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How to be More Productive (with the help of your smartwatch)

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Introduction

Could you be more productive? Everyone’s experienced the stress that comes with having too many tasks and not enough hours. Life admin can get on top of you and all it does is make you procrastinate more. Sometimes there are just too many things.

Utilising the features of wearable technology can really help you get things done. The number of devices and associated apps grows every day. There are so many solutions aimed at helping you improve your productivity. It could be a tool to help you be more organised or a simpler way of finishing a task. These should make you feel less overwhelmed.

Let’s dive into some of the best ways a smartwatch can help you be more productive at work and at home.

Stay in touch with work

Everyone loves Slack at the moment. It’s a funky platform that allows you to chat as well as do work-related tasks like sharing and collaborating on documents. First, it was only available on desktop, then mobile but now you can access it via an Apple Watch.

The Slack app on the Apple Watch allows you to read and respond to messages with pre-written replies. You’re also able to keep an eye on your mentions. It lets you glance at your work items whilst you’re in a meeting or out for lunch so you don’t miss anything. The beauty is you don’t need to get your phone or laptop out. 

Never miss your expenses

If you’re self-employed or run a business of your own, you know how critical finances are to keep on top of. It’s so easy to get lost when you’re sat in front of a mountain of invoices and receipts. There’s another Apple Watch app called Billings Pro that will help you. It enables you to track things like mileage, time and general expenses right there on your wrist. By quickly adding entries as you go in this uber-convenient way means the tax man won’t be on your back and it helps you be more productive. 

Also, the other cool thing is that the information syncs across all your Apple devices so you’re able to manage it all on one device. The app is free, but there are some in-app purchases for more advanced features.

It’s got to make you wonder if smartwatches are going to replace smartphones, eventually?

What’s also nice is that it syncs across your Watch, iPhone, iPad and Mac, so you can keep things in order from any device. It’s free, but you have to pay in-app for its freelance and professional plans.

Start a family hub

Lots of smart devices around the home are compatible with Alexa. Alexa is also compatible with a few smartwatches, like the Fitbit Versa 2. You can give voice instructions from your wrist for things like playing music, turning lights on or off, changing the heating settings, creating a shopping list, ordering an Uber or a takeaway… So many things! You can focus on other things whilst your smartwatch works for you in the background. 

To-do lists

To-do lists are the original productivity tool. The digitisation of the old paper and pen method means you can use your Apple Watch or Samsung Galaxy Watch to create a list or agenda. Also, they’ll send you reminders about looming deadlines or tasks that are incomplete. 

Translate on the go

We’ve all been caught short when abroad, not knowing the local lingo. It could be business or pleasure. Either way, there are times when we’ve found ourselves either flicking through a cumbersome dictionary (that we’ll never touch again once we get back) or not having one at all and trying pointing and speaking louder. This isn’t ideal.

Again, if you’re an Apple Watch or Android user, you can utilise Microsoft Translator. You speak into your device and the app will translate it into the language you need. There are 50 languages to pick from. It’s not perfect, but it’ll be better than the dictionary or shouting.

Learn about your habits

If you’ve hit the wall and feel unproductive, don’t worry. You can take stock of your emotions, habits and behaviours to think about where you can make positive changes. 

Mindfulness is the practice of pausing everything and taking stock of how you feel in that moment, including appreciating what’s happening to your senses. Doing this regularly brings your mind away from ruminating on the past or from anxiously pre-living situations ahead. It teaches us to live in the moment. 

When we do this, our mind is clear and we have better concentration.

You might be wondering where the tech comes in? A major exercise in practising mindfulness is to focus on your breathing. Many fitness trackers come with a native app for guided breathing exercises, like Fitbits. Using these will boost your ability to be mindful, which will enable you to be more productive.

Access your notes, everywhere

If you’re out and about, you can still have access to notes. Smartwatches that have built-in digital assistants like Google Assist, Bixby, Alexa and Siri can offer voice notes or dictate text notes. These are anti-forgetfulness solutions and the best bit is you won’t have to grab your phone.

Never miss a deadline

The AmazeFit GTR is a wonderful example of how you can use your smartwatch to send you reminders so you never miss an important task. It’s also affordable, which helps. 

