Garmin Forerunner 101 — Best tech device of the year

To date, at least.

I purchased this wrist–worn GPS watch from Amazon a month or so ago and I love it.

Long story short: I can use it.

Long story a bit longer: How it is possible to create a device this small that can track you from outer space this accurately for this price is simply unfathomable.

To be specific: the watch cost me $85 at Amazon (it's $82.78 there today); it measures your distance traveled in increments of three feet.

That is not an exaggeration.

Yesterday, after it locked on to the satellite, I walked one step at a time just to see and darned if the display didn't register 19 feet, 22 feet, 26 feet, 29 feet, etc.

Unbelievable.

FunFact: "The United States Government does not allow the export of GPS units to Iran, Libya, North Korea, Cuba and Syria."

Lots more information about this watch here.

A suggestion: From now on, make it a practice, before buying anything online based on something you've seen in bookofjoe or elsewhere, to go to Froogle and search for the best price.

It's really striking how often something I find in some esoteric catalog and list the price of, say $15, is available for $10 or even $5 elsewhere — the very same thing.

For example, this watch is lasted at Amazon along with Amazon's request to let them know if you find it elsewhere for a lower price; Amazon prides itself on offering the lowest price whenever possible.

Yet on Froogle I found it for $81.84, cheaper than at Amazon.

I can't do everything for you, you know — I'm just one guy sitting in a room in his pajamas....