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A weekend at home and in the pool with the Polar RCX5

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Sets up well for longer distances races coming up on the calendar.Along the way I also wore the Polar RCX5 as I near a product review on that. … Despite installing the speed sensor the night prior, I ended up using the GPS pod to determine distance – since I figured that’d be more interesting to everyone as far as accuracy goes.I was pretty amazed that when all was said and done some 3:45h later, the Edge 800 and Polar RCX5 only disagreed by 4/10ths of a mile.

A review of the SportyPal Sony Ericsson Xperia Active Bike Mount

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However, despite having both the Edge 800 and the Xperia Active on my handlebars, I never glanced at the Edge 800 – but instead, kept on checking the Xperia Active for my latest speed, distance and HR updates. … Aside from having fully integrated ANT+ support (meaning, it can connect to your Garmin sensors like speed/cadence, power, heart rate, etc…) – it’s all fully waterproofed, and shockproof.

SRAM/Quarq announces Quarq Race Intelligence and SRAM RED eTAP Wireless Shifting

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In the case of events like Iron distance races with highly spread out fields it’s impossible to have a TV camera on every rider/runner at every time. … With the included connectivity it can pull in your ANT+ data (power, cadence, heart rate), layer in your GPS data such as speed and exact location, and then transmit that wirelessly every 60 seconds via cellular service to the backend web platform service.

Wahoo introduces gym strength workout recognition to TICKR X, announces TICKR X API

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- Running Metrics: Speed and distance for indoor (treadmill) running with calibration… While down the road they’ll be integrated into a larger Wahoo run/gym/strength app, for the short term it’ll remain separate.

A look MetaWatch, Google I/O and Potential Sport Uses

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Applying that to the sports world, a company like RunKeeper could integrate their app such that the phone remains in your jersey pocket or armband, but the information you care about (speed/pace, distance, heart rate via BT HRM strap) is displayed wirelessly on the watch in real time.But before I get to the details of the watch, there’s one thing that’s of particular note: The goal of Fossil and the MetaWatch isn’t actually to sell directly to you, the end users. … Comparing this to previously, where they’d have to invest heavily in initial prototypes and manufacturing costs.So how does this all integrate into the sports world? Well, one of the guys behind the MetaWatch is Bill Geiser, who happens to have a long history with sports watches, in particular one of the very first watches designed for swimming, the Speedo Stroke Monitor, back in the late 90’s.

Week in Review–April 18th, 2016

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Polar A360 Firmware Update: Adds in speed/distance while running and walking. … This was just your casual elevated nature trail where you might go for a run on.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

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As is more often than not the case, the Garmin Epix gave a swim track that looked drunk, but still gave roughly the same distance as the Ambit3 (other wrist) and Polar V800 (in my swimcap). … Well actually, you know what sucks more than cobbles? Cobbled speedbumps on a downhill section of beautiful pavement.

Tour de France Behind the Scenes: How Dimension Data Rider Live Tracking Works

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If a rider is within a preset distance moving at roughly same speed, they’re considered part of that group. … The data that’s utilized at the Tour is actually relatively simplistic: Just position and speed.

10-Day Sale: Garmin FR910XT down to $249, Suunto Ambit 2S down to $263

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The V800 can’t do any indoor or outdoor swim metric tracking (distance/pace/strokes etc…), but does track heart rate while swimming. … Note that the ‘Performance/Triathlon Bundle’ with the speed/cadence sensor and quick release kit is not on sale, but the $50 rebate (PDF form here) is still valid for it (as is the DCR 10% discount).

The Pinnacle of Fitness Failure: Samsung’s Gear Fit Activity Tracker

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Once that’s started it’ll display your heart rate up top, along with your distance, speed, and activity time. … Perfectly reasonable request – and common to just about any device that hits the market running these days.

Ten Random Tips for your Garmin Forerunner 305

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For example, I changed my cycling one so that by default it displays four things: Cadence, Total Distance, Current Speed and Total Time - in four little quadrants. … Remember to wipe the metal contacts on the back of your watch after you run.

Giveaway Extravaganza: The ‘iPack’–Wahoo RFLKT, 4iiii’s Viiiiva, Blue SC, and more!

