Timex Expedition WS4 watch provides wide screen view to weather, altitude information / 07.12.2009 04:54
Modern technology has provided valuable, sometimes even life-saving assistance for people who like to venture in the great outdoors. Hikers, mountaineers, explorers, skiers, and mountain-bikers don't have to rely on paper maps and magnetic compass anymore. Wrist watches that provide weather, altitude and other information about the surroundings and pocket-size GPS navigation devices that keep wanderers on the right track have been available for years. In fact, serious adventurers are likely to carry both types of devices along, whereas an accidental adventurer can cope with one modern outdoors device.
The Timex Expedition WS4 wrist watch features a wide screen-format display that provides altitude, weather, temperature, compass, chronograph, and time information for a hiker or mountaineer. This particular model doesn't have GPS receiver feature, but compass is available for finding the right direction.
The watch is water resistant. It is possible to set altitude alerts that keep track of climbing speed in relation to the altitude. The Timex Expedition WS4 has a replaceable battery (it is an ordinary watch battery) that gives the device about 15 months of battery life. Frequent use of night light feature can drain the battery sooner. The WS4 is available in black, blue, yellow, and orange. The Timex Expedition WS4 price at Amazon.com is around $180 and at Amazon.co.uk about £110.
Timex Expedition WS4 watch provides wide screen view to weather, altitude information / 07.12.2009 04:54
Modern technology has provided valuable, sometimes even life-saving assistance for people who like to venture in the great outdoors. Hikers, mountaineers, explorers, skiers, and mountain-bikers don't have to rely on paper maps and magnetic compass anymore. Wrist watches that provide weather, altitude and other information about the surroundings and pocket-size GPS navigation devices that keep wanderers on the right track have been available for years. In fact, serious adventurers are likely to carry both types of devices along, whereas an accidental adventurer can cope with one modern outdoors device.
The Timex Expedition WS4 wrist watch features a wide screen-format display that provides altitude, weather, temperature, compass, chronograph, and time information for a hiker or mountaineer. This particular model doesn't have GPS receiver feature, but compass is available for finding the right direction.
The watch is water resistant. It is possible to set altitude alerts that keep track of climbing speed in relation to the altitude. The Timex Expedition WS4 has a replaceable battery (it is an ordinary watch battery) that gives the device about 15 months of battery life. Frequent use of night light feature can drain the battery sooner. The WS4 is available in black, blue, yellow, and orange. The Timex Expedition WS4 price at Amazon.com is around $180