Timekettle WT2 Edge/W3 Translator

The Timekettle WT2 Edge/W3 Translator is one cool gadget! At $350.00, it's expensive and hard to justify purchasing unless you have a frequent use for it. But if you live, work, or go to school in a foreign country and aren't yet fluent in the language, these earbuds simultaneously translate 40 different languages, so you can use its Al technology to bilaterally understand and converse in a 2nd language in real-time! If you were to speak nonstop, an earbud plays the translation in another person's ear 5 seconds later so the two of you can experience a real conversion as if you spoke the same language. 

The manufacturer of the gadget says, "To make translation even more accurate, "WT2/W3 Edge earbuds use smart noise reduction to filter out distracting background noise, ensuring the message isn’t muddied." Moreover, it uses simul mode -- "share one translation earbuds with your partner, and both of your words will be translated into bi-directional communication," as well as, touch mode -- "tap the force sensor to activate voice pick-up and touch again to translate. Speaker mode: 1 earbud + 1 APP. Only one person needs to wear the real-time translator."

The WT2/W3 Edge portable language translator supports 40 languages and 93 accents for online translation. The technology also enables companies to support group chats and conferences remotely.

Wow, talk about unlocking the world to understand your
fellow humans! You can now debark an airplane across the pond and start communicating in a 2nd language right away. The Tower of Babel is a thing of the past!

I can see buying this device if you have inlaws who speak a different language, or your company transfers you overseas, or you decide to study abroad ... yet are still mastering the new language. For the rest of us, it's a pricey yet impressive and innovative toy to know about.

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Apple AirTag

An Apple AirTag is a genius invention! Ever misplace your purse, wallet, backpack, or keys? Attaching an airtag is an "easy way to keep track of your stuff." You can then use the Find My app on your phone to lead you to your lost possession.

Loosing your wallet is no longer a time waster. Find it by going to the "My app" and say, "Siri, find my wallet." If hiding in the next room or in plain sight, you would follow a ping sound that leads you to your wallet.

If your item is further away the AirTag sends out a secure Bluetooth signal through an anonymous and encrypted process to locate and send its location to the iCloud. On your phone, you'll see its location on a map.

You could also attach an Apple Airtag on your dog's or cat's collar to put them on your radar if they are in the habit of getting loose and lost outdoors.

In a once upon a time safe-family neighborhood, a thief stole my mother's front pouch chairs and later her folded-up grocery cart that she used to balance and steady her walk. The chairs had sat untouched on her front pouch for 60 years, and the grocery cart was rusting, so some people will take anything! Wouldn't we like to show up with a police officer at the thief's house to surprise them!

Friends of mine tend to lose their cars in a supermarket parking lot. Now they can pin it to find it!

This basenji cutie is a hound breed of dog. A crack in a door or fence and he's long gone.

On Amazon, Apple Air tags are about $4 cheaper than a purchase at Apple. The devices are not super expensive, yet pricey enough to make attaching them to all your worldly goods impractical. So you'd likely put them on the things you lose the most.

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Apple Watch 2015

Hand it over!

It is vital to keep up with technology even if you can't always afford to pay up.  

In a few weeks, Apple will launch their much anticipated Apple Watch. Starting at $350, I won't be buying one in the near future, but I'll definitely play with it on trips down to the Apple store.

Presently, I use a 2008 MacBook Pro, which could cough and die at any moment, so I am budgeting for the inevitable. Last year I bought an ipad mini to take on trips, so that is enough of a splurge for me right now.

All photos: Apple

Nevertheless, the availability of the new iwatch is super exciting! Not only can it tell time, it can pull up the weather; or maps; or your calender; or make phone calls; or send messages to the people in your network, as well as, keep track of your physical fitness. Perhaps, it's too much information, but the watch also lets you share your heartbeat with a second person, who can feel it on his iwatch! And, you'll be able to pay for coffee, groceries and other things with Apple Pay (an app) instead of pulling out a wallet.

 Oh yeah, the Apple Watch has apps! New technology makes navigating the apps on the watch's small face (i.e. screen) fast and fluid for the wearer. The device is somewhat intuitive. It detects motion when you raise your arm. The apps are designed to only require "lightweight interaction," letting you "make numble and precise adjustments." In sum, the watch and its apps are reported to be very user friendly.

The Apple Watch comes in a myriad of editions from 18k gold to aluminum and stainless steel. Some editions have metal bands, others have leather bands while still others have gel bands, and they come in a variety of band colors and fasteners.

The way we communicate with the world is changing once again. How futuristic to input, or call up important information; check email and connect with people on something as small as your watch! (Positively George Jetson-ish.) As Apple's Jony Ive, Senior VP of Design, says, their new watch is "technology designed to be worn and personal."

Why did I write about this new Apple watch? Now I want one! Don't you?

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ChicTiq Links Shoppers With Local Boutiques

Louis Vuitton, Soho

New York City is a shopper's paradise.  Everything is available from haute couture to ready-to-wear.  And now the task of finding one-of-a-kind shops and discounts is just a click away.

ChicTiq is a new online service that lists all the local boutiques in New York City, by neighborhood and category.  It is the brainchild of three friends from the University of Pennsylvania, Landon Berns, Daniel Panzer and Jonathan Lehr.  The idea for the directory first came to Berns, as he tried to help his sister find shops and promotions in the area, only to discover there were no simple steps to gather the information.  So the three college friends teamed up and launched ChicTiq to make the search quick and easy.  ChicTiq lets shoppers generate and customize a list of retail boutiques in any New York City neighborhood.  Store addresses and phone numbers are provided, and there's an app you can add to your iPhone.  Also, a map pinpoints store locations so shoppers know exactly where to go.  A must-have for tourists!

So far, there are 1,300 stores on a list that's growing.  Boutiques can communicate with customers in real time to tell them about fabulous deals and happenings in the shop.  They may announce the arrival of new designers and special events.

All a shopper needs to do is logon and enter a zip code, or category like “shoes,” to pull up a list of nearby boutiques with the latest sales and promotions.

ChicTiq is a handy tool in a tech savvy age.  With the click of a button, shoppers can be in-the-know, finding the best deals on the hottest fashions in their area.  The company plans to expand to other cities.  Miami is next.

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