Where only water is available, Gatorade powder mix provides a convenient option to transform water into Gatorade. If you’re dehydrated on the start line, the same running coach used to say, no matter how much you drink on the course, you won’t be running at your best.

It’s the heart of an ecosystem that positions Gatorade as a leading innovator in athletic performance. 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. Out of the box, the Gatorade bottle looks like the rest of the Gx bottles in the brand’s line-up, but this one is slightly different. Dehydration not only causes headaches, lethargy, and muscle weakness, but studies have proved it can reduce your exercise endurance by nearly half. Where we’ve really amplified the design is within the Gx Smart Bottle cap, which completes the Gx ecosystem.To deliver on Gatorade and Smart Design’s shared vision, the Smart Gx Bottle had to provide real-time feedback and an effortless UI, in a form that fit effortlessly into any training routine. If the future has charging water bottles, Gatorade is already there — simply plug the bottle in, charge it up, and you’re good to go. Of course, the Smart Gx Bottle isn’t Gatorade’s first product that strives to bring athlete-level tech to the masses.

There are many reasons why a product may be discontinued, but it's usually because sales expectations have not been met. ThisIsWhyImBroke is reader supported, some products displayed may earn us a commission if you purchase through our links.Personal hydration recommendations are generated using algorithms co-developed by Smart Design and the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, and used by professional sports teams. We take pride in the quality of our gear, and we have made adjustments to the bottle to fix the issue.

The world’s first smart squeeze bottle, employing Gatorade’s bottle design to offer faster hydration for athletes.

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. We do not recommend reusing our bottles because they cannot be properly sterilized or washing in a hot water cycle of a dishwasher as the plastic may distort and/or shrink. 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.

To perform their best, athletes need to know not just how much they’re drinking, but what, when and how often. When connected to your iPhone (Android compatibility will be available in 2023), the Smart Gx bottle can notify you about your hydration status throughout the day. To insure the Gx Smart Bottle worked flawlessly under the toughest conditions, Smart Design took responsibility for engineering all parts and assembly methods. 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. 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.

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. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive.