The verdict is still out on whether smartwatches are a legitimately useful affair to strap to your wrist . But place Apple Watch dweebiness aside , a very limited , completely dedicated wristputer for winter sports could make existent sense .
Smartphones and cold do not mix : either , you keep your phone buried under 18 stratum and it ’s warm and unobtainable , or you take it out in 10 - arcdegree weather condition , and it dies right away . I ’ve been using aPebble smartwatchsince they first came out to combat this exact problem — checking text and switching euphony without having to root for my phone out — but the diminished push are n’t ideal .
YodelUp is a Kickstarter project for a much more specific kind of wearable . It ’s basically a chunky , screenless sentinel aimed at skier and snowboarders . It ’s got two functions : let you apply big rocker button to see to it music , and a push - to - talk button that mate with your phone to emulate a walkie - talking picture .
It ’s $ 100 on pre - decree , which is a steep monetary value for a proclaim Bluetooth remote with a wrist strap . But that said , it ’s loud than other smartwatches out there , and definitely better designed for skiing . As ever , it’sbuyer bewarewith Kickstarter projects , although this one at least has aworking prototype .
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