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Fitbit Ionic Smart Watch
Smartwatch makers have all started to realize that fitness applications make the most sense to their potential customers, many of whom are still trying to wrap their minds around why they would want such a device. And while Fitbit was relatively late to the game in launching a full smartwatch, they are ahead of the curve as a maker of fitness-tracking gadgets. The Fitbit bracelets are, after all, worn on the wrist and many tell the time, if you didn’t notice. So smartwatches were a natural evolution, and now Fitbit has announced their second smartwatch, called the Fitbit Ionic, and it follows Fitbit’s acquisition of smartwatch maker Pebble.The first Fitbit smartwatch was called the Fitbit Blaze (they didn’t call it a smartwatch, actually, but it seems to be a loose term anyway), and the newly announced Fitbit Ionic appears to be restyled and updated in various ways. With all the functionality, software, and hardware considerations, evaluating smartwatches and tech in
Hands-On: Cuervo Y Sobrinos Vuelo GMT Watch
The Cuervo y Sobrinos Vuelo GMT isn't a new model, but rather just a watch that caught my eye from a brand that's always evaded closer inspection. The Swiss brand with Cuban history and "Latin DNA"creates some pretty impressive cases that house unrestrained design exuding personality. It's anything but generic, and the brand doesn't seem to mind the divisiveness that goes along with that. You may not guess it at first, but the Vuelo is the brand's more "contemporary"collection that aims for the sportier side of elegant. Some other Vuelo lines hit the "sporty"side more than the GMT, such as the Domino Rosillo. Categorizations aside, I went from initially indecisive to a legitimate fan of this flamboyant and very well-made travel watch from Cuervo y Sobrinos.The Cuervo y Sobrinos design ethos is about as far as one can get from the pathological minimalism that's run rampant in contemporary watch design. The word "flamboyant"is apt when looking at the case and dial of the Vuelo GMT. In fa