Some smartwatches have native apps for reminders, others will require you to download one. Either way, you can forget to remember important things, because your watch will do it for you! Maybe you frequently forget your medication or always fail to get the chicken out of the freezer in time. Reminders will make sure you get those little tasks done, making you infinitely more productive.

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Garmin Vivomove Style Review

Introduction

Fitness tracking and sportswatches have long been known to be thick, boldly coloured, rugged and rubber. They aren’t concerned with looking good, they’re supposed to be a companion for your adventures and training. Fitness is the number one priority.

Some people like sending the message to others that they are serious about sport. It’s like having a bumper sticker on your face. Well, your wrist. This approach isn’t for everyone, though. Some people prefer a more subtle approach and luckily the Garmin Vivomove Style is perfect for those types. It has all the wonder of a fitness tracker with the cleverness of a smartwatch. 

Fitness watches tend to have a distinct look: Chunky, brightly colored, rubberized. You’re sending a message to the world that you make fitness a priority — or, at least, that you buy the stuff that makes fitness look like a priority.

First impressions

The first thing you’ll notice is just how light the watch is. 35 grams when sporting a nylon band. It’s 42mm by 42mm and only 11.9mm thick. It looks like it would be heavier than what it is and what’s inside.

The case is aluminium and this helps the sleekness of it. There are a few variants of materials and bands depending on your colour preference. Although if you want something fancy, check out the Vivomove Luxe for higher-quality materials like rose gold, titanium and real gold.

Design

The look is subtle. On the face you’ll notice a simplicity. You get a traditional analog face and very little gives away the fact that there are smart features baked in. 

Truth be told, there’s a touchscreen. At the top and bottom of the face there are AMOLED displays for your selected data. They’re so subtle that you have to look hard to even distinguish them from the traditional face.

By moving your wrist to your face you’ll wake the screen to see the data fields. You’ve got the option to totally turn this off, keep it on during activity or simply, always-on. 

With the displays on you’re able to swipe and see all the features on offer from the Style. This is where you remember you’re dealing with Garmin and they’re exceptional at what they do. The Style offers the typical Garmin tracking suite. Usual data like calories burned, the number of floors you’ve climbed, steps taken and your heart rate. Smart features such as notification delivery can be connected for Android and iPhone users. 

Anyone who’s had a Garmin before might be pleased to see you still get Auto Goal; a feature that learns about your activity and sets a goal to challenge you. 

You can monitor your sleep, body battery, stress level, water consumption and VO2 Max. Metrics that you don’t get as standard anywhere else and make being part of the Garmin ecosystem worthwhile.

The Style has a party trick, too! The watch hands move in a way that indicates your status within given heart rate zones or battery level. This isn’t something you will rely on, but it’s certainly a cool touch. It’s an interaction between the AMOLED and traditional elements on the face.

Screen

The AMOLED feature can be stunning on other Garmin models. On the Style, well that might be a subjective matter. The displays also do impact the battery a fair amount. Saying that, you get 4 days between charges and that’s assuming you work out every day and use fitness tracking and smart features.

Sensors

The Style has a heart rate monitor, accelerometer, barometric altimeter and Pulse Ox sensor. A shame is the lack of built-in GPS, but you can resolve this easily by letting it use your smartphone GPS location. You simply need to keep your phone close and keep the Garmin Connect app open. This gives you access to distance, speed and route tracking data. 

If you’re into running, walking, swimming or biking, just make sure you have a means of keeping your phone close to your body.

Certainly, it’s worth it if you do. The Style does a wonderful job of tracking. It’ll even give your cadence an accurate estimate. If you’re a weight lifter it’ll monitor reps and swimmers can enjoy not having to mentally keep repeating how many laps they’ve done. Just a few examples, but essentially the sport modes are there. If you’re not too worried about granular information, you can rely on fairly accurate heart rate zones.

Verdict

The Vivomove Style is a really subtle device that looks great. It’s so sleek it doesn’t even have any buttons getting in the way. The Garmin Connect app is really comprehensive so it’s wholly advised to keep your smartphone closeby so you get the most out of more in-depth metrics offered there. 

Will it last?

