Where's My Keys / Where's My Phone - Found thanks to Beets BLU !

"Where's My Keys?" / "Where's My Phone?"does that sound familiar in your home too? It certainly is in ours and believe it or not Moms/Wives do not have magical powers to find them either!  Although there is help at hand, a small lightweight, easy to use device that solves it all, the Beets BLU Bluetooth Wireless PagerTag. 

Although there are many more uses really that this can be used for - pets, bags/lugguage, purses/wallets, cameras/tablets, children, shame it doesn't work for odd socks too!  What I do like about this idea is that if it is your phone that you have lost and the battery becomes dead there is no way of being able to call it, this is where the sound alarm and light of the PagerTag comes into play.  Another great advantage is that if you accidentally leave your item behind you will be alerted once you become out of range.

Within minutes of receiving the PagerTag you can have it set up and ready to go.  Attach it to your item and be able to track it from then on through your smartphone/device.

Before going on, I couldn't resist sharing Zipparah, Mr Zip, "Where me keys, where me phone" song from Britain's Got Talent.

Simply download the free app to your device, pop the battery that comes in the box into the PagerTag and they will pair together.

Once the PagerTag and app are paired, this is the screenshot which shows it is on, within range, battery level and alarm all set up.  You can also add more than one PagerTag if you have additional ones by switching the scanning on to pair them up too.

By clicking on the arrow it takes you to the individual PagerTag page, showing your settings and also where you would press the alarm to locate your lost item.

You can also use the PagerTag to remotely control certain aspects of your smartphone such a taking a photo or playing music.

You have the option of general settings for each PagerTag too.

If you have lost an item use the PagerTag location to find out exactly where it is.  I will definitely be continuing to use this either our household keys or hubbies mobile phone as they are the two main items that cause panic in our home.  I'm still at the playing stage with this, once I understand all the settings then I can just let it do its work worry free.

Check first to make sure your phone/tablet is compatible.

Compatible devices: Operates directly with supported smartphones: 

 1. iPhone 4s (or later), iPad 3 (or later) 

 2. Any smartphone with Android 5.0** (and later) with Bluetooth 4.0 hardware 

 3. Samsung with Bluetooth 4.0 and Android 4.3 (or later)

UK £20.00 available at Amazon

US $19.99 available at Amazon

From the Beets BLU website....

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Running with knowledge - Beets BLU Wireless Heart Rate Monitor Review

Now my son is slowly starting to recover from his running injuries, he is managing to run up to 30 minutes without major issues.  All thanks to the work of his physiotherapist for guiding him and planning his daily exercise routine and running sessions over the last few months.  We are hopeful that this will continue to get him back to full strength and competing, which he has badly misses.

His new training device, a heart rate monitor, is also another tool he can use to when training to track his fitness, endurance and performance.  He tried the Beets BLU heart rate monitor which is wireless, so need need for any adapters, it has a long life battery that lasts up to a year, is really lightweight and  not bulky to wear at all.

The heart rate monitor came with an elasticated strap which is quite soft to the touch and is adjustable.  The actual monitor snaps into the strap with strong press studs.  Set up was really easy as he already has a Nike running app on his iPhone, so as soon as the strap (with the electrodes) and monitor touched his skin it started automatically.  Then it was just a case of  pairing the devices up and that was it! (The device can be used on a number of recommended apps too)

So now it was set up and we knew what we were doing it was time for him to try it out whilst running, both to see how it felt for him and how well it worked. 

Simple to wrap around your chest and then click/snap it in to it's final position.  Obviously you don't want it too tight, it has to be comfortable enough to be able to run.

Off he went on his first run with the heart rate monitor and I'm pleased to say he managed to run another 30 minutes without any major issues from his calf and foot.

When he returned and had cooled off, he couldn't wait to see how he had been measured throughout the run.

The image above shows the overall monitoring throughout the run, the image below shows that you can scroll throughout the run to find more information at a given point.  (Different running apps will show different information or displays). 

It's so great to get this information from such a small device.  As his fitness increases his heart rate should gradually reduce and his pace compared to heart rate should gradually improve. It will also help him to track his endurance too by seeing how long his heart rate holds before it increases as he tires as well as prevent overtraining.

There will no doubt be other features within his running app that the heart rate monitor will be useful for, which we will have the fun to find out.  Plus this will also be a great addition when working on the treadmill and when we go cycling, especially while I'm on my detox and trying to lose weight.

 

Check first to make sure your phone/tablet is compatible.

Compatible devices: Apple iPhone 4S (and later) - Apple iPad 3 (and later)

Any smartphone with Android 4.3 (and later) with Bluetooth 4.0

UK £25.95 available at Amazon

US $29.95 available at Amazon

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