ASUS Vito W1 wireless mouse keeps watch on your heart rate

August 7th, 2008 by

Watches that monitor your heart rate may be commonplace these days (because, you know, they’re actually useful), but a mouse that keep watch on your ticker — well, that’s something you don’t see everyday. ASUS seems to think that’s a shame, however, and it’s set out to rectify things somewhat with its new heart-monitoring Vito W1 wireless mouse. Apart from an apparently really simple heart-monitoring application that comes with it though, this one looks to be about as standard as wireless mice get, with it boasting a 1,200 dpi resolution, a 2.4GHz USB receiver, five programmable buttons and not much else. No word on a price just yet, nor is there any indication of a planned release ’round these parts.

[Via Coolest Gadgets]

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Nury Tec’s THP2 Training System makes the Wii Fit seem a bit childish

May 14th, 2008 by

Filed under: GPS, Wearables

Sure, there’s something to be said for turning a workout into a game, and the Wii Fit has that in spades, but there’s also perks to a system that tracks every aspect of your for-realsies workouts at all times. The THP² Personal Training System from Korea’s Nury Tec combines a GPS pod, body fat scale and chest strap hear rate receiver to track your well being during and after a workout. All the gadgets transmit wirelessly to a watch controller, which in turn transmits to a PC receiver to download all your stats to an included program. It’s like Nike+ on steroids (minus the steroids… don’t do drugs kids!), and with a projected price of $180 when this hits the States this year, not a bad alternative on price either.

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Polar offers up RS800G3 multisport training system

October 12th, 2007 by

Filed under: GPS, Wearables

Polar’s RS800, which was originally introduced last September, is getting one-upped this fall by the RS800G3 multisport training system. Essentially, this acts as a GPS upgrade to the wristwatch, which “enables athletes to measure speed and distance for a variety of outdoor sports.” The entire system now consists of the RS800 wrist unit, Wearlink W.I.N.D. heart rate transmitter, ProTrainer 5 software and the G3 GPS Sensor, and those who already plunked down for the watch last year can purchase the G3 GPS sensor separately. The sensor itself packs a SiRFstarIII chipset, is water resistant and can last around 15-hours on just a single AA battery. Price wise, athletes (or athletes to-be) can pick up the entire RS800G3 bundle for $499.95, while the standalone G3 will run you $139.95.