box.

Your friends and family can choose the squares they want by tapping on a square and entering their name/initials (this info is retained in case they want more than 1 square.) You can randomize the score boxes for each row and column, or enter them yourself in the desired order. Participants can quickly highlight all of their squares with the provided filter mechanism. Progress is saved automatically, allowing you to return to the app at any time to continue filling up the sheet.

You can also use the now-included "Picture Squares" Add-On to give each square a picture of the owner! Pictures can come from your photo library, contacts, or the built-in camera if using a camera-equipped iPad.

Need more participants? Create an email invitation from the app, which includes a link to the "Squares Buyer for Football Squares Plus" app, which lets users enter their info and email it back to you for importing into your sheet (these squares are randomly assigned). Users can even take and submit a picture if you are using Picture Squares!

The "Winners" screen lets you select which Score Boxes are winners. The app will highlight all winning squares and also present a "Winners Table" for a list of all winners.

You can lock sheets in 2 modes -- Allowing new entries only, or the entire sheet so no changes can be made. This is great for preventing accidental taps!
 

3.  Perfect Drink   -  app and smart scale

$49-$99 and app is free
www.MakeItPerfectly.com

Have you ever enjoyed a great cocktail in a bar and wondered why you can't make it at home? With Perfect Drink, you can make the perfect cocktail in your own home, every time, regardless of your experience.

The interactive recipe app connects via Bluetooth to the smart scale to guide you step-by-step through each recipe. Measuring ingredients by weight is the most precise way to consistently make a great cocktail so the app will tell you what to pour, and when to stop. Just watch the virtual shaker fill up in real time on your smartphone or tablet.
 
 


4.  Team Stream and the NFL Mobile App

Team Stream will post NFL.com's highlight videos within about five minutes of some plays. And the app will post social media stories that go viral, including ones about Super Bowl commercials.   NFL Mobile gives you up-to-date scores, analysis and in-game video highlights.


5. Daytoda Finger Caps - for those messy eaters at your Super Bowl party  -especially when it comes to wings.

Daytoda Finger Caps can be a pretentious but useful way to do the job. These are finger-shaped plastic covers that will let you grab food without the possibility of spreading germs and bacteria, while also keeping your fingers clean. They’re made of a soft food-grade plastic, and are safe for hot food, meaning they won’t shrink-wrap onto your fingertips.

While a box of 50 is only going to cost you $7.95, your friends are going to tear through these in no time flat. If we’re going to be honest, only certain people are going to use these unless you specifically ask all of your guests to use them, and it’s usually the people that don’t need them in the first place.
 


App of the Week:

Picpal  - take selfies with your friends at your Super Bowl party and make a collage

During the Super Bowl...  There’s no short of NFL team pride – the stakes are high and the Super Bowl is only a few weeks away. Trash talking fans are eager to show up their friends, and share photo fun before, during and after the games. Picpal, the group selfie app, makes real-time photos, chats and post-touchdown photo dance photos shareable and editable through an easy app interface.

How Picpal Works? Simply open Picpal, choose the friends you want in your collage and take a selfie. The app simultaneously sends a request to your friends to take a selfie too. Users can take as many selfies as they want until they find the perfect shot. To customize the selfies, users can add unique filters or text to reflect their current mood or experience. The app then combines all photos into a collage, which users can share. Once a Picpal is complete, users can share the collage, “heart” and comment on it, and now update their selfie whenever they want. Available on Google Play Store or within the Apple app store. Picpals are private messages between friends that are optional to post on social media channels.
 

Wireless Wednesday for 12/16/15 - Star Wars Gadgets

The movie theaters are all sold out, anticipation is high as Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens at cineplexes this week.

The movie is going to break records and no movie series sells products and tie ins like the Star Wars movies. Star Wards fans can show their support and take a piece of the movie with them with some of these gadgets.

* Rick and Mitch share their Star Wars memories and talk gadgets

1.    Darth Vader Toaster

Luke, Han and Leia have to toast the Darth Side. Lord Vader rules when it comes to sales. What better gift to give the "Star Wars" newlyweds you know — and we all know them! — than a toaster in the shape of Darth Vader's helmet. For $50, you even get the "Star Wars" logo branded into every slice. It is your destiny to own this.
 

2.  Sphero BB-8  - App enabled droid

- It's a toy, it's areal droid and it's fun!

- www.sphero.com  and Sprint stores in Metro Atlanta $149.99
The BB-8™ App-Enabled Droid by Sphero is the Droid your little (or big) Star Wars fanatic has been looking for, with its adaptive personality that responds to your voice. Connect to a compatible Apple® iOS or Android device to guide BB-8 around your home.It makes noises, it remembers and even try out the hologram feature,
 


3. SMS Audio Street By 50 "Star Wars" Headphones

Choose from Rebel Alliance, Galactic Empire, Storm Trooper, Boba Fett or in the second edition, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and even Darth Vader. These On-Ear Wired headphones are sleek, ultra-durable and comfortable. The professionally tuned 40mm drivers deliver amazing clarity and richness without distortion, for the same great sound as our other headphones. Pick your favorite character and enjoy great audio.
 

4.  The Millennium Falcon drone

Now you can irritate your neighbors in style! The $199 Millennium Falcon drone from Hammacher Schlemmer can go as high as 250 feet and fly for 10 minutes on a 45-minute charge, "With a subspace hyperdrive." And with a subspace hyperdrive and bow C-beam lamps that glow during flight, its built-in gyro stabilization keeps the drone level, while simple controls on the 2.4 GHz radio remote provide deft handling in any direction Get it? They said "subspace hyperdrive" because we TOTALLY know what that is.

