{"id":40724,"date":"2013-07-18T00:09:27","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T07:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=40724"},"modified":"2013-07-18T00:09:27","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T07:09:27","slug":"outpost-gadgetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/40724","title":{"rendered":"Outpost Gadgetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tIntrepid outdoorswomen, gather &#8217;round!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d like you to meet \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Earl.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40736\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40736\" class=\"size-full wp-image wp-image-40736 \" alt=\"get_out-gadretry1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/get_out-gadretry1.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"228\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Meetearl.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, Earl is a gadget,<\/p>\n<p>not a guy.<\/p>\n<p>(Really\u2014who needs a guy anyway?)<\/p>\n<p>Anyway \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Earl promises to be a remarkably handy fellow to have around. I can imagine when I lived year-round, 30 miles beyond the end of a dirt road, deep in the Idaho wilderness, how handy-dandy getting to know a guy like Earl would have been.<\/p>\n<p>He \u2026 okay, <i>it<\/i> \u2026 is a brand spankin&#8217; new off-the-grid gadget that could save your life.<\/p>\n<p>More rugged and durable than any smartphone (and most guys), this\u00a0little machine boasts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a GPS to give you precise readings of your location, direction, and elevation<\/li>\n<li>weather sensors to accurately forecast changing conditions in the most remote locations<\/li>\n<li>a transceiver that connects to analog and digital radio frequencies up to 20 miles away<\/li>\n<li>a glove-friendly infrared touchscreen with 3D joypad and gyroscope<\/li>\n<li>a laminated solar panel that provides up to 20 hours of battery and charges in 5 hours with direct sunlight<\/li>\n<li>a water-\/dust-\/shock-\/mud-proof design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Oh, <i>yeah<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Earl just graduated from <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crowd_funding\">crowdfunding<\/a> with flying colors, and it&#8217;s gearing up for a full-fledged excursion into the marketplace.<\/p>\n<p>Intrepid as you are, you can be one of the first to get your hands on Earl by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetearl.com\/#preorder\">pre-ordering<\/a> (pricing starts at $299, and U.S. shipping is free).<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll have Earl in your pack before summer&#8217;s end.<\/p>\n<p>Watch out, wilderness, here we come.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40737\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40737\" class=\"size-full wp-image wp-image-40737 \" alt=\"get_out-gadretry2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/get_out-gadretry2.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"241\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Adam Baker via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intrepid outdoorswomen, gather &#8217;round! I&#8217;d like you to meet \u2026 Earl. That&#8217;s right, Earl is a gadget, not a guy. (Really\u2014who needs a guy anyway?) Anyway \u2026 Earl promises to be a remarkably handy fellow to have around. 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