JVC EVERIO GZ-R10 Waterproof camcorder – a camera for all conditions
Price: $329
It might look like a regular camcorder but the JVC GZ-R10 is actually fully waterproof and can record video at a depth of five metres for up to 30 minutes. Whether it’s filming your golf swing, capturing a family day at the beach or other memories, the JVC full high definition camcorder offers the rugged durability of a GoPro, the type of zoom you can only dream about on a smartphone, a 3-inch screen to frame your shots and high video quality. An excellent family camcorder that you can take anywhere and that can handle anything you throw at it in the water, on a trail or in the snow. jvc.net/au
FITBIT Charge – the all-round health, activity and sleep tracker
Price: $199
Fitbit is one of the best know companies in the growing category of activity bands and its latest product – Charge – is one of the best you can buy. The device can count your steps, distance travelled, calories burned, sleep quality and flights of stairs climbed. Users can track their progress on the device as well as take a more detailed look via the smartphone app. And because it also tells the time you can get away with using the Fitbit Charge as a watch as well. To top it all off, it can also give you a vibrating alert on your wrist when you’re receiving a call so you’ll never have a missed call again. fitbit.com
EPSON M-Tracer golf swing analyser – your own personal golf instructor.
Price: $US299.99
Epson might make printers and projectors but now they’ve got your golf swing sorted with the M-Tracer. The device fits directly on to your club and can give players a 3D analysis of their golf swing. A companion app can visualise that analysis and point out the areas that need improvement. It also tracks stats like clubhead speed, attack angle, clubface angle and club path and gives you the tools to make the changes and monitor your progress. It has even been endorsed by one of golf’s greatest coaches David Leadbetter so you’ll be slicing shots off your game in no time. epson.com