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Garmin FR60 Fitness Watch with ANT+ wireless sync

Chris Davies, Jan 30th 2009 Discuss [3]

Garmin have announced their latest GPS-enabled exercise trainer, the FR60 Fitness Watch. Thanks to the ANT+ wireless fitness equipment standard, the FR60 can track time, calories burned, heart rate and other data from linked fitness equipment, then - with the supplied ANT+ USB stick - wirelessly transfer that information to your PC when it comes into range. Read The Full Story

Nokia N79 Active with Bluetooth heart-rate belt

Chris Davies, Jan 14th 2009 Discuss [2]

Nokia have announced a new bundle featuring one of their latest cellphones and a sports accessory. The Nokia N79 Active set includes both the N79 handset and the Polar Bluetooth WearLink heart rate belt, which together with the new version of the Nokia Sports Tracker application allow you to monitor performance and map exercise then share those details online. Read The Full Story

jOG forces Wii gamers to move around even more

Shawn Farner, Jan 7th 2009 Discuss [1]

If you think snapping your wrist to serve in Wii Tennis is laborious, you're certainly not going to like this newly announced product. The jOG for Wii (as well as PS2) only allows gamers to use their joysticks if they're physically jogging. Read The Full Story

Happy Face LED bike accessory makes riding a joy

Brenda Stokes, Sep 22nd 2008 Discuss [0]

If you like to ride your bike at night or are just a generally happy person, this LED accessory is certain to brighten up your riding experience. Or at least attract some funny looks. Read The Full Story

Apple patent shows future Nike+ shoes

Brenda Stokes, Sep 12th 2008 Discuss [0]

Another Apple patent has been uncovered that discloses some interesting information about a potential future product. It involves taking the Nike+ system to the next level with some high-tech running shoes. Read The Full Story

FitBit wirelessly uploads your exercise data

Brenda Stokes, Sep 10th 2008 Discuss [0]

If you enjoy working out regularly, FitBit might be a nifty device to add to your fitness arsenal. It clips on your clothes and keeps track of your exercise routine for you. With a built-in motion sensor, the device acts as a pedometer and so much more. FitBit doesn't just count your steps. It tracks how many calories you've burned, how far you've travelled, the intensity of your exercise, how well you're sleeping and more. Read The Full Story

Yamaha BODiBEAT exercise-synchronized PMP goes on sale

Chris Davies, Aug 21st 2008 Discuss [1]

Yamaha have begun shipping their exercise-centric BODiBEAT PMP, which automatically selects songs that match the pace of your workout. Combination earphones and pulse-monitor (which clips onto your ear) are included, as is software that automatically analyses your music and then syncs track selections with the steps of the your walk or run. Onboard storage is a pittance, however - just 512MB - and battery life around 12 hours. Read The Full Story

iPhone Nike+ screenshots leak

Chris Davies, Aug 20th 2008 Discuss [0]

Leaked screenshots of Nike's latest fitness collaboration with Apple have allegedly shown up online, giving the healthy and the wannabe-healthy a glimpse of what will be making them sweat almost as much as a Steve Jobs keynote. Nike+ for the iPhone appears to bring many of the previously desktop-only features -such as mapping and performance graphing - directly to the handset itself. Read The Full Story

Atari Family Trainer – Wii Fit alternative

Ewdison Then, May 14th 2008 Discuss [0]

Wii Fit will likely be one of the best sellers game for Nintendo this summer, and the concept of fun exercise is very appealing to people and Atari agrees. Atari is releasing its own version of fitness game called Family Trainer. Read The Full Story

Nike+ Sportsband – now all profits going to Nike, screws Apple

James Allan Brady, Mar 31st 2008 Discuss [3]

With the Nike+ iPod product line you had to buy the Nike Trainers, the Nike+ iPod kit, and an iPod Nano, which was helping Apple make some dough. With this latest product Nike has cut out Apple completely making everything the previous Nike+ kit did possible, except for the music, without the iPod. Instead the system uses a wrist band that communicates with the sensor that goes in your Nike Trainers and stores the data on its flash storage. The band then comes apart to reveal a USB interface which you can use to transfer up to 16 hours of workout data to your computer or upload and share it with the online community at Nikeplus.com. Read The Full Story

Samsung F110 Adidas phone dropping soon

James Allan Brady, Oct 23rd 2007 Discuss [0]

Well, the co-branding fairies are at it again, this time blessing a deal between Samsung and Adidas. The F110 is actually not that great of a phone if you are a geek, although if you are a more physically fit type of person, it’s great, with and included heartbeat monitor, step counter, and other sports applications. It’s a 2.5G phone with GPRS/EDGE; there is also a 2” screen, a 2MP cam, and a FM radio tuner. It also has and MP3 player function and I assume a card slot of some sort. Read The Full Story

Walkstation – Working just got less exciting

Chris Scott Barr, Oct 22nd 2007 Discuss [1]

There's no denying that people are spending a lot more time in front of their computers these days. Who can blame them? It seems that there's nothing you can't do with a few mouse clicks. The obvious downside is that most people aren't getting enough exercise. So I wonder, if there were a way to combine computing with exercise, would you do it? Read The Full Story