Garmin watches are known for their ruggedness. There’s no reason the Vivomove Style would be any different so expect to have this for a goof 3-4 years. 

Is there an alternative?

Check out the Fossil Hybrid. This is the closest comparable device. It has a similar ability to the Style, but not as many features. No touchscreen or bespoke AMOLED data fields.

Garmin Vivomove Luxe Review

Garmin Vivomove Luxe in Rose Gold

Introduction

As watches go, the $499 Vivomove Luxe from Garmin is a real luxury. It’s a smartwatch, but not an obvious one. 

Looking at it, you’d never know that by simply raising your wrist that you’d be greeted with a bold display of your notifications and health tracking data. In fact, it comes with a number of smart features. It’s has a definite charm as an analog watch and provides plenty of useful information for your lifestyle and fitness. It certainly deserves a place in the top ten hybrid watches on the market in 2020.

Design

Granted, no one truly thinks of the word ‘fashionable’ when they think of Garmin. They’ve tried to address that here. The Vivomove Luxe does offer a compelling case for reconsideration of the typically rugged brand. 

The Luxe comes in the sole size option of 42mm. It has a stainless steel case but you can opt for other materials like rose gold, titanium or even 24kt gold.

On the whole, it’s sleek and lightweight, a big step away from the norm at Garmin.

The leather strap Italian and blends in well with jewellery. It’s supple and comfortable to wear while you sleep.

If you’re lucky enough to have an Apple Watch but don’t like wearing it for formal occasions, you could happily wear a Luxe to blend in better. You can swap the band too, say if you fancied something sportier.

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Display

Underneath the classic analog display is the smart stuff. AMOLED lighting turns on when you move your wrist or double-tap on the face. 

When you wake the display, you can swipe through uncluttered and colourful icons which display your fitness information. If you pair your luxe with a smartphone, it’ll display your notifications, too. Note that you can’t reply to notifications, though. Not like you can on an Apple Watch. But, it’s handy to see your notifications if your phone isn’t within reach.

Fitness and sleep tracking

The Vivomove Luxe compiles a bunch of data about your health and sleep. It has the normal fitness sensors such as heart rate/pulse and step counter. It does a little more, though.

Here’s where you remember that you’re dealing with Garmin. The Luxe will keep an eye on your body battery. That’s a calculation of how much energy your body has based on the quality of your sleep and your activity levels. It’ll also tell you how stressed you are based on your heart rate variability.

So, you can expect the usual suspects regarding information. Calories burned, steps taken and floors climbed. Additionally you get period tracking, respiration monitoring and water consumption. There are a few others too, but you’ll need to download Garmin Connect to your phone to get the most out of the app. You can use this for bespoke settings regarding the display and payment methods.

Naturally, you can use the Luxe to track training sessions. What it won’t do, however, is act as a coach and offer guidance for things like weight training or running. The good news is that you can rely on Garmin Connect for that. 

Battery life

Garmin advertise the Luxe as having a five-day battery life. In reality, this is proving about right if you ask users. The best thing to do is charge it to full each time to keep the battery healthy.

Five days is if you’re using the smart features. If not, you can get 7 days between charges on analog mode only. Saying that, though, if you didn’t want the smart features you could just get yourself a traditional quartz watch.

The Luxe comes with a proprietary charger, which isn’t unusual. It’s at least standard amongst Garmin watches so you don’t have to treat the charger as if it were a unicorn tear. Even better, micro-USB and USB-C cables fit, so really it’s easy enough to charge. 

Bottom line

The Vivomove is a looker. The display and features are a great boost to an otherwise traditional-looking watch. It’s like it has hidden talents. Hybrid watches get a lock of flack for not falling into either camp and not doing either any justice. The Vivomove does a fanatic job of looking the part and offers its user all the convenience of a smartwatch and fitness tracker. 

If you’re looking for something that is wearable around the clock, feels luxurious and has some smart features that make your life easier, the Luxe is a wonderful choice.

The Garmin Vivomove Luxe looks great, but its display and features aren’t up to par. Several of the issues we found in the Vivomove HR weren’t addressed, which resulted in a rather disappointing month with the new hybrid smartwatch.

