- What is that?
(box rattling)
Well let's find out.
(whooshing)
(upbeat techno music)
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So today I have a very special
device to talk to you about.
So I did receive that in the mail.
The owner of the company VOG
did reach out to me and said hey,
do you want to try this out?
So let's find out what it is actually.
Voila.
All right so it's a little device
called the VOG Altimeter.
So the VOG Altimeter is actually
an audible altimeter that talks to you
in free fall... interesting eh?
It actually gives you the altitude you're at
with a voice.
The unit itself is very slick
there's no buttons,
there's only a small connection here
to recharge it.
Uh we can see here there's a light blinking,
this means the unit is on very interesting.
If I take a look inside the box
we have a little instruction card
and stickers of course.
We always love stickers.
So here's the little card inside the box.
And basically it says that it speaks
altitude in your language,
and the options of languages are
English,
Italian,
Spanish,
and Russian.
Interesting.
It has an app that you use with the device
and the app is used on Android and iOS as well.
It goes automatically on and off
depending if you use it.
I'm ready to guess it depends on the vibrations.
You can set it in feet or meters.
It calibrates itself
so you don't need to set your starting altitude.
It charges through this plug here,
which is micro USB and actually there are not
providing any cable to recharge the unit
because they say that basically this type of cable
everyone has it because of their cell phones.
And they care about the environment.
And actually they were right,
I already have multiple cables to recharge it.
It auto adjusts the volume.
Of course it's very easy to use because
there's no buttons at all and it's very light
and compact.
And it's battery can last up to three months
when in use and one year without being used.
So it's very good.
So right now let's take a look at the app.
So as you can see you have access
to all the possible altitudes.
You can also simply select the ones
you want to be activated,
And talk to you in free fall.
Now that out of the box it comes with
all the altitudes
checked,
so you want to make sure to open the app
before jumping with it.
Also you can set the type of units you want,
the language and also the volume of the app.
And then you can also set the number of jumps
you're at so that it keeps track of your records.
So right now you can purchase
the VOG Altimeter only through their website.
Which is vog.ee
They are offering two types of units.
One is priced at $300 USD,
and the other is priced at $400 USD.
There are three main differences between
those two options.
So for the higher priced one at $400 USD,
you have access to the app the other one you don't.
So the app allows you to select which altitude
you want your device to talk to you at.
So if you have the lower priced version,
well you won't get to choose those altitudes
so it's gonna speak all the altitudes.
If you wanna be able to recharge your unit
wireless because that's doable
with a cell phone wireless charger
well you can use it on the device
only if you have more advanced option.
And the last thing is the updates.
So if you wanna have access to all the future updates
you'll have to go with the higher priced version.
And the company is planning to add a lot
more features in the next update
like statistics,
exit altitudes,
max speed,
free fall time,
and more.
Now that we've set our altitudes
let's test this little baby in some test jumps.
Whoops...
(clinking)
(upbeat music)
(loud techno music)
- Whoot.
Those were great jumps and actually I have some
great things to let you know about this little device.
I actually did love the use of this device
because having this extra altitude awareness
of not only a beep but the actual voice
telling you eleven thousand feet
five thousand feet
3.5 thousand feet
it was really amazing how more
altitude awareness I had in the free fall
I was actually telling myself whoop
I still have time to this move
and I still have time to
try to fly a little bit more.
So I really appreciated the experience,
which is really new actually in terms of
altitude awareness experience.
It's very simple to use.
You take it and place it
in your helmet.
And by the way the fit is perfect.
And you're good to go.
That's the only thing you have to do.
So pretty amazing.
I'm going to do my due diligence
of saying that do not only rely
on one specific device for your
altitude awareness.
Make sure that you visually
look at your altimeter as well.
And all the different components
that you use for altitude awareness
will all together make your jumps
safer but it's not recommended to rely
only on one specific unit.
Make sure you still look at your altimeter.
Two thumbs up for the VOG Altimeter.
You'll find the link to their website below.
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On that I'll see you in the next video.
Keep jumping.
Stay safe and blue skies.
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