NIXON - The Mission Smartwatch 48mm Polycarbonate - Black
Surf confidently with this Nixon Mission smart watch as it gives you real-time surf conditions. Winter sports are also covered by the Nixon Trace app, which provides snow reports and tracking of your cold-weather workouts. This Nixon Mission smart watch has a strong Gorilla Glass crystal and is designed to withstand the elements and your active workouts.
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This watch is fantastic, looks wise. However that's just about where it ends. Nixon does advertise that the watch works with iOS but unfortunately iOS make this watch unreliable and iOS also cripples the amazing functions that this watch is capable of. Setting up the watch is easy, download the androidwear app and you're more less running. The watch display is beautiful, the buttons are solid with good tactile feedback and the microphone mechanism on the side is really cool. Where the problem starts is that it is unreliable when it comes to notifications. I had many friends text me and many times the watch just wouldn't notify me of an incoming message. AND the vibration strength on this watch is laughably bad. When you do get notified of a message on your watch many times you will just miss it because the vibration is so weak you just won't feel it. My Apple Watch vibration is incredibly strong and I'm surprised that Nixon implemented weak vibration. I also want to say that it seems that iMessages suffered the most problems when I came to the message notification reliability. People who are on non-iPhones seem. to get through on the watch without much problems. Many of the applications I have my phone such as news outlets, pulse point, calendar, Facebook, etc. do seem to show up on the watch, but again going back to the vibration most often I just missed the notification.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
My Best Buy number: 0000035736
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LUNATIK - TAKTIK Extreme Case for Apple® iPhone® 5 and 5s - Black
Provide your Apple iPhone 5 or 5s with 360° protection with this LUNATIK TAKTIK Extreme TT5S-001 case, which features an external polycarbonate hard shell, an internal silicone boot and a Corning Gorilla glass lens for rugged durability.
This case is not everyone. It is large (even bigger than the Otterbox Defender line). BUT what you get is phenomenal protection that looks incredibly slick and dare I say, tactical? I love it. You sit the iPhone in the case that is surrounded by silicone "trusses" and then you place the cover on top essentially sandwiching the iPhone. In addition to the stellar protection you also get screen protection in the form of a sheet of Gorilla Glass. Seriously, you can't beat this case. I have used Otterbox Defenders (which are cheaply made), Otterbox Armor (which is boxy and hideous looking) and Lifeproof Nuud (my second favorite to this TakTik case). When comparing the TakTik to those other cases, the TakTik wins hands down.
As I said above, this case is not for everyone and if you are looking for protection with minimal bulk, then look elsewhere. However if you need heavy duty protection that looks great and will stand up to just about everything (sans water submersion protection), then stop reading this review and buy one now. At 125.00 it is not cheap and it is a tough pill to swallow but you are getting your moneys worth.
This product has... Attractive design, A no slip grip, Tough/durable, good fit
About me... Student, parent, outdoor enthusiast, active lifestyle, emergency medical services, firefighting, tactical operations