Gatorade Gx Bottle, Blue, For use with Gatorade Gx Pods, 30 Ounces

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I’ll admit, I was skeptical about the need for a smart water bottle when this arrived — what can this bottle do that my Chilly’s can’t (other than not hold ice or coffee)? Gatorade says the Gx smart bottle syncs with the Gx app every 30-60 seconds to keep track of your hydration progress. To insure the Gx Smart Bottle worked flawlessly under the toughest conditions, Smart Design took responsibility for engineering all parts and assembly methods. During my work days, I found I often beat these reminders — sitting behind a laptop screen, I’ll find any excuse to procrastinate, and it turns out filling my water bottle is a good one.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). To perform their best, athletes need to know not just how much they’re drinking, but what, when and how often. The world’s first smart squeeze bottle, employing Gatorade’s bottle design to offer faster hydration for athletes. It’s the heart of an ecosystem that positions Gatorade as a leading innovator in athletic performance. Like everything else on the planet, these days we have a number of technical devices to help us keep an eye on our hydration levels — from apps on our phones, to notifications on our best fitness trackers and best running watches.Drew Palin, Senior Director of Innovation at Gatorade told Tom's Guide, "A limited run of Smart Gx Bottles did not meet our production quality standards. We needed the personalization too since these water bottles are prone to theft at the middle school. The first smart bottle (along with the corresponding Gx App and Gx Sweat Patch) designed for athletes. I once had a running coach tell me that in the week before a marathon, keeping an eye on your hydration levels is just as important in loading up on carbohydrates. It looks like a typical sports bottle, with a small magnetic charging port and a single waterproof button on the cap.

ThisIsWhyImBroke is reader supported, some products displayed may earn us a commission if you purchase through our links. By leveraging the brand trust they’d built, they could provide tools that help athletes understand their habits and needs, and maximize performance from the inside out. Editor's note: It's been reported that the first batch of Smart Gx bottles had leaking issues, though the bottle that we received did not.Often, I’ll head out the door first thing without taking a sip of water, and I’d find by the time I got to my desk at 9 a. We were inspired to make a smart bottle that is unique to each individual athlete’s needs,” said Huls. However, with the flashing lights of the Gx bottle in my life, like closing my rings on my Apple Watch Series 8, reaching all the lights on the bottle’s lid became a new goal. Partnerships with pro sports teams and elite sports academies allowed Smart Design technologists to prototype, test and revise the design—eight iterations in total—under tough, realistic conditions. The latest tech to hit the market is Gatroade’s Smart Gx Bottle — a water bottle that uses Bluetooth technology and LED lights to track your hydration data.

Last year, Gatorade launched its single use Sweat patches — a product that determines your unique sweat profile to give you a deeper insight into how much liquid you’re losing during workouts. Shelf stable beverages are safe to consume past the recommended use by date but may experience slight changes in flavor or color as the product ages. Explore a collection of stainless steel water bottles and come with lids to keep your drinks safe from contamination. But as a fitness editor, it’s always cool to see lab-based tech being turned into products for consumers, as whether you’re an athlete or an amateur, you still care about being the best you can be in your sport. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.Of course, the Smart Gx Bottle isn’t Gatorade’s first product that strives to bring athlete-level tech to the masses.