Swann released a new video camera today called the Freestyle HD. It's designed to be wearable and you can easily mount it to bikes, cars, and helmets as well. It offers Full HD 1080p video capture with up to 3x digital zoom and can snap photos in JPEG format with its 8-megapixel sensor. It also has a detachable LCD viewer.
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Swann releases Freestyle HD 1080p wearable video camera
Adidas unveils miCoach SPEED_CELL sports performance tracker
Adidas has unveiled a new fitness tracker called the miCoach SPEED_CELL that can capture information from motion in every direction. This feature will make it useful for athletes in all types of sports, beyond just runners. At the moment, most fitness trackers such as Nike+, are geared towards running with one-directional metrics.
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Garmin ANT+ iPhone adapter hits the FCC
Garmin looks to be developing its own ANT+ adapter for the iPhone as drawings for the device surfaced today in FCC documents, suggesting that the company is quite far along. The ANT+ wireless sensor technology is often used to track fitness data and is common in devices like heart rate monitors, sports watches, and cycling computers.
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NBA JAM On Fire Edition out now, Unlockable Characters revealed!
If you're a fan of the greatest basketball video game in the history of the world, NBA JAM, you know that there's some undeniably awesome unlockable characters in every single edition. What we've got here this week (available starting this week, that is,) is the newest NBA JAM game entitled On Fire Edition - and with it comes some of the strangest new oddball basketball players you've ever seen!
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Samsung VISA and NFC confirm partnership for Olympics 2011 phone
All the way back in April if 2011 we first heard of the possibility of a Samsung / VISA device running with an NFC chip to assure it of widespread use. Now it's October, just 295 days to go until the actual Olympics 2012 events in London, and VISA has confirmed that the device is, indeed, on track to be released in advance (how early yet we still do not know) of the games come next year. This device is set to be widely adopted (in other words, inexpensive) and will be promoted as an Olympics games "must have" device.
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Jabra debuts SPORT Bluetooth and corded headsets
Jabra is well known for their Bluetooth headsets and today they announced two new additions that target active lifestyles. The Jabra SPORT and Jabra SPORT-Corded both take on a behind-the-air form factor with various sized ear gels for the utmost comfort and fit. They also boast military-grade rain, dust, and shock protection.
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Kodak announces PLAYSPORT Burton Edition video camera, ready for the slopes
Kodak will be releasing a special Burton edition of their rugged PLAYSPORT Zx5 pocket video camera designed for people that love snow. It's touted as being touch enough to meet the demands of even the most dedicated snow boarders, capturing all the best moments of the day on the slopes in even the harshest winter weather conditions.
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Adidas Punching Bag in Shanghai Subway Station [Video]
It's a great day for those that like to blow off steam in public as Adidas has dropped several gigantic punching bags in the center of several Shanghai subway stations for all to fight with. Adidas is promoting the bags as "the first advertisement in history that you can kick, punch, and trample at will" [translated] and each bag is indeed available for the massacring by you and I in the stations as we speak. Reports of a general increase in concern over stress and fitness in China make this campaign a perfect fit. Will it change the world? Probably not. Will I kick it? Yes.
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London Olympics 2012 To Get 3D Coverage
That hefty price you paid for the 3D HDTV may finally be justified. If you've been struggling to find good 3D programming, then you'll only have to wait until the 2012 London Olympics. According to a broadcast equipment manufacturer, the special event may get 3D camera coverage for at least 10 venues.
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MotoActive Tipped as Athletic Oriented Android Watch for Motorola
Motorola has has one other Android-based device in its potential ranks before, that being the seemingly very similar Tracy XL, this name being in place because it was to be aimed at the lovers of said last name of the original wristwatch-clad Dick Tracy, investigator deluxe. Now we're seeing several watches of a slightly similar build come through - back in December of 2010 we saw the Sony Ericsson LiveView, just this June the first we got to see a glimpse of the Tracy XL in part of its lovely glory, then even so recent as this morning we're privy to some hands-on feels for the WIMM Wearable Platform, again running Android.
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Motorola Preparing An iPod Nano, Nike+ Hybrid Sports Watch?
We're all about hybrid devices these days. Having a watch that only tells time just doesn't cut it anymore, especially for those with a more active lifestyle. We have devices like the Nike+ SportWatch, the Garmin Forerunner, and a myriad of watchbands for turning your iPod nano into a multitasking watch. And now it looks like Motorola will be joining in on the fun with its own all-in-one offering.
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Garmin Unveils Forerunner 610, First Touchscreen GPS Sports Watch
Garmin today announced its first ever touchscreen GPS sports watch called the Forerunner 610. The new sports watch is sleek yet robust and weather-proof. The touchscreen can withstand rain and sweat, and can even be operated with gloves on. The announcement for the Forerunner 610 is in preparation for the upcoming world-class marathons in Boston and London. Watch the video demo after the cut.
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