Ed's Tech Tips

The plastic case on my trusty longtime Casio watch which holds the metal pin which connects to the strap broke this past weekend. My wrist felt naked without it. I do not recall how long I have had the watch. I've replaced the bands numerous times and I think I replaced the batteries once, however, now it was time to find a replacement.

I usually prefer function over flash and just wanted the basics, so I was browsing through the watches at my local Target and was drawn to the Casios. They have proven functional, durable and reasonably priced. Plus, what geek can resist a company that sells solar, calculator or television remote control wristwatches. But as I said earlier, I really just wanted the basics, but I was attracted to a watch with a large face with easy to read digits, date, day of the week, stopwatch, multiple alarms, water resistance and world time. But the big selling feature of the Waveceptor watch is its ability to automaticall set it itself:

Several times a day the watch receives the official US government time via a time calibration signal from the atomic transmitter in Ft. Collins, CO, eliminating the worry about changing your watch for Daylight Saving Time. Our atomic watches also feature a perpetual calendar, eliminating the need to adjust your watch for calendar month to month inconsistencies and Leap Year. 

So far so good, but time will be th real test. Hopefully, it will hold up as well as my previous watch. 

 

 

I bought my granddaughter a cool new toy this past weekend. It's the Fridge Farm Magnetic Animal Set from LeapFrog. I knew she liked to play with refrigerator magnets and when I saw this I thought she woul dreally enjoy it and she does. From the LeapFrog web page:

 

Practice matching skills and exercise the imagination. Inquisitive toddlers discover how to pair the front halves of farm animals with the back halves—forming five complete critters—or mix up the magnetic-backed pieces to create lots of imaginary animals.

Every mix or match introduces animal names, sounds, fun facts and lively learning songs. Play with the Fridge Farm set on the refrigerator or floor, or take it on the go. The pieces fit neatly in a compartment on the back. A built-in handle makes it easy to carry.

This is an award winning toy that cost's $15 from Target and is well worth the money. My grandaughter enjoys the music and carrying the pieces back and forth between the fridge and the dishwasher. When she is older and starting to learn the alphabet wewill check out the Fridge Phonics Magnetic Set.

I really like the LeapFrog toys. They are well built and durable, plus they combine technology, fun and learning in a well balanced package.