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Fogo: A Walkie Talkie, Charger, Bluetooth, GPS, and Flashlight In One

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I guess many of you would be wide-eyed to learn about a device that does more than just being a flashlight. For many of us in airsoft, we always look for ways to lessen the amount of devices and gear that we carry to any airsoft event, and having devices that do more than just a single function usually gets our attention.

Fogo which its makers call as the "Ultimate Adventure Gadget" or the "Digital Swiss Army Knife" is now called to be the Smart Flashlight. Fogo is a Walkie, Talkie, Charger, GPS, Bluetooth, Flashlight, and more rolled into one. Whether you are an outdoorsy type or the airsoft player who always goes for the long weekend airsoft events you  may want this device to be in your kit list.  Just imagine how many tools and devices that that you can leave at home, or strike off from your shopping list with Fogo.

It’s also a fitness tracker that it tracks your steps with its built-in pedometer when you're in the trails and able to track your heart rate. For bikers, the Fogo can track speed, distance and elevation.

The GPS can be loaded with points of interest from your smartphone via bluetooth.  Since it will always be a device that will work with your smartphone, Fogo has the USB charger to put more juice to your phone with its 6800mah rechargeable battery.

When it becomes dark, then its flashlight feature can illuminate an area with its 1000 lumens LED light.

The Digital Walkie Talkie does both voice and text messaging which for an airsoft team, the text messaging can be a stealth feature for team communications as there is no provision for a PTT headset with this. The voice is both realtime and message-based with the latter a good feature for leaving a voice message when the receiver cannot immediately answer a voice call or hail.

The Digital Walkie Talkie uses the SmartCap interface which is the USB port that is expandable to add hardware to it. The Digital Walkie Talkie is the first to be released  with the Fogo and to follow are a Satellite Modem, Avalanche Beacon, and a Laser Rangefinder. That's pretty neat and it may give you an idea on what add-on you may want to request the developers to work on in the future.

So, how would you be able to get hold of one? Well, there's none yet available for you to purchase. As of this writing, its makers are raising US$125,000 on Kickstarter for it to get into production with around US$40,000 already raised with 21 days left. To get at least one Fogo, you can pledge US$175 and add US$50 to include the Digital Walkie Talkie SmartCap.

There are still more functions that the Fogo can do which are mentioned at the Kickstarter page and the perhaps that only thing it can't do is gather firewood to make a campfire. Fogo might just be the ultimate adventure device you can bring with you anytime, anywhere.

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