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Travel Gear-High-Tech Accessories , Classic
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By Randy O . Williams
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For the traveling golfer , the Garmin X40 Approach is like having a golf course computer on your wrist . Sleek , stylish and informative , it comes pre-loaded with more than 41,000 golf courses worldwide displaying distances to front , back and middle of the green plus hazards and combines daily activity tracking with wrist-based heart rate .
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When traveling abroad , organization is an important key to security ; and in today ’ s world one can ’ t be too careful . Colonel Littleton ’ s artisan-crafted wallet organizes all your travel documents and necessities in one convenient place .
Made from vintage brown , black or saddle tan polished leather . Solid brass post closure . Edge stitched , this 6 ” x9 ” leather portfolio from Col . Littleton , is a perfect travel companion for anytime you need a writing pad as sort of an add-on memory chip solution .
The Bose Quiet Comfort 35 II wireless headphones , now with Google Assistant and Noise Control Settings , is one of the most beloved travel gear items for frequent flyers . Its charging case magnetically holds each earbud in place , doubles as storage , and provides two additional full charges for up to 10 more hours of battery life . ome things are ever-changing for the traveler on the go and that is usually tied into high-tech accessories like charging devices and portable electronics .
One of the handy developments with the roving golfer in mind are golf bands . One popular model is the Approach X40 from Garmin that combines golf and �tness tracking into onesleek band . Travelers enjoy these multi-faceted devices and the better ones in the marketplace offer wrist heart rate technology and activity trackingthat shows steps , distance , calories burned , heart rate and activity intensity , but also a communications
44 G o l f P l u s JULY 2018 component where the wearer receives vibrating smart noti�cations for incoming calls , texts and other alerts . For the traveling golfer these smart bands are loaded with course details all over the globe . They not only display distances to the front , back and middle of the green plus hazards , they also have a tracking component that measures your shot distances and auto-records detected shots for post-round analysis .
Another high-tech product that helps ease a long journey , especially on overseas �ights , are headphones . The newest models are lighter in weight , softly padded and provide more evenly weight distribution across your head allowing for longer listening pleasure . The trend is toward a slimmer pro�le that can also fold �at for easier transport . “ We don ’ t underestimate what our customers expect ,” said Bernice Cramer , general manager of Bose Wireless Headphones . “ We take quality as seriously as performance .” Of course , all those MacBooks , tablets , iPods and smartphones need power and the better portable charging devices offer longer power and faster re-energizing than their competitors all while keeping the size of the device slim and sleek . However , while high-tech has its place , there will always be room for classic travel gear and one of the proven best are