MiCoach Fitness system - Able & Handy Sidekicks
ADIDAS has come up with the miCoach fitness training systems that verbally coaches you whenever you run. This is made possible thanks to the miCoach Pacer and miCoach Zone.
The miCoach Pacer is tiny lightweight device that delivers real time audible coaching while you exercise through a pair of headphones or your MP3 player. Verbal cues will ask you to speed up to a green zone or slow down to a blue zone so you will remain within your targeted heart rate zone.
As for the miCoach Zone, it provides a colour-coded LED display in wristband from factor with real time information, making it a snap to train to the right intensity without pushing your body beyond its limits.
You can even go online to the miCoach site (micoach.com) to draw up a training plan. This makes it easier to set goals while monitoring your progress over time. The miCoach Pacer goes for $139.99 ( current price) while the the miCoach Zone is slightly less than half that price at $65.99.
A speedier Windows Phone
The latest Acer neoTouch windows phone utilities the new Qualcomm 1GHz SnapDragon processor for speeding up functions and applications. The sleek Black wimdows phone has a large 3.8in WVFA touchscreen and includes the Acer UI3.0 user interface which the company claims is user friendly and more customizable.
Neotouch is the first to feature the company’s finger – friendly virtual keyboard which allows user to type fast using just finger, claims acer. A stylus is also included. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, the device includes productivity Application like an email client, an internet browser ,multimedia utilities and Microsoft Mobile Office.
If you crazy about social networking then you will be happy to know that Windows Phone makes it easy to your blogger, Flickr, Youtube and facebook accounts.
User can also Download the Free acer sync application from the company’s website which will make data synchronization even easier.
Once installed, user can synchronize contacts,calendar,photos and video clips with a PC or online services like Gmail’s contacts and calendar as well as Picasa’s web album. Interestingly, Acer Sync also works vis Wifi and Bluetooth connections .
This gadget also includes a proximity sensor,a A-GPS,an accelerometer and a 5 Megapixels camera with LED Flash.
The battery is rated to last up to five hours of talktime and up to 400 hours of stanby time on a single charge,
HTC Snap Smartphone – All About Convenience
HTC is on roll after it’s magic handset launch last week. It now offers the Snap for the mass market. But the snap isn’t as loaded as the magic since it’s powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard rather than Android. Windows mobile 6.1 Professional would have been a better option as this would appeal to power users.
The snap offers an inner circle key so e-mails from a select group can hit the top of your inbox. This means you don’t need to sift through endless emails to get those you want. And the full Qwerty keyboard lets you write emails and text quickly. At just 12 millimeters thick, you can fit the snap into just about any pocket, minus the bulge. Though small, its battery pack in enough juice for up to 8.5 hours of non stop chat.
To get connected at any time and keep power user happy, the snap offers high speed 3G High Speed Packet Access connectivity. But you should get an unlimited data plan to get the most out of it. Others futures include a 2.4 inch TFT LCD at QVGA resolution, 192 megabytes of RAM,256MB ROM, internal GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity , a 2 Mega pixel auto focus camera minus flash, and the device matches most audio and video formats.