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App monitors your heart rate and gives you the best music for your run

App monitors your heart rate and gives you the best music for your run

Ask a group of runners about listening to music when they workout and you’ll get a mixture of responses, there are many who think a good tune can push you to incredible levels, some think it completely distracts you from your breathing and what your body is up to and others just see how they feel day to day. Well now a new system that’s currently being developed by researchers at the University of Virginia aims … Read entire article »

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Keep a ‘Pulse’ on your heart rate to find your optimal fitness zone

Keep a ‘Pulse’ on your heart rate to find your optimal fitness zone

If you’re struggling to keep your heart rate stable and find your optimal fitness zone, then Pulse by ElectricFoxy would be just the thing you’re after. Available in three colours, Pulse is a ring which indicates to the wearer if their heart rate is above, below or exactly right with what it should be. Kind of like Goldilocks and the porridge conundrum really. As an extra feature it will also vibrate if you start working out … Read entire article »

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Can Cardiio really monitor your heart rate using your phone’s camera?

Can Cardiio really monitor your heart rate using your phone’s camera?

Gadgets that monitor your pulse are increasingly popular at the moment, as people begin tracking their health and fitness levels more and more, because it shows how hard you’re working and could even flag up any underlying health problems. However, the team at Cardiio have developed a new application that promises to give you “an accurate heart rate monitor” without even touching you. Yep, it sounds kind of impossible and a bit ridiculous, but the idea … Read entire article »

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Watch-like heart rate monitor seeks Kickstarter funding

Watch-like heart rate monitor seeks Kickstarter funding

This slim, watch-like gadget may look like a fitness tracking device, but in actual fact it’s a heart rate monitor and the first of its kind that doesn’t rely on annoying straps around a user’s body or even a tap of the finger to get it working. The Alpha has been in development for a number of years and now creator Liz Dickinson (who has a long history in health and fitness tech), hopes to bring … Read entire article »

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Pyle unveils GPS sports watch with heart monitor built-in too

Pyle unveils GPS sports watch with heart monitor built-in too

Pyle has launched its latest tech product, a GPS sports watch with built-in heart monitor chest strap too, but what will make this offering stand out in what’s already becoming a pretty crowded maket place? US-based company Pyle, known for making different kinds of audio equipment, has unveiled a new GPS sports watch, which acts as a personal training and monitoring device with plenty of navigation functions too. But, it’s not just a regular sports watch, … Read entire article »

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CES 2012: Video demo of the Basis health and heart rate monitor

CES 2012: Video demo of the Basis health and heart rate monitor

It seems health and fitness monitoring devices were the most popular new offerings at CES this year, but the Basis stands out because of its simple watch design and super intuitive interface. It’s basically a watch device, which measures your heart rate, steps you’ve taken, calories you’ve burned, your skin temperature and your sweat levels. You can then link the data up to your computer where you can interact with the dashboard and take a close … Read entire article »

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CES 2012: Video demo of Valencell’s fitness monitoring technology

CES 2012: Video demo of Valencell’s fitness monitoring technology

Over the past few months we’ve come across various gadgets that utilise in-ear technologies to get the most accurate health and fitness metrics (take a look at the Iqua Beat device we covered last week). At CES we also came across a company called Valencell, which aims to find out important physiological data from the wearer through their ear. Valencell has worked its technology into small earbuds that contain the all-important tiny sensors, they then collect the … Read entire article »

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