Garmin Tactix Delta – Solar Edition

Background

Before the release of the new Solar range, Garmin introduced solar technology to the Fenix 6s and 6, the Instinct and Tactix Delta.

The biggest attraction toward this was to those who’s activities see them outdoors for hours on end. Be it a hike or run. The long battery life serves these enthusiasts well. This is in direct comparison to the popular offerings like the Apple Watch Series 6. Which has a notoriously short battery life.

Power Glass

The battery on the new Solar range from Garmin is extended by using Power Glass. So, this acts as a dedicated layer between the protective lens on top and the display.

It’s not rocket science figuring out what this Power Glass actually does. The clue is in the name. It harnesses the power of direct sunlight and boosts the battery. In some circumstances, the boost is sufficient enough to totally eradicate the need to ever charge it. This is a showcase of modern technology and a step towards a more eco-friendly future.

The Instinct Solar has a few other tricks to show you. As well as this new charging feature, it comes in new variants: Surf, Tactical and Camo. Each offers a unique feature to enhance your experience. For example, compatibility with night vision goggles and a stealth mode or tidal information enabling you to ride the waves all day.

There’s also an exciting new addition in the form of a solar Tactix Delta…

Tactix Delta Solar

The Tactix Delta Solar version if the 4th release in the Tactix range. It was developed off the Fenix range, mostly. Developed to military standard, the Tactix Delta Solar uses solar technology to enhance the battery life. Power Mode also gives you 24 days with outdoor sunlight exposure and 21 indoors. 

Features you can find on the Tactix Delta Solar are the stealth mode we mentioned, shared with the Instinct Tactical. This will disable wireless connections, turn off your location sharing and delete user data from the memory. 

The design is purposely rugged. It has an Always-On display of 1.4 inches, a sapphire lens offering scratch-resistance, a black steel bezel, a reinforced tactical nylon band with quick-fit technology and the back is PVD-coated steel. This all comes in a deep black colour.

There’s a special model with an APC – applied ballistic calculator. This will cost an additional $250. Really, it will only be needed by genuine military personnel. 

If you’re looking for a multisport watch with GPS and cool features to show off, you’ll love this. It’s more of a lifestyle piece with tactical characterisations and practical functions. It’s extremely high-quality and offers endless durability.

Materials

  • The lens is made of sapphire crystal
  • The bezel is diamond-hard, made of carbon-coated steel
  • The case is reinforced fibre polymer
  • The strap comes in nylon or silicone

Lens

If you know anything about watch glass you know sapphire crystal is extremely resistant to scratches. The material used here is so hard it sits second to diamond. 

The domed lens is expensive to make but more scratch-resistant than flat-faced counterparts. This is thanks to load distribution. Actually, the curve isn’t totally visible unless you’re looking from the side.

Bezel 

The bezel is coated in a special layer of steel. It protects the watch against scratches and general wear. The material is called DLC and is a carbon one grade down from diamond. 

Case

The case is metal and has an additional PVD coating. PVD stands for physical vapour deposition. This means it offers advanced hardness and thermal resistance.

Strap

‘QuickFit’ technology features on the strap. So, a nylon or silicone band can easily be swapped for another one.

Is the Garmin Tactix Delta Solar durable?

Yes! Additionally to the rugged materials used to make it, the Tactix Delta is water-resistant to 100m and built to military-standard.

Garmin doesn’t tell us specifically which standards the Tactix meets. There is an indication on the back by way of an engraving detailing “MIL-STD-819, “10atm”and “thermal shock”.

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Conclusion

In comparison to the Fenix 6X Sapphire (the closest and best model to use) the Tactix Delta Solar offers better materials, a few additional features and optics. The main advantage is the Military-grade tactical touch.

It’s a purely functional device. Both the Fenix and Tactix offer an incredible range of features spanning fitness, everyday life, sports and outdoor adventure management on a large display. This is all available to enjoy for a long, long time with their exceptional battery life.

Garmin Instinct Solar Review

Garmin Instinct Solar

Introducing the Garmin Instinct Solar… This review is so hot off the press you’ll struggle to find better information online yet.

Background

Garmin debuted their Instinct sportswatch two years ago and it was an instant success. Some were skeptical about the value proposition and if you look online, reviews didn’t immediately pop up after it’s release. The logic behind this being that Garmin already made a wildly popular backcountry watch range, why did they have to go and make something that wasn’t as functional as those?

