Page 8 - Last Minute Gift Guide 2016

8 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016
Ditch the dull: Install
‘smart’ gifts for the home
First it was the smart-
phone. Now it’s the
smart house.
More appliances are going
high-tech this year, bringing
fresh efficiency and ease-of-
use to the table. From a re-
mote-controlled coffee mach-
ine to a plant-health monitor,
there’s a gift for every
technology-lover on your list.
¦ Smarter Coffee Machine
($230) There’s no need to be a
morning person when you
have a Smarter Coffee Mach-
ine. This WiFi-enabled coffee
maker will grind and brew a
cup of joe before you even get
out of bed. Using the Smarter
app, you can not only sched-
ule your morning coffee, but
you can specify whether you
want it strong or light, keep it
warm all day long, and set
your machine to clean itself
regularly.
¦ Nest Learning Thermo-
stat ($249) Since your ther-
mostat controls half of your
energy bill, it’s time for an
upgrade. The Nest Learning
Thermostat, a smart device
that automatically adapts to
your lifestyle, programs itself
based on your heating and
cooling habits. It turns itself
off or lowers the heat when
you’re not at home, and it
allows you to control the
temperature from your phone
so that your house feels com-
fortable when you return.
With all the money it can save
you, this thermostat can pay
for itself in under two years.
¦ Netatmo Personal
Weather Station ($149) Not
only will this gadget take
readings of the outdoor tem-
perature, air quality, and
humidity, but it will also help
you track the environment
inside your home. Indoor air
can easily become polluted
and CO2 levels can rise to
dangerous levels. The Ne-
tatmo Personal Weather Sta-
tion will alert you when it’s
time to open the windows and
Books by celebrities will open some sleepy eyes
From reality stars to
Internet sensations, the
celebrity-penned book
is a must-have gift to put
under the tree. Come Christ-
mas morning, one of these
could really open some sleepy
eyes! But no matter what the
genre they’re into, you’ll have
everything you need for the
fans on your gift list.
¦ “Scrappy Little Nobody”
by Anna Kendrick: The
fun-loving "Pitch Perfect"
actress released her collection
of hilarious autobiographical
Give the gift of quality
Ace tools make the perfect gift for the do-it-yourselfer. They’ve been engineered to the highest
standards of durability and performance and they’re guaranteed to equal or exceed the quality of
the big national brands. So stock their workshop with the tools they can always count on – Ace.
Merry Christmas to All!
From your friends and family at Miller Supply!
Gift Certificates make Perfect Gifts!
SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION OF THE MORNING CALL
Wearable trackers
fit for fashionistas
There’s no reason why
fitness trackers need to CTW Features
be clunky or unsightly. The Bellabeat LEAF monitors your physical activity and inactivity, too.
The newest generation of
gadgets has evolved to include Sensaria
stylish accessories, from rings Smart Socks
and bracelets to shorts and track steps
socks. International Data taken and
Corp. says sales of fitness calories
trackers, also known as wear- burned.
ables, increased by triple
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Wireless sensor lets you check on a plant’s needs via smartphone. 2015. Here are seven stylish
new wearables with tech
air out the house. maintaining its strength and guaranteed to please the fash- act as a trainer, pointing out kilter. Pair the sensor with a
Parrot Flower Power shine. It’s the perfect holiday ionistas and techies on your things like foot-landing tech- Swarovski Jewel Clasp (in
gift for anyone serious about gift list: nique to help you run more options like a red dot or white
Wireless Plant Monitor hair care. ¦ Ringly Aries ($245): effectively. flower) to show your Lift off
($90) Parrot Flower Power ¦ Samsung Family Hub Ringly puts a new spin on ¦ Griffin Ribbon Wrist- as a classy pin.
could be your new best friend. Refrigerator ($5,600) Take wearables with beautiful band ($14.99): Have a tracker ¦ Lumo Men’s Shorts &
Stick this sensor into your your kitchen to the next level "smart" rings that actually that doesn’t quite fit your Sensor ($199.99): Also from
flowerpot or garden plot, and with a Samsung Family Hub look just like rings. These style? Spiff it up with this Lumo comes Lumo Run, a
monitor the sunlight, tempera- Refrigerator. Gone are the high-tech gems connect to ribbon reminiscent of those sensor that acts like a running
ture, fertilizer, and moisture days when you’re wandering Bluetooth, showcasing noti- trendy, no-damage ribbon hair coach that tracks cadence,
levels right from your smart- the aisles at the supermarket, fications for anything from ties. The colorful, stretchy speed, calories burned, and
phone. Flower Power alerts wondering if you have eggs at text messages to calendar nylon bands come in two sizes more — all wrapped up into a
you when your plants need home. This refrigerator photo- appointments. Ringly also and are compatible with five pair of shorts. Get up to 20
water or other attention, pre- graphs its contents so you can recently released the Aries, a different trackers. hours of run time with a single
venting them from squawking view them from your phone smart bracelet that doubles as ¦ Lumo Lift + Swarovski charge and even get on-de-
about your neglecting them and shop accordingly. Its large an activity tracker. The slim, Jewelry Clasp ($79.99, mand feedback for better form
ever again. touchscreen features such gold-plated bangle features $29.99): The Lumo Lift calls and posture during runs.
