In case running with an iPod or iPhone and a pair of Nike+ trainers just isn’t enough data for you to judge your runs with isn’t enough, Nike just put out another accessory for you to go to town with. The Nike+ SportsWatch GPS works with the shoe-based Nike+ sensor and uses GPS to give you more accurate data for tracking performance. The watch tracks time, pace, distance, calories burned and heart rate, while the GPS data can be saved and uploaded to your PC via USB.
EA Sports has announced that they’re developing an up date for EA Sports Active (listed as “the number one rated fitness program for the Wii”). Initially known as EA Sports Active 2.0, the new program will feature a wireless control system that will have you strapping motion sensors to your arms and legs and a heart rate monitor to measure intensity (it should also help the program tell if you’re still alive).
Adidas has come out with the miCoach Pacer and Zone, two new “personal coaching devices” that aim to help you become better at, well, running. So how does this differ from other “fitness-inclined” gadgets? Fitness gadgets such as the Philips’ Activa are usually more music-inclined, giving you personalized music with varying tempos to help you go harder or cool down. The miCoach has nothing to do with your mp3 playlists, focusing instead on your performance rather than your motivation.