If we’re brutally honest, it was also a little ugly. With a market flooded with sleek sport watches with minimalistic aesthetics, the chunky look stepped aside. Or so we thought. The Instinct came along and showed the new kids that the dads have still got it. The main reason for the popularity being that it doesn’t drain your bank account to get hold of one and when you do, you’ll struggle to get lost ever again.

Skip to today and we see the debut of the successor. Introducing, the Instinct Solar. This version sees the introduction of Power Glass on the face, which means it recharges itself using rays from the sun. Making this loved brand’s adored watches even better, for longer.

Design

This isn’t a skinny watch. Measuring in with a 1.75 inch face by 0.25 inches in depth, it demands real estate on your wrist. Surprisingly, it’s comfortable, despite this. It’s incredibly robust and durable to boot. Offering 100m of water-resistance, there’s peace of mind in knocking it and not worrying about shattering or scratching it.

The display is basic. Black and white pixels mostly, offering 128 x 128. You can customise the face with a few different styles and pick which metrics you’d like displayed. On board is 16GB storage too, so you can really make use of the GPS function by keeping your maps right there on your wrist.

It has the usual features like an alarm, timer, stopwatch and even tells you when to expect the sunrise and sunset.

It has a sturdy bezel carrying instructions for the 5 buttons. It’ll let you know which button you need for GPS and which to press for the main menu. Altogether, there’s a retro vibe to the look and the instructions are very helpful. Typically when you get a multi-button system it takes you a while to remember which button does what.

It comes in a number of different materials and colours. The Instinct has a silicone strap. It’s a chunky watch, coming in at 45mm x 45mm x 15.3 mm. If you have a smaller wrist, consider how this might sit. 

Performance

This watch is designed for backcountry trips. The kind where you don’t really need an all-encompassing map with intricate detail on your wrist. Those will eat your battery. If you’re intending to walk or hike a good few miles and you want to find your way back, you can take advantage of the Track Me feature, which is useful even in the dark. The GPS recordings against online maps for comparison show that the Instinct is pretty good when it comes to accuracy.

Garmin have released both a tactical and surf version, too. They come with some specific features for each and we’ll talk about them here.

The Instinct Solar has a lot of unique features. One cool thing is the multisport tracking function. You can be hiking one moment and taking the opportunity to dive into a crystal clear lake for a swim the next and the Instinct will keep up with you. 

New features you’ll find also include the option to measure your blood oxygen level as you sleep, using the pulse oximeter. Body Battery is another cool one. It’s a Garmin developed metric that will tell you the energy level of your own body using an algorithm that considers your stress level, activity, heart rate variations, sleep quality and amount.

Users find the Body Battery to be useful. It helps people understand where to improve things. If you have a specific goal, you’ll find this feature incredibly helpful. You can use it to make improvements to any sleep issues, your physical and mental health.

Solar Power

Being able to use the sun for charging is a revolution. We all know how frustrating it can be to have to take our watch off every day to plug it in to charge it. It’s naturally best when the Power Glass is facing direct sunlight and if you have the time to leave it in the sun for a short period of time, it’ll give it a little boost. Just don’t’ forget where you’ve put it. This can give you an additional 50% battery life.

On one ‘charge’ (to 100%), you can enjoy over a full week of continuous features like backlighting, smart notifications and maps. 

There’s a battery saving mode. Garmin say this is the key to never having to stop and recharge the Instinct. This mode, consequently, turns off most features. You can tailor it to suit what features you want to keep on, like maps, for example. 

The Pulse Oxi measure is continuous in the background, but if you keep an eye on it using the Connect app then it will tell you when your battery starts running low. If you time this with a period of leaving it in the sun, you should be fine! 

Speaking of the app, it’s really worthwhile to utilise it for the additional metrics it can track, like hydration levels and menstrual cycles.

Verdict

Garmin watches are pin-point accurate. There’s a model to cater for pretty much all kinds of needs. If you’re after a casual everyday watch or something to monitor your marathon performance, they’ve got one to suit.

