假期本该叫人兴高采烈，而事实上很多人却心烦不已，由于不了解到底该买哪种礼物送给各路亲友。那些可以当礼物的高科技小玩意，什么是真的有趣?又有什么是徒有其表的炒作?不要急，记者给你想办法，一块儿看看吧，也可以买来送自己喔!
Toymail
Toymail语音留言盒
Toymail, a voicemail box disguised as a toy animal, lets parentsand children exchange messages without making live calls. Perfect for the perpetually travelingparent who doesn't want to give their young child a cellphone. Simply connect the toy mailbox,which comes in six different animal shapes to the Wi|Fi network. Download the app and presto:Now you can call the mailbox through the app and leave a message. The mailbox will snort orwheeze to let kids know they have a message, and they can reply.
Toymail是一个动物玩具外形的语音留言盒，爸爸妈妈和孩子们可以用它来传递信息，而不必打电话。对于整天出差在外又不想让年幼子女用手机的父母来讲，Toymail可以算是完美的礼物。它有六种动物外形可供选择，联上Wi|Fi即可用。下载手机应用和presto电子付费系统，就能用它留言。Toymail会发出叫声来提醒孩子们有留言，孩子们也可以用Toymail进行回复。
Supermechanical's Range
Supermechanical的Range温度计
Does people really need a thermometer that sends their phone updates about their food cookingat home? No, not really. But do we all dream of cooking the perfect roast or holiday ham? Yes, wedo, and the Range by Supermechanical can help. The Range, which comes in two versions |Ember with a sharp tip for roasts, and Aqua which has a round tip for liquids bubbling in pots | linkswirelessly to your phone. You can get alerts when the temperature goes beyond a certain rangeand charts showing whether your food cooking at home is ice|cold or piping|hot. Now you candefinitively prove to dinner guests that the chicken was not under cooked.
大家真的需要一个能向自己手机发送食物烹饪温度的智能温度计么?未必。不过，大家是否都梦想着做出完美的烤肉或者假日火腿呢?当然。Supermechanical制造的Range温度计可以助你。这种温度计有两种款式：Ember型末端有尖，可以用来测烤肉的温度;Aqua型的末端为圆形，可以来探测液体温度。它们能和手机进行无线连接。假如温度超出肯定范围，就会发出警报;它们还可以用图形显示正在做的菜是冰凉还是滚烫。有了它，目前你就能向来吃晚餐的客人证明——餐桌上的烤鸡绝对不会欠缺火候。
Adaptics Drop
Adaptics Drop智能秤
Who hasn’t been stumped when trying to adjust a recipe to make smaller or bigger portions? TheDrop, made by Adaptics, is a smart scale for weighing baking ingredients. An app connected toyour phone via Bluetooth automatically tells you how much sugar you need based on the amountof flour you place on the scale, for example. You can also automatically scale a recipe up or downbeforehand by pressing a few buttons on the app. In the future, Drop plans to unroll a feature thatwill let you know what ingredients you can use as substitutes if you run low on something essential.
根据食谱做菜时，如何增减份量是不是过去难倒过你?科技公司Adaptics出品的Drop是一款为烤焙材料称重的智能秤。借用应用软件，它可以通过蓝牙和你的手机相连，然后基于称量的面粉重量自动对你说需要放多少调料，譬如糖。假如要增加或降低份量，仅需在手机上点几下，它就能自动计算出结果。按计划，Drop将来还将增加一项新功能，那就是假如某种要紧材料不够用了，它会对你说可以用什么东西来代替。
Tile
Tile智能感应器
Tile is a smart|sensor that lets you find things you've lost. Attach the square Bluetooth sensor toyour keys, or wallet, or whatever it is you want to keep track of. The next time you losesomething, you can use an app to find your lost object .The app will let you know how close you are based on the strength of the Bluetooth signal. Inaddition, while you search, Tile will beep to help you find the object of your affections faster. Amust|have for the person in your life who loses everything .
Tile是一款可以助你找东西的智能感应器。把这个方形蓝牙设施穿在钥匙上，放进钱包里，或者跟其他你想追踪的物品放在一块，假如这类东西不见了，只须距离低于100英尺，你就能通过手机应用软件来找到它。依据蓝牙信号强度，手机APP将对你说离要找的东西有多远。除此之外，在找东西的过程中，Tile还能通过发出哔哔声来助你更快地找到它。对于常常丢三落四的人来讲，Tile真是一件必需品。不过，千万不要弄丢手机。
Fitbit Aria
Fitbit Aria智能秤
December is all about eating while January is all about sticking to your New Year’s resolutions tolose weight. Fitness and data geeks should consider the Aria smart scale, made by Fitbit. Not onlycan you weigh yourself, you can also track your body fat and your body mass index. The scalesyncs to your Wi|Fi, so every time you step on the scale, your data is saved to your onlineaccount. You can see graphs showing your progress and track your fitness. Asencouragement, the app rewards you with badges once you meet your weight goals. If that isn’tenough to make you stick to your New Year’s gym resolutions, nothing will.
12月里大家大快朵颐，到了1月份就要按我们的新年决心来减肥了。假如你既热爱健身又是数据狂人，就应该考虑考虑健身商品公司Fitbit制造的Aria智能秤。它不仅能够称重，还能跟踪大家的脂肪和体重指数。连接Wi|Fi后，每称一次体重，它都会把数据维持在你的在线账户里。用户可以通过图表来认识我们的减重成就，并随时学会我们的身体情况。作为鼓励，一旦你达到体重目的，Aria就会给你颁发奖章。假如这都不可以勉励你在新一年坚持健身，那基本上你无可救药了。
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