Category Archives: TECH + GEAR

Addicted to ODDICT: World’s First Aluminum Earbud

December 6, 2021

Get ready for tech time.

Think: Earbuds with Digital Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation for Immersive Audio Experience!

In time for the holidays, ODDICT’s new TWIG PRO ($149) is a second-generation earbud designed to provide an enhanced audio experience.

TWIG PRO is a higher-end version of its existing TWIG earbuds featuring a sophisticated aesthetic, premium materials, and digital hybrid Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) for customized sound. Crafted for luxurious everyday use, the earbuds combine cutting-edge technology, durability, and comfort, making for a perfect companion for an enhanced lifestyle.

ODDICT ‘s TWIG PRO is a higher-end version of its existing TWIG earbuds featuring a sophisticated aesthetic, premium materials, and digital hybrid Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) for customized sound. Crafted for luxurious everyday use, the earbuds combine cutting-edge technology, durability, and comfort, making for a perfect companion for an enhanced lifestyle. 

TWIG PRO’s True Wireless Stereo in-ear earbuds with Qualcomm Snapdragon SoundTM Technology brings together the very best audio, connectivity, and mobile innovations designed to deliver high-resolution music, crystal-clear voice calls, and lag-free gaming. Specially designed using durable and high-quality aluminum material, the enhanced earbuds use 12mm Dual Drivers, support three-tier noise reduction modes, and digital hybrid ANC technology blocking up to 98% ambient noise.

One of the technologies that form part of Snapdragon Sound is Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive, an audio codec, designed to deliver hi-resolution quality music with up to 24-bit, 96kHz resolution, adapting down to very low latency when gaming. Furthermore, thanks to aptX Voice and Qualcomm® cVc™ Echo Cancelling and Noise Suppression the hands-free calling experience is superior with super wideband voice quality delivering clearer calls with greater intelligibility.

“The technologies that underpin Snapdragon Sound are designed to work together to help consumers hear every detail of their music just as the artist intended, get fully immersed in lag-free mobile gaming with ultra-low latency, and feel better connected to colleagues and loved ones through voice and video calls with true-to-life audio,” said Jonny McClintock, director, product marketing, Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd.

 

Digital Hybrid ANC and Enhanced App – This is the COOLEST part!

On top of core improvements to sound quality and active noise cancellation, TWIG PRO features digital hybrid ANC, effectively eliminating surrounding noise making your favorite music sound better.

Users can download ODDICT APP (available for iOS and Android) to customize and seamlessly adjust their audio experience. With several simple gestures, users can control their music and phone calls, and adjust ANC levels. The find my earbuds feature on the app makes it easy to keep track of your earbuds and locate where they were last used.
Finely tuned by ODDICT’s acclaimed sound engineers, the EQ feature offers a powerful and authentic listening experience.
TWIG PRO earbuds are available in aluminum gray and will come with a half in-ear design with adjustable rubber tips for all-day comfort. They are IPX4 sweat and water-resistant and come with interchangeable ear tips in different sizes to suit a range of ears, making them perfect for commutes and long-term wear. Users can immerse themselves in music with 5.5 hours of playtime (ANC On) and up to 15 hrs of battery life with a fully charged case. TWIG PRO includes six built-in mics, four mics for noise cancelling, and two cVc mics for crystal clear calls.Pricing and Availability
( $149 USD) is now available in the United States exclusively at oddictofficial.com.

About ODDICT

ODDICT creates beautifully designed audio products that seamlessly integrate into your everyday life. ODDICT products combine inventive technology and elegant design for the most natural soundstage, wearability, and eye-catching appeal in audio gear today. The lifestyle tech brand strives to create products that represent your personality, style, and the ambiance of your home and office, while also delivering exceptional quality. For more information about both brands and their products, please visit oddictofficial.com.

Meet Kemtai, The Fitness App That Corrects Your Form

October 1, 2021

After spending over a year avoiding crowds and likely also the workout studio and weight room, you might have already leapt at the recent opportunity to return to your gym. But also, maybe not? Working out from home really wasn’t so bad once we started to find our flow, and you don’t need us to tell you about the abundance of at-home workout products, apps, and service out there. (Instagram’s got that covered.) Also, reluctant as we are to say it, Covid isn’t over over yet.

That said, there is one thing that home workouts definitely lack: Feedback. Whether you typically work out with a trainer or even just a friend, it’s always nice to know there’s somebody there to (hopefully) call out your less-than-textbook form when you start slacking.

Well, it looks like there might be a way to finally get that experience from home, too—and it doesn’t require you to add yet another fitness app to your phone’s home screen, or heap any more bulky fitness equipment onto the unruly pile of miscellaneous workout gear in the corner of your living room.

