It won’t give you Jedi (or Sith) powers, but the Fitbit Force is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to fitness trackers. This tracks your steps, distance you’ve traveled and of course calories you’ve burned. It also monitors the length of activity, the quality of sleep, as well floors climbed via an altimeter. There is a clock and stopwatch, and ability to sync all this data to a mobile phone via Bluetooth. The new Fitbit Force also makes it easy to read on an enhanced blue OLED screen.
Author: KineticShift
Cartoony Zombie Apocalypse Comes to the Range
It is October and Halloween is just around the corner, plus with AMC’s The Walking Dead back on the air you might be in the mood to shoot some zombies – without having to deal with that whole zombie apocalypse and the breakdown of civilization thing.
This year Champion Targets has introduced its new VisiColor Cartoon Zombie targets that are added to its line of photo-realistic zombies. These cartoon versions off some less menacing targets – for those that might have nightmares about the undead and all that.
Weekend Reading List (10.19.2013): Off Peak, Custom Ride, 3D Health
Off Peak
From BikeRadar: London tackles lorry danger with off peak delivery trials
Lorries – a frequent cause of serious and fatal injuries to commuter cyclists – could become scarcer in the London rush hour under plans to trial more early morning and night time deliveries. Continue reading Weekend Reading List (10.19.2013): Off Peak, Custom Ride, 3D Health
Nike Refuels
While Adidas announced this week that it was entering the smartwatch market, Nike also made big news with the unveiling of its second-generation version of the Fuelband.
The Nike+ Fuelband SE features small tweaks that promise to offer improved performance. The iOS app has been updated as well, but we are still waiting for an Android one to follow. As with the original model it will track the intensity of workouts, count steps, monitor sleep and display progress in real time.
You’ll be able to get refueled starting November 1.
Build Your Ride
Sure you can map your ride, but Strava is now helping riders build their route. The Strava Route Builder allows users to leverage the data of the Strava community to discover and ride the most popular roads and paths across the world. This can allow riders to create routes in cities that they might not be familiar with, so this could include minimizing hills – to flatten your ride as needed.
It can also help rider determine how long the ride might take based on what other riders have done on the same streets, and the route can be exported to compatible GPS devices or as a printer-friendly cue sheet – both with turn-by-turn directions.
Myth Unmakers
The League of American Bicyclists’ Women on a Roll report has compiled data from more than 100 sources to showcase the growth and potential of female bicyclists in the United States; and it found that there are more myths than truths when it comes to women and cycling.
Women on a Roll Official Website
The Champ
Whether you are first across the line or not you can dress the part of the champion with the Todd Snyder x Champion Sportswear Collection, which features a number of iconic designs and images. This new collection, which evokes the Champion brand going back to 1919, features tees, hoodies, shorts and much more. It looks vintage but is ready for today’s athletes.
Todd Synder x Champion Sportswear Collection Official Website
The Gunny’s Knife
This knife was designed by R. Lee Ermey, aka “The Gunny,” and SOG Specialty Knives & Tools. This Limited Edition SOG Gunny Fix Blade Knife is made to special ops standards and is thus built to last. It is limited to just 1,000 pieces and each knife comes with a handmade leather sheath, along with a walnut box for storage and display. This knife will be a fine cutting tool for years to come, but it might be so nice looking you’ll never want to take it out of the box.
POC Opens the Lid
POC Sports will have you looking like the Poc-man this winter, as the company has introduced is new Lid super-wide vision frameless goggle for the slopes. These feature a double lens that is made of optical grade PC/CP and offers the best anti-fog and anti-scratch treatment out there. These goggles provide unobstructed view, which lets wearers react faster to hazards in the peripheral vision.
Head Smart
iriver might just be on to something. The company has launched the world’s first smart exercise headset, the iriver ON. This Bluetooth headset can continuously monitor real-time heart rate, physical location and workout data via a sensor in the earbud.
It is powered by PerformTek Precision Biometrics, a state-of-the-art sensor technology that continuously measures real-time biometric data with a high degree of accuracy and consistency. This actually provides more data than other personal monitors, and includes heart rate, distance, speed, VO2 max (aerobic fitness level) and calories burned. Video after the jump
Adidas Gets Going With GPS Watch
This week at the GigaOM Mobilize conference in San Francisco Adidas introduced a smartwatch. This reportedly features GPS connectivity to track athletes, while it can also monitor heart rate and provide feedback to a user via Bluetooth to the screen or even headphones.
The new Adidas device is set for a November 1 launch.
[Vai GigaOM: Adidas jumps into wearable computing, announces new $399 smartwatch at Mobilize]
In the Click
Clipping into bike pedals is something that seems quite unnatural to many people at first. To this end Shimano has expanded its Click’R pedal line, which are aimed at beginner cyclists as well as commuters. These feature revised SPD clipless technology with a lighter spring and elevated catch that allows riders to be engaged more easily.
The PD-T420 is dual-sided, with the Click’R SPD binding on one side and a flat pedal on the other; while the PD-MT50 is designed as a recreational mountain bike style that features a wider integrated cage for mud shedding with traction spikes.
Runner Scooter
Who wouldn’t want an Audi convertible? Well, the Mini Runner isn’t exactly something for cruising down the highway, but it could be something for the younger crowd to get very excited about. It is a balance bike that converts to a scooter! It is made of lightweight aluminum and is suitable for kids aged three to eight, so it might instill some love of Audi that is there for life!