¦ Dyson Supersonic Hair conveniences as a family your choice of a semi-pre- itself the world’s best-selling ¦ June by Netamo ($49):
Dryer ($400) Blow-drying calendar, a virtual white cious stone, and tracks steps digital posture coach. This June by Netamo is a different
your hair on a daily basis can board, photo slide shows, walked and calories burned. small, quarter-sized sensor kind of tracker. It’s actually a
really damage your strands, Pandora radio, Allrecipes, and ¦ Bellabeat LEAF ( $119+): magnetically attaches to your beauty coach that measures
but the Dyson Supersonic TV mirroring. Also, the actual This small-but-mighty, leaf- shirt and tracks all of the your sun exposure, alerting
allows you to get a blowout refrigerator function uses shaped tracker can do just traditional fitness stats. The you when it’s time to reapply
without the worry of extreme top-of-the-line cooling about everything. It tracks all coolest feature: It helps you sunscreen. Get it in three
heat damage. It uses con- technology to keep your food of your physical activity (as achieve better posture with striking color options —
trolled high-velocity airflow fresher longer. well as inactivity), highlight- vibrations that notify you platinum, gold, or gunmetal.
alongside constant tempera- ing how much time your body when you’re slouching or off
ture maintenance to safely and Megan Suckut/ is in deep sleep; helps you stay Renee Lee/CTW Features
effectively dry your hair, CTW Features mindful with guided medita-
tion exercises, and even gets to
know your body’s reproduc-
tive cycle. Wear the LEAF any
way you want — clip it on
clothing or wear it as a wrap
bracelet or pendant necklace.
¦ Sensaria Smart Socks
($199+): Not really into jew-
elry or accessories? With
Sensaria’s Smart Socks,
there’s no reason to don an
extra item for fitness tracking
— simply switch out your old
socks for a smarter model.
The smart socks track all the
normal stuff, like steps taken
and calories burned, but also
essays this November. Her ¦ “It's Not Okay: Turning Random House, $17.99) ‘Pitch Perfect’
quirky tales of ineptitude are Heartbreak into Happily ¦ “Username: Evie” by Joe star Anna
relatable to even your snarki- Never After” by Andi Dorf- Sugg: Also by a YouTube star, Kendrick will
est friends and family. (Touch- man: The debut tell-all book this graphic novel is in comic- keep you
stone, $26.99) by former Bachelorette Andi book form. Joe Sugg tells the laughing.
¦ “The Girl with the Lower Dorfman reveals everything captivating story of a young CTW Features
Back Tattoo” by Amy she experienced after the teen girl trying to fit in at
Schumer: The star of “Train- "Bachelorette" cameras were school and just live her life —
wreck” and “Inside Amy turned off. This "anti-self- except the day she discovers a
Schumer” just released her help" book is essential for the virtual world and is sucked
debut memoir, filled with a reality-show fanatic on your inside. (Running Press,
collection of humorous and gift list. (Gallery Books, $25) $11.99)
(very) personal essays. Perfect ¦ “Girl Online: On Tour” ¦ “Talking as Fast as I Can:
for the SNL-loving members by Zoe Sugg: Zoe Sugg, From Gilmore Girls to
of your family. (Gallery better known as Zoella to her Gilmore Girls (and Every-
Books, $28) fan base, is an English fashion thing in Between)” by Lau-
and beauty vlogger with more ren Graham: In her first
than 11 million subscribers on nonfiction title, Lauren Gra-
YouTube. This is the second ham reminisces on her time in
book in her fiction series. It’s "Gilmore Girls" and her life
about a girl named Penny and and love in Hollywood. (Bal-
her relationship with Noah, lantine Books, $28)
her rock star boyfriend, while
on a European tour. (Penguin Reedhima Mandlik/
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