 
5.  Han Solo Fridge

Bringing new meaning to "frozen" in carbonite
Let Han keep your food cool or warm

 Extra large capacity holds up to 18 cans of soda
Retails for about $150 -  Any Star Wars fans would love this

 

App of the Week:

TomTom USA app   - 50% off right now!
 
I've tested all the GPS apps including Google Maps and TomTom is the one I've found to be the most accurate.
Now you can get the TomTom USA app for your mobile device for $24.99  that is half off thr $49.99 price.


Special value deal: get the TomTom app now for only $24.99 instead of $49.99.
TomTom Navigation for iPhone/iPad. World-class navigation that’s trusted by millions of drivers.
Last minute plans? With the TomTom Navigation app, driving somewhere new couldn’t be easier. You’ve always got your iPhone with you, so navigation’s close at hand. And losing signal is not a problem, because the app works not only online, but offline too. This saves you money on data roaming costs, and you’ll have constant access to the same maps, technology and world-class navigation as on our satnavs. It’s the app that drivers can rely on.
Only the TomTom Navigation app offers all this:
›› Voice-guided turn-by-turn car navigation. Find your way the easy way with clear voice instructions and a 2D or 3D view of the route ahead. Including automatic rerouting if you miss your turn.
›› Advanced Lane Guidance. Gives you extra clarity when navigating difficult junctions.
›› TomTom Offline Maps. Maps are stored on your iPhone or iPad – so you don't need a mobile data connection or large mobile data plan. Updated for free with every major release.
›› FREE Daily Map Changes. Benefit from shared daily map corrections from our 20 million strong Map Share community.
›› IQ Routes. The fastest routes, the most accurate and reliable arrival times - at all times of day.
›› Traffic. Drive with world-class traffic information (available via in-app purchase). (1)
›› Spoken Street Names. Helping you to keep your eyes on the road.
›› Powerful search. Search for destinations with TomTom Places, Facebook™
 

Wireless Wednesday for 10/21/15: Halloween Gadgets

Boo!

Halloween is just over a week away.

Rick and Mitch take a look at some hot Halloween Gadgets and Tech for 2015....

Have a listen:

1.  The Snake Wreath  -  Perfect for your front door

This wreath of slithering tangled snakes comes to life when visitors approach. Price: Merely $29

 
2. Professional Pumpkin Carving Set

$19.95 at www.ChefsResource.com

 Carve spooky or silly pumpkins like a professional with the carving knife, etching tool, and culinary scoop. Use the professional-quality culinary scoop with toothed-edge to remove seeds and pulp from the insides of your jack-o-lantern-to-be. The etching tool is great for carving grooves and designs into the outside of the pumpkin. The carving knife is great for detail work and edges.

 

3. Fox/Wolf Costume Mask   $50

www.geniegadgets.com

A mask so realistic, people will be amazed.

More realistic than we could possibly describe in these next four pulsating paragraphs (we’re still not entirely sure that it isn’t just a very still fox in a box), the Mr Fox Costume Mask will see you go down into fancy dress folklore should you don it to one of your infamous parties. Its outrageous appearance means that this will be one costume that your friends simply won’t be able to forget in a hurry, no matter how hard they try.

Terrifyingly entertaining, the Mr Fox Costume Mask makes the perfect fancy dress idea, and not just because of its worryingly accurate resemblance to its real-life equivalent. With its unique integrated speaker, the Mr Fox Costume Mask’s mouth even moves when you talk meaning this is one costume that delivers on both practicality and laughs.
 

4.   Misting Witch's Cauldron

Halloween traditionalists will love this smoking cauldron, and it’s a deal at $35 at retail and novelty stores. The gadget mixes plain water and LED lights to make a steaming tabletop display. Best of all, no dry ice is needed.
 

5. Download a free FLASHLIGHT app, like the iHandy Flashlight app

So your child’s device can be turned into a bight light and used for easy navigation.
The brightest, fastest, and most versatile flashlight in the world, ever! Instantly turn on the camera light, and then leisurely enjoy 60+ light effects in the pro version for .99.

 

6.  Fugoo Bluetooth Speaker

www.fugoo.com

Need a weatherproof Bluetooth speaker to play Halloween music or those scary and spooky sounds?

You don’t worry about getting your hair wet. Neither should your portable speaker. Introducing FUGOO Sport - the best waterproof Bluetooth speaker that was built for the fun, fast, and hardcore in all of us. FUGOO’s 40-hour battery life and Siri/Google Capabilities puts the ultimate in audio technology at your fingertips all day, all night, and then some.
 


App of the Week:

(Android or iOS)

See the latest weather for Halloween with Weatherlink...
* Crowdsourced weather info
View current weather data, and highs and lows for the day, month, and year with the FREE WeatherLink application for Android by Davis.

This free application for Android shows current and historical data from the WeatherLink.com website. It's a free download from Google Play. Just search for "WeatherLink" and download the free application today.

A growing new trend, and it's amazing how easy it has become for people to share their own personal weather station information and forecasts from their home stations.
 The Weatherlink network is free to the public to access so anybody can go to the map (see the link below) and see what the latest conditions in their area are. There are over 20,000 people sharing this information on http://www.weatherlink.com/map.php