5 Grammarly Keyboard
Free (iOS and Android)
Typos and bad grammar can make a person appear sloppy. Use the Grammarly Keyboard app to correct these errors before hitting the send button. It comes in the form of an extension for Web browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari are supported). Since last year, it has also been available as an app for Android and Apple mobile devices.
Grammarly Keyboard does more than a basic spell-check and grammar-check. It analyses the context of sentences to identify correctly spelt words that have been used wrongly. Premium users can get suggestions on style and vocabulary, as well as a plagiarism detector that claims to check more than eight billion Web pages. As this is a cloud-based service, its more advanced features are unavailable without an Internet connection. The keyboard also does not support swipe typing at the moment.
Vincent Chang
Fitness tools
6 Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro
$268
For those who want a fitness tracker that does it all, the Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro (above) is a good choice.
Packed with features, this sleek and highly accurate fitness tracker has a curved Oled screen that also tells the time. It tracks daily physical activities automatically and monitors a user's sleep too. Having a built-in GPS means it can track runs accurately. In addition, the Fit2 Pro is one of the few fitness trackers in the market that can track swims.
7 Apple Watch Series 3
From $498
iPhone owners may want to get the Apple Watch Series 3 (above) to track their physical activities, runs and swims. The watch will also urge them, daily, to complete the three aspects - Move, Exercise and Stand - of the Activity app. Each aspect is represented by a different colour ring that grows to form a closed loop as its goal is being met. To help users "close" these rings, the watch will nudge them to stand up, move around or go for a brisk walk.
A built-in GPS lets users go for runs with the smartwatch without the iPhone and still get an accurate gauge of the distance covered. Plus, with its 50m water resistance, it can track swims as well.
8 Under Armour Recovery Sleepwear
From $66.75
A person can exercise all he wants. But if he does not have good post-exercise recovery, he might be doing his body more harm than good. With sleep an important aspect of recovery, Under Armour has come up with a line of recovery sleepwear.
Made of a soft, thin material, the Under Armour Recovery Sleepwear (above) contains bio-ceramic particles that are said to improve blood circulation by activating the body's natural heat and reflecting it back to the body. This helps increase blood flow and is said to speed up recovery. It is also said to promote better sleep, reduce inflammation and regulate cell metabolism.
Singapore Olympic gold medalist Joseph Schooling has said that he falls asleep faster when using the recovery sleepwear.
Trevor Tan
Mouse & keyboard