Understanding The Power Of Pedometers

A pedometer is more commonly known as a step counter and this device basically counts and keeps track of the steps a person takes by detecting movements from the person’s hip. This is a great tool that can help those concerned with their physical fitness. As equipment for people who want to keep up with their exercise, pedometers are worn on the belt to be able to record the number of steps that a person did for a particular day. The distance traveled can also be calculated by multiplying the re

Cowon iAudio E2, Door Knob Sign-lookalike DAP

Easy AdSenser by UnrealiPod shuffle and Sony W202 Walkman are some of the fine examples of wearable MP3 players. Style-conscious folks who may already own a full-featured smartphone maybe looking for either one as an exercise companion. Now they have another choice - iAudio E2 from Cowon. The iAudio E2 - like the Apple and Sony offering - is also screen-less. Even though the E2 hasn’t been released, Cowon has uploaded a teaser showing a bunch of unexplained icons which may suggest the functio

Sports Technology for Runners Written by K. Thor Jensen in TechnologyViewed by 8 readers since 07-25-2009

I’m old enough to remember when jogging was just a trend – a flash-in-the-pan fitness craze that was expected to disappear within a year. Well, blame America’s continual obsession with good looks, but pounding the pavement to burn calories and tone muscles is going as strong as ever. Despite some medical warnings that the intense, repeated impact of your feet hitting the ground can cause health problems, millions of people still run as their primary method of exercise. Thankfully, science has gi

Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk

By Paul Michael There’s one fact that is undeniable in America; we just don’t walk enough. A dependence on automobiles, elevators and escalators, coupled with a growing lack of interest in exercise and a healthy diet, has made walking something of a rarity in most parts of America. And it’s costing you, in so many ways. In the now infamous documentary Super-Size Me , Morgan Spurlock carried a pedometer with him to ensure that he took the same number of steps that the average American t

Home Office Highway Update: Cloud Working from the Mobile RV

Night surfing with the Verizon MiFi and the MSI U123 netbook. A Dispatch from Home Office Highway: Years ago, surfing in public meant first paying $15 an hour for a user ID and password hand-written on a scrap of paper so you could log on to some cyber cafe’s network. Now, it’s as easy as hitting the MiFi, powering up the netbook — and in less than a minute, you’re up. This year’s home office highway is shaping up as an exercise in simplified surfing. Last year, setting up a network mea

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