The 16 finest items for dads

I’ve beloved Withings’ hybrid watches, which put all of the well being tech you want into an analog watch physique, for greater than a decade. The ScanWatch Nova crams the ScanWatch 2’s {hardware} right into a diver’s watch physique and appears much more luxurious than it really prices. And, in fact, it’s acquired all the flamboyant well being and health gear you could be focused on shopping for for a beloved grownup.

Buried inside that case is a built-in ECG, coronary heart charge and oximeter, in addition to a temperature sensor. You’ll get sleep monitoring, automated exercise monitoring and entry to the most effective in school Withings Well being app. However for me, essentially the most compelling characteristic is the 30-day battery life, which offers you, uh, 29 and a half extra days of life on a single cost than the comparable Apple Watch.

Truly, essentially the most compelling characteristic is the analog subdial that’ll preserve observe of your step rely set to no matter goal fits you. If it’s getting late within the day and also you need to be sure you’ve acquired your 10,000 steps in, that data is correct there. So, it’s helpful, sensible, trendy and can outperform loads of different smartwatches available on the market — any questions? — D.C.