Garmin announced earlier this week that it would soon be releasing a new aviator watch to succeed the popular D2 Pilot Watch. This second-generation wrist-worn GPS navigator improves on the previous model by adding several new features and lots of style. Called the Garmin D2 Bravo Pilot Watch, this sleek GPS watch does just about everything you could want it to and then some.

“Whether you’re a pilot looking for a back-up navigator to supplement your flying with valuable alerts and flight plan data or you’re an aviation enthusiast interested in a practical timepiece to view valuable in-flight information, D2 Bravo encompasses a number of exclusive features tailored to those living a jetsetter lifestyle,” said Carl Wolf, vice president of aviation marketing and sales in a statement. read more

In writing for this blog for nearly a year, I have covered all kinds of Kickstarter projects, some of which have funded and successfully launched to pretty decent reviews, like Trax. Others completely flopped, as is the danger with crowdfunding anything, especially anything involving technology. As a general rule, I tend to wait until projects are completely or nearly completely funded before even bothering to write about it. And, as it turns out, HidnSeek is one such project. With five full weeks left, this tracker has blasted through it’s modest goal and continues to receive funding.

At the surface, HidnSeek really isn’t all that different from, well, any other GPS tracker. The device is small and designed to be slipped into a pocket, bag or clipped on a zipper or keychain. It can record and transmit location once every five minutes (longer periods of time are allowed) and supposedly has some pretty good battery life if you don’t mind less frequent pings. HidnSeek also supports motion sensing and geofencing, as you would expect with a tracker.

However, HidnSeek does have a couple of things going for it that are slightly unusual. read more