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Must Have: Michael Bastian Chronowing Smartwatch
Earlier this week I got a chance to preview menswear designer Michael Bastian’s new smartwatch at an event hosted by Gilt (where the watch will be exclusively sold). Bastian designed the watch in partnership with Hewlett-Packard and I wrote an article of the details of the watch and the design process for AskMen.com. Read the rest of this entry
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Why Travelers Will Love The Seiko Astron GPS Solar Watch
As a travel freelance writer and blogger, time zone changes can get annoying. I’m often good a changing my watch and phone when readying to take off, but I sometimes do forget and can get worried if I’m catching another flight in a new time zone and I forget about the time change. It happens when there’s just an hour difference, and while it usually gets worked out within 10 minutes or so, there’s really no need for the worrying to occur. Now with the Seiko Astron GPS Solar Watch, wearers don’t ever have to worry about remembering any time zone changes. Trust me, it came in handy for me when I was recently in Vancouver coming from Budapest. Read the rest of this entry
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7 Athletic + Tech Travel Must Haves
This summer I got to visit Vancouver for the first time for the lululemon SeaWheeze Half Marathon. Since the destination is known for its outdoor and fitness nature, I based what I was going to bring with me on what a savvy athletic traveler should be using on flight.
Headphones – V-Moda
While earbuds are perfect for the outdoors and running, a stylish and functional pair of headphones for the international flight are essential. The V-Moda XS are an on-the-ear style pair of headphones that are foldable for easy packing. Noise-isloating and providing award winning sound, the style is also customizable to your liking. Read the rest of this entry
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Google Glass Gets Stylish Upgrade
Despite the Google Glass becoming a somewhat fashion week trend, the original futuristic/weird frame isn’t something for everyday style. So Google decided to up the ante and is releasing four “feather-light titanium frames” and two new sunglasses, all available with prescription lenses now. See the styles below:
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Outfit: Style Statement Headphones In Winter
Adding extra style and personality to a person’s outfit, headphones are a statement accessory and part of our daily lives. From my In The Bag series, I styled my Marley Liberate On-Ear Headphones (which I fell in love with for its mixed-media design of stainless steel, natural wood and the brand’s blend of reclaimed hemp and organic cotton) with a winter-ready outfit with on tones based off its color palette: blue, grey and brown.
Shot just before the winter storm hit, the UGG Ory boots would’ve had no problem handling Janus with its waterproof leathers and Thinsulate technology for warmth.
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Contest: Win an iPad or Kindle Fire from Details (Enter Each Day)
Who couldn’t use a new tablet for the New Year and new travels! Details is currently hosting a daily sweepstakes in which they will be giving away two tablets, an iPad and a Kindle Fire, each day well into the New Year. Visit back and enter here each day through January 6th. Good luck!
Bonus: You’ll also receive a digital edition of the current issue, and there’s a special offer for new subscribers.
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Gift Guide: Portable Bluetooth Speakers For Travelers
Continuing Vee Travels’ gift guide series, this week features an article for Details.com I wrote on new bluetooth speakers that are now available in all kinds of odd, oblong and sexy shapes. The added bonus to these well designed speakers selected, they are all travel-friendly and would be perfect for the globetrotting techie in your life. See a few below, with the full set on Details.com:
Logitech UE BOOM
Providing 360 degrees of quality sound from up to 50 feet away, this cylindrical design works well both indoors and out. The body is available in six different colors and is protected by a plasma coating, which means it’s both water- and stain-resistant. The gadget doubles as a speakerphone and can last 15 hours on a single charge. ($199, Ultimate Ears)
Outdoor Tech Turtle Shell 2.0
Sporting a rugged, shock- and water-resistant decagonal shape, Outdoor Tech’s Turtle Shell 2.0 come in seven possible colors (including purple, orange and sea-foam green). Offering 12 hours of play and talk time, the device functions at a range of 32 feet. There’s also a built-in mic and an all-purpose mount available so you can attach it to one’s bike. ($129, Outdoor Tech)
11+ Sound1
Korean start-up 11+ released this small, minimalist speaker in September with eye catching angled surfaces. The shell is just three inches tall and play time lasts up to 20 hours. To connect the speakers, one must use the provided audio cable, making them essentially wired speakers to your wireless devices. ($85, Leibal.com)
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Gift Guide: 6 iPhone 5/5s Cases For Every Style & Need
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Gift Guide: 6 iPhone 5/5s Cases For Every Style & Need
The holiday shopping season is among us, which means it’s time to start thinking gifts. Continuing Vee Travels’ gift guide series, this week features seven iPhone 5/5s cases for each different style and need out there:
Bespoke & Natural Enthusiast: Carved
Design one of kind wooden smart phone skins to give as a gift or purchase a case with one of Carved’s beautiful artwork to give an iPhone the personality to match the owners. Each skin is handmade with the artwork laser-engraved on the wood, with adhesive applied to back which you can add right on your phone. Carved’s skin leaves no adhesive residue when removed, or select one in a case format for easy phone wardrobe change as need. ($24-$49, Carved)
The Mind Easer: Prong’s PocketPlug
For the guy who always forgets his charger, this cool black case comes with flat folding plugs inconspicuously stored in the back of the case. There is an added micro USB port on the side (a bonus but you won’t really need it), and the phone’s speaker is not buffered. Easy to slide the phone on and off, the PocketPlug will soon be available in white and the colors blue, red and pink. ($69, Prong)
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Travel Download: YPlan App For Last-Minute Events In New York
Pharrell Williams performing at the YPlan release party in the Bowery’s Finale – Photo by Andrew Villagomez
After making a big splash across the pond in London, the YPlan app sets its sight on the Big Apple now. Created for those who find themselves with free nights and wanting something last minute to do, with an array of options further than dining or concert events a Tech Crunch points out, the app provides 10 to 15 curated events for users to select from. Users also have options for the next night and a couple events later in the week, and subjects range from theatre to nightlife and sports to comedy. Making the app suitable for not only locals, but travelers to New York as well.
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Your Next Chic Bluetooth Speakers, Beacon’s The Blazar
Portable speakers for your next desk or adventure just got a whole lot more attractive with Beacon Audio‘s upcoming speaker, The Blazar.
With a chic, cube shape design, The Blazar connects to your smartphone, tablet or laptop via Bluetooth to fill your office or hotel room with sensational, 360-degree sound for up to 12 hours. If you are having a party or just want more sound, you can pair with another Blazar for a dual-stereo system.The soft, top controls and built-in mic are also other nice upgrades from last year’s hit, The Phoenix.
Along with the color options of silver aluminum and deep graphite (above), Beacon also paired with Lzzy Hale from Halestorm, Aaron Bruno of Awolnation, and Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees to each give The Blazar even more personality with individual color schemes:
When can you buy one? Beacon just launched a Kickstarter for the product where you can pre-order a speaker for an early estimated delivery of September/October. These little guys are on fire, with already almost half of the goal met. Go and claim yours now!
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