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It works with 3rd party apps, and displays everything from speed and distance to power and current songs. … Then, since you’re cycling I figured I’d toss in the Wahoo Blue SC speed/cadence sensor.

An early hands-on look at the Mio’s new ANT+ cycling computers

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For example, the ability to create a Surprise Me route to a given destination (point on map, POI, or address) with a certain max distance. … I had a chance to sit down with the Mio folks on Thursday and get brought up to speed on their product line; how it’s different – and how here in Europe it gives Garmin and their Edge 800 a fair run for its money in certain categories.

My Sports Technology Predictions for 2011

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I suspect we’ll see another go at the algorithms behind this, hopefully to improve both distance accuracy – as well as what the little map looks like. … The heavy adoption by software app makers of the ANT+ dongles has only served to speed this up.

MWC 2014 Roundup Part 1: Fitbit Force tidbits, Sony Core activity tracker and new Sony waterproof ANT+ phones, update on Mio Link

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While tracking activity, it’ll display that in both steps and distance on the associated app. … Which means that you can pair any Android app directly to your ANT+ sensors – such as HR straps, cycling sensors (like speed/cadence, power meters), and any other ANT+ sensor type you can think of.

Kinomap Rolls out Coached Workout Functionality, Revamped User Interface, Apple TV App

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In the upper left corner is your current wattage/speed/distance/calories/HR/cadence, depending on the sensors you’ve used of course. … I say ‘connected’, because it requires you still run the main app on another device (like a phone), while the Apple TV app is used for the pretty stuff on a big screen, while the companion app is used for the app user interface bits.

A detailed walkthrough of my 4:30AM 90-minute trainer workout

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My trainer rides aren’t based on total time, nor distance, but rather a series of individual blocks that make up a given workout. … Also an ANT+ weight scale and a bunch of speed/cadence sensors down lower.

Zwift Details Plans for New Neokyo Map, New User Interface, and Clubs Public Launch

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This new page shows which routes you’ve completed, and then the distances and elevation for each one. … Still, despite my frustration at how painfully slow Clubs is going, I’m optimistic that maybe the winds of change are starting to pick up speed at Zwift and getting some of these things moving forward.

Sport Tracks 3.0 Upgrade Review

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One of the issues in the past was that if you entered a 3,000 yard hour long swim, it would show you’re distance in either miles per hour (MPH) or in minutes/mile. … I do wish I could do the same however on individual activities from the activity view – and say display HR/Speed/Power/Cadence as separate charts in the same manner.

2010 Athlete Gadget Holiday Gift Guide

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It’s tiny, weighs less than an egg – yet includes all the major cycling features like speed, cadence, distance and ANT+ enabled power meter support. … This dongle allows you to connect to any ANT+ device, be it a power meter, heart rate strap, speed/cadence sensor, footpod, Tanita BC-1000 scale, or even the new Garmin Chirp (for you geocaching folks).

Week in Review: June 16th, 2013

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3) Peeing on a bike, and other iron-distance matters: A short post that starts off with the before/after pictures of bikes and Ironman events, and then some thoughts on peeing while on the bike. … ANT+ Releases Racquet Device Profile: This will enable one to measure and record sport specific data such as ball speed, number of shots, shot selection and swing accuracy, which can be detected by the racquet sensor, stored and transmitted in real-time to a watch, smartphone, etc… The display device can also receive data entered by the user (e.g.

Garmin Starts Beta Rollout of Forerunner 955/Edge 1040 Features to Fenix 7/Epix

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So you’ll add your race to your Garmin Connect calendar using your phone/website (including your distance/course). … - Added Golf wind speed and direction support

Suunto Rolls Out Pile of New SuuntoPlus Widgets to Suunto 3/5/9 Watches

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The way these races work is that you get a head start on a car, and then you see how far you can get before the car catches you – there’s no preset finish line distance. … Note that there’s technically three Loop options, one for average pace, one showing average power, and one showing average speed.

The Santa Corrida de Noël 10K Race Report (2012)

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I couldn’t quite get close to the track, and had to shoot through two windows from a fair distance away. … Was there a pace/speed limiter in the costume division (like a parade or something)? The 12PM race 80 minutes later was the true ‘competition race’ with age-group awards and all.