18-10-2019 02:53 via theverge.com

Does praying burn calories? Here’s the pope’s $110 e-rosary

The Vatican continues to take great pains to bring Catholic faith into the modern era, and this week it’s transforming the faithful rosary — adapting today’s popular fitness tracker idea into a $110 bracelet that tracks your prayers.
No, we’re not joking: this is a real gadget launched at a Vatican press conference whose specs include:
Six-axis inertial sensingBluetooth 5.0
IP67 water and dust resistance
Wireless charginga 15mAh lithium-ion battery
10 black agate beads an
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