Father’s Day is just a few days away. If you haven’t picked up something for dad yet, we have some inspiring ideas, both big and small, that have TI technology in them.
Olio Model One smartwatch
The Olio Model One is the first watch designed to save you time, so you can focus on what matters most. Command and control your digital life with a limited edition timepiece that blends uncompromised quality, intelligent connectivity and enduring style.
Each Olio Model One is crafted from cold forged 316L stainless steel and features a high-resolution touch sensitive LCD display. Olio’s watch faces use data from your phone or Bluetooth devices to provide a glanceable view of your notifications, upcoming schedule or the weather.
As you use your Olio Model One, it develops an understanding of your preferences, and using your current context, it begins to offer insightful suggestions to help you stay focused. It may, for example, suggest to hold your calls while you are in a busy meeting or prompt you to pack an umbrella on a rainy day.
The Olio Model One is powered by the TI’s Sitara™ AM3703 processor, designed to provide best-in-class graphics performance while delivering low-power consumption.
Shipping this summer, the watch is available for pre-order now and comes in steel and PVD-coated black. It starts at $595 and works with iOS and Android.
Leikr GPS sportswatch
If you’re looking for something sportier than the Olio, check out the Leikr Sports Watch, designed for running, cycling and endurance sports. A high-sensitivity GPS receiver can measure distance, speed, pace, heart rate and more in real time.
Created in Denmark, the GPS watch features a 2-inch glass screen that can display color road maps and other metrics.
The integration of readable road maps, trails and other navigation landmarks is what sets Leikr apart from other products. So, if you’re directionally challenged and don’t want to run with a smartphone, this watch can help you find your way back home.
The watch contains a TISitaraAM335x processor.
“The high integration and low-power consumption of TI’s AM335x family of Sitara processors, paired with the creativity of Leikr engineers, made possible for Leikr to bring this innovative product to market,” said Rogerio Almeida in TI Catalog Processor Business Development.
The watch costs about $300 through Leikr.
SMART kapp digital white board
SMART kapp is a Bluetooth-enabled dry-erase board that allows you to capture, save and share your ideas wirelessly.
The device can improve collaboration in different locations. For example, you can brainstorm on a project by sketching it out on the board and share your work with your colleagues in real time. Or, you can help your kids with a homework problem while you are away from home.
“The SMART kapp digital white board truly redefines collaboration in the digital age,” said Artem Aginskiy, TI business development manager in the Catalog Processor group. “I am excited to see this level of innovation enabled by TI processors.”
Cost: $899 U.S./$999 CDN through various retailers.
HP Sprout
Sprout is Hewlett Packard’s (HP’s) all-in-one Windows 8 personal computer with a DLP® Pico™ technology enabled projector that uses TI's 0.45" WXGA chipset.
Sprout contains Intel’s RealSense technology, which features nine TI devices.
Sprout costs $1,899. Learn more about Sprout.
BMW 2-series convertible
The sporty new BMW 2-series convertible features a new head unit powered by TI’s “Jacinto” family of infotainment processors.
The TI infotainment processors behind the head unit use the “Jacinto” mutli-core heterogeneous architecture, leveraging the latest generation ARM® Cortex®-A15 multicore CPUs and Imagination Technologies multicore 3D Graphics on OMAP5, and DRA65x “Jacinto 5” for advanced sound and audio capabilities. This architecture, leveraging OMAP5 for user-interface and “Jacinto 5” for vehicle interface functions, allows each to perform at the peak of their capabilities without compromising performance.