Kemtai is a new web-based fitness platform that turns your laptop or desktop computer into an advanced, motion-tracking digital personal trainer, complete with real-time personalized feedback and guidance. 

Technically speaking, it leverages computer vision technology and artificial intelligence to analyze motion and provide real-time training feedback. Humanly speaking, it tells you when you’re dragging ass—or potentially setting yourself up for injury. 

Unlike, say, Tempo, which offers some motion tracking functionality but requires you to spend thousands of dollars on 100-plus pounds of bulky equipment, Kemtai provides you with personalized, real-time training feedback and guidance during workouts right from your web browser. And it works on virtually any computer with a camera.

Behind the lens, Kemtai captures and tracks 44 different data points on your body—more than any other motion-tracking fitness product available, apparently. In addition to real-time training feedback and guidance during workouts, one of the best perks is being able to see quantitative results from one workout to the next, and even from rep to rep.

The service costs $19 per month, which will give you access to diverse workouts and series from a range of different trainers and workout styles ranging from HIIT and strength training to yoga and Pilates, but you can actually access Kemtai’s coolest feature for free here. Kemtai Now is the platform’s AI-based custom workout builder, and it is definitely one of the quickest and simplest ways we’ve found to get a sweat on when there isn’t a ton of time and we don’t feel like searching around for the perfect workout. The feature is capable of assembling endless unique workout combinations based on your preferences,

Back To School Tech Stylin With Burga

September 13, 2021

You bet I pimped my cases with these goodies from Burga. I truly am obsessed with my Air Pod case and the terazzo prints. The only problem is deciding what to get. The prints are all amazing, the quality so far is great and everywhere I go, people flip out. A win, win. Fun, playful and my teen is also feeling very swag now that she is in-person learning at her new school. (And phones are allowed in class!)

The Verywell Mind Mental Health Tracker

June 26, 2021

Verywell (www.verywellmind.com) just announced the launch of The Verywell Mind Mental Health Tracker, a monthly report that measures Americans’ stress, moods, and the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first wave of results revealed that nearly twice as many young adults (Gen Z and Millennials) are stressed compared to Boomers (62% vs. 35%), particularly about jobs, finances, and re-entering the post-pandemic world. They also struggle more with feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, and the potential stigma associated with seeking professional help.

As states begin loosening restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Verywell’s monthly Mental Health Tracker monitors attitudes and behaviors around the mental well-being of 4,000 Americans, representing a range of demographics including gender, race, religion, age, and political views. The Verywell Mental Health Tracker is one of the industry’s first ongoing studies measuring specific mental health indicators like self-esteem, sleep, and stress each month.

“What we’ve discovered with this first wave of results is that the pandemic has taken a serious toll on Gen Z,” said Amy Morin, Editor-in-Chief, Verywell Mind. “So while it’s important to focus on the physical health of the older generations, we also need to start paying more attention to the mental health of the younger generations.”

Key findings of the first monthly tracker include:

Younger Americans are stressed out:

  • Less than half of Gen Z said their mental health is “good”
    • Two thirds (65%) of Americans overall rated their mental health as “good” or “better” over the last 30 days, but this number dips below half for Gen Z (42%).
  • Older adults are significantly more likely to say their mental health is “good” or “better”:
    • Silent Generation: 86%
    • Boomers: 76%
    • Gen X: 65%
    • Millennials: 59%
  • Similar trends can be seen in stress, with Gen Z and Millennials (62%)  nearly twice as likely as Boomers (35%) to say they’ve been at least moderately stressed in the last 30 days.

Work and financial problems are stressing younger Americans the most:

  • COVID-19 and parenting are the most common sources of stress. Nearly half of Americans said much of their stress is related to both COVID-19 (49%) and parenting in general (48% among parents). However, when it comes to the single biggest source of stress over the last month, COVID-19 jumped to the front of the line with 27% of Americans, followed by financial problems (24%).
  • For Gen Z, financial problems (24%) and work (23%) are the top two sources of stress. While the COVID-19 pandemic ranks either first or second among all other generations as the single biggest source of stress, for Gen Z, it ranks fifth at just 16% compared with:
    • Silent Generation: 44%
    • Boomers: 37%
    • Gen X: 26%
    • Millennials: 21%

For more information on The Verywell Mind Mental Health Tracker and to read the full findings visit here.

 

A Phone Upgrade Hack You Can’t Resist

March 31, 2021

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Pick-me-ups come in all shapes and sizes, in this case – the size of a phone case. I must admit, a new phone case perks me up more than a new phone. When my case is cute as heck, my mood boosts right up. As it should, I am looking at it all day (and through the night, cuz I’m a mess and don’t sleep).

www.zgla.com. They are super cute, high quality, embroidered cases. So many fun styles. Let me know what you think ?

GROOMEDLA and is for 20% off all products through 5/31!