The Instinct is a useful GPS enabled backcountry watch that will charge in the sun, leaving you able to focus on the adventure as it happens.

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The Benefits of Functional Fitness Explained

Functional fitness

Introduction

Functional training is a bit of a fitness trend at the moment. However, it’s popular for a reason. It’s certainly worth considering if you’re on a mission to improve your health and fitness in the long-term. But, what is it? Is it an effective form of exercise? Are there different ways to do it? You might’ve asked yourself these questions and we’re here to help you in this article.

What is Functional Fitness?

Functional training is focused on strength, for the most part. It features compound moves that utilise more than one muscle group within one movement. For example, when you work your biceps by doing bicep curls, you focus on just that one muscle. You’ll certainly build some strength and endurance that way, assuming you’re using the appropriate weights and number of repetitions, but it’s still an isolated movement. In fact, if you look around a gym, you’ll soon realise the machines tend to focus on one muscle each. Functional fitness argues that this isn’t a) efficient or b) how the body should function. 

Free weights and bodyweight exercises prioritise and improve stability, coordination and strength. This has the overarching aim of improving functionality in how you go about your day-to-day life as well as your athleticism.

Is functional fitness important?

Like other types of exercise, functional fitness is wonderful for your health. You’ll gain strength, mobility and power that extends what you can do in a gym.

What are the benefits of functional fitness?

Everyday activities get easier

If you improve your overall body functionality by increasing the strength of your muscles and endurance, you’ll develop better stability. This will translate into everyday activities and you’ll find they’re a lot easier to complete than before.

Compared to the outcomes of other types of exercise, this benefit outweighs a lot of conventional workouts. Its goal is to make things you would naturally do in your everyday routine easier. You’ll be less tired as a result, which will have a further positive impact on your mental health as you feel better equipped to manage your day.

Low Impact

Functional fitness doesn’t require any high impact on your body. As a result, it’s also accessible for all people of all abilities and fitness levels. There’s a starting point for everyone. There are different sessions you can try from novice to expert; it’s just about knowing your fitness style. It can be tricky at first to figure out your fitness needs and what movements you should work on, but once you do, your muscles and joints will thank you! They’ll repay you by lasting a lot longer as you get older!

You’ll increase your balance, posture flexibility and coordination

The range of motion needed in functional fitness is large. You should be start and end in a position that stretches your muscles. A key goal of a movement is to feel resistance. Boosting your functional strength results in better flexibility and thus better coordination. This is when you’ll see it paying off in your daily activities.

The exercises require you to utilise multiple muscles to improve your overall strength. Again, this leads into better posture. Something we could all use, especially if your job means you’re sat in a chair at a desk all day, potentially slouching. You achieve this because functional training needs you to use the smaller muscle groups that support the larger ones. This also benefits you by reducing your risk of over-training. 

Reduction of joint paint

If you suffer from back, neck or any other joint pain then functional fitness is only going to serve you well. It’s known for being the perfect middleman between a personal trainer and physiotherapist. Because it’s designed to improve your overall body function, back, neck, knee or other joint pain can be reduced significantly. Imagine how you’ll feel if you could walk longer distances without your ‘bad knee’ playing up? The pain of daily tasks that were once hindered can be greatly alleviated.

Reduce your risk of injuries

Practicing functional fitness over conventional training methods reduces your risk of injuries because it puts far less stress on your body. Essentially, it’s mimicking natural everyday movements. This has been evident in runners who reported far less pain having followed a functional fitness routine alongside their other training. Again, this is because of the effort put on the smaller muscle groups to support the larger ones.

You’ll build muscle

You might wonder if this is possible, considering it’s low impact. The concept of working multiple muscle groups means you’re training several areas simultaneously. Your results will be improved strength and muscle gain.

Summary

Hopefully, you’re energised and empowered to get your teeth into your first functional fitness training session. You don’t need any equipment to get started, and there are plenty of novice workouts online to get you going. You’ll be able to create your own bespoke sessions once you know exactly what it is your body needs. 

It’s advisable to have a fitness tracker to monitor your progress. For functional fitness fans, we think a multisport watch is a great companion, The likes of the Forerunner 945 is a perfect device, in particular. We reviewed it against the Garmin Fenix 6, and you can read that article here.

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