The 16 finest items for dads

I’ve liked 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 way more luxurious than it really prices. And, after all, it’s obtained all the flamboyant well being and health gear you is perhaps fascinated by 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 very best at school Withings Well being app. However for me, probably the most compelling function is the 30-day battery life, which gives you, uh, 29 and a half extra days of life on a single cost than the comparable Apple Watch.

Really, probably the most compelling function is the analog subdial that’ll preserve monitor of your step depend set to no matter goal fits you. If it’s getting late within the day and also you need to be sure you’ve obtained your 10,000 steps in, that data is correct there. So, it’s helpful, sensible, fashionable and can outperform loads of different smartwatches in the marketplace — any questions? — D.C.