Gadgets of the week
5 gadgets that can help you achieve your New Year’s resolution
By Brandt Ranj, Insider Picks from Business Insider
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New year. New you.
After a holiday season where many of us overindulge, most of us do the same thing: make resolutions.
Whether you want to lose some weight, save some money, or learn something new, tech can help.
How much you get accomplished will ultimately depend on your own self discipline, but nobody improved without a little help.
If you want to workout more
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January is the month where everyone has fitness on the brain. If you’d like to get more active, buying a fitness tracker can be very helpful.
FitBit’s Charge 2 tracks how many steps you’ve taken, calories you’ve burned, how well (and long) you’ve slept, and your heart rate.
This data can then be synced to your smartphone or computer, so you can keep track of your progress.
FitBit Charge 2, $149.88, available at Amazon
If you want to read more
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Most people (myself included!) wish they read more.
An ideal time to read is during a commute, but that’s not always possible. Audible makes it easier though. It has the largest selection of audiobooks on the internet, with titles from any era or genre.
I’ve subscribed on and off for almost five years, and I’ve always found something new to check out. A gold subscription grants you one “credit” a month that can be redeemed on any book.
The best part is, if you end up with a backlog of books, you can cancel your subscription and keep the books.
Audible Gold Subscription, $14.95 a month, available at Amazon
If you want to learn how to code
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If you’d prefer to work on your mind instead of your body, why not learn how to code?
In our computer-driven world, having a better understanding of how they work can be a huge leg up.
Udemy, one of the leading online-course marketplaces, is having a sale on all of its online courses.
You can learn how to code from a high-quality instructor who will walk you through Python (a popular programming language), step by step. If you see another course you’d like to try, apply the same discount code below for the same discount.
Infinite Skills The Ultimate Python Programming Tutorial, $10 (originally $50), available at Udemy.
If you want to cut the cord on cable TV
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Who doesn’t want to save a little money?
If you’ve realized you don’t spend too much time in front of the TV, why pay for a monthly cable package? I don’t have cable; instead I rely on streaming services and an HDTV antenna.
It won’t give you all the channels you might be used to having, but if the shows you do like are on ABC, CBS, NBC, or Fox, you can still watch them live without having to pay a monthly fee.
This antenna has a range of 50 miles, which should be sufficient for most people. My antenna only has a range of 15 miles, and in an urban environment that’s plenty.
1byone HDTV antenna (50 mile range), $23.99, available at Amazon
If you want to reduce your monthly phone bill
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Another way to save money is to buy an unlocked phone.
Instead of paying a carrier for your phone each month, and being tied down to one in a multi-year contract, you own your device and get the plan that perfectly suits your needs.
If you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber, one of the best unlocked phone deals is the Moto G4. It has solid specs — some of which go toe-to-toe with the latest iPhone — and is being sold at a great price.
Moto G4 (16GB with special offers), $149.99, available at Amazon
**For those who may want to learn more about this phone, we’ve written a more extensive post here.**
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This is an awesome fitness band.
I am using this kind of band, it looks like a watch and work also like a watch that
I need not to take an extra watch in my wrist. I like to wear this all the time,
cause now a days it has become a part of my daily life that make me active about my daily exercises.
I love this band for its activities reminder that helps me to do my daily work in specific time.
And I think everyone one should use this kind of tracker for their own advantage that can makes
one conscious about their health and Fitness Tracker news which is necessary for everyone.
A fitness tracker is the perfect way to monitor your activity and health effortlessly and with unmatched accuracy. Think of it as an electronic finger on the pulse, constantly measuring your vitals, quality of sleep and step count.