Get your kids moving in the right direction this school year with cool products containing TI devices, such as the Garmin vívofit 2 activity tracker, TI-84 Plus Color Edition (CE) graphing calculator, Belkin Thunderbolt 2 Express Dock HD and Ball Coach™ radar from Pocket Radar Inc. Learn about the products below.
Take a break with Garmin vívofit 2
Have you been sitting at your desk staring at textbooks for too long? The Garmin vívofit 2 activity tracker can give you a nudge when it’s time to get up, take a break and move.
The vívofit 2 is affordable for students (at $99) and available for purchase around the world through Garmin.
Here’s how it works: A red “move” bar appears on the display, and a gentle alert sounds after one hour of inactivity. The move bar builds up every 15 minutes until you reset it by walking for a couple of minutes. It also shows your steps, calories, distance and time of day on an easy-to-read, backlit display.
The vívofit 2 is water-resistant, so you can wear it in the shower without worry. It also has a 1-plus year battery life.
TI-84 Plus Color Edition (CE) graphing calculator
No school backpack is complete without a TI graphing calculator. And kids’ backpacks are getting lighter with the brand new TI-84 Plus Color Edition (CE) graphing calculator. The math machine is 30 percent thinner and lighter than its predecessor, the TI-84 Plus.
The TI-84 Plus CE has six times more memory, and a new rechargeable battery will keep the sleek calculator crunching numbers for at least a month on a single charge. Students will be the envy of their classmates when they pull the cool calculator out of their backpacks. (It’s now available in eye-catching colors like Positively Pink, Plum “Pi” and Radical Red.)
The calculator contains several TI devices, including LP5907SNX-3.3 low-dropout regulator/NOPB; TLV70712PDQNR low-dropout regulator; TPS60151DRVR 5-V charge pump; and LM3658SD-A/NOPB Li chemistry charger IC for portable applications.
Learn more about the calculator here.
Belkin HD dock offers speed, power
Looking for a dock for your Mac that offers speed and power?The Belkin Thunderbolt 2 Express Dock HD allows you to connect up to eight devices to your powerful Ultrabook, laptop or desktop and take full advantage of Thunderbolt 2 data transfer speeds and 4K cinema resolution.
The Belkin Thunderbolt 2 Express Dock HD costs $300.
Thunderbolt 2 technology allows you to transfer files at 20 Gbps. It also allows you to connect two displays to your laptop. It’s ideal for mobile office workers, video pros and workers who need more connections for their Macs.
The dock is perfect for anyone who needs to connect a Mac with a variety of peripherals with a single Thunderbolt cable.
Track your ball speed, knock it out of the park
Ready to take a study break and track your ball speed? The new Ball Coach™ Model from Pocket Radar Inc. is a speed training tool for player development. Get instant results on your hitting power, pitching speeds, throwing speeds, serving speeds and shot speeds.
Professionals and amateurs in multiple sports are using the new Ball Coach radar to improve their performance and skill level with instant and accurate feedback. It has become the speed radar and training tool of choice among collegiate coaches, high school coaches, travel ball coaches, club coaches, recruiters, parents and athletes worldwide.
Easily measure baseball and softball hitting and pitching speeds, volleyball and tennis serve speeds, hockey and lacrosse shot speeds, and cricket bowler speeds. Built from the same high-impact plastic as hockey helmets, the Ball Coach is rugged enough to perform well in even the most demanding sports environments.
The Ball Coach Model costs $300 through Pocket Radar Inc.