Tag: Running
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New MilestonePod Running Tracker (V3) – Gadget Helpline Review
Readers of the Gadget Helpline may recall our recent review of the MilestonePod – an impressive little innovation in fitness technology specifically designed for the runner which records criteria relating to foot position and pace while running to give a surprisingly detailed report on how you’re performing when out there kicking asphalt. Well we were…
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Gadget Helpline Review – MilestonePod Running Performance Tracker
Fitness wearables are a big trend these days. From the Fit Bit to the Microsoft Band these highly technical gadgets will do everything from monitoring heart rate to calculating calories to make you feel guilty about everything that passes your lips. Truly superb and useful stuff for the actively inclined – But it can also…
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Internet Explorers: MyChallengeHQ.com – The Ultimate Race Resource!
Welcome to the Gadget Helpline’s Internet Explorers! Each week we’ll be indulging our natural talent for browsing the internet to bring you this new regular feature which is here to help you get over that weekly hump and introduce you to some of the wacky and wonderful sites of the World Wide Web! This action-packed edition…
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Kickstarter Launched for Pebble 2, Pebble Time 2 and Pebble Core
After teasing us on Twitter at the start of the week Pebble has delivered the goods by returning to its Kickstarter roots and announcing new crowd-funding projects for three new wearable products – the Pebble 2, Pebble Time 2 and Pebble Core. Pebble 2 and Pebble Time 2: First up, the Pebble 2, which is…
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parkrun and Fitbit Partner to Promote Every Day Activity
Public run organisers parkrun (intentional small p) have teamed up with fitness wearable maker Fitbit in a new scheme to encourage activity beyond the weekly run scene. parkrunners are normal every day folk who gather every Saturday morning in hundreds of locations up and down the country to complete a 5 kilometre circuit. Some do…
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Google Fit Update Adds Distance Tracker, Calorie Counter and Galaxy S6 Support
Google Fit has just been updated to add some very handy health promoting features including distance tracking and calorie counting – and also (at long last) the app will be available for Samsung Galaxy S6 with full compatibility. Substituting the need to own a dedicated sports wearable, Google’s fitness app is free to download on (most) Android…
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Possible Apple Watch Battery Life Revealed
We’ve been hearing a lot from both Apple and fans about the speculated limits on the battery life of the new Apple Watch. The device is loosely claimed to need a recharge overnight following a full day of use, with Apple employees themselves speaking of what might be frustratingly short battery life on the device…
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Microsoft Band now official with ten sensors and $199 price tag
With wearable technology gaining pace rapidly and the fact that Apple have joined the party with the iWatch, we knew it would only be a matter of time before Microsoft unveiled their own device to compete with likes of Samsung, Sony, LG and the rest. You may have already heard a few rumours regarding the…
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Google Chrome Super Sync Sports PC game lets you use your phone as the controller
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Simple games provide tons of fun and show off Chrome’s sync feature
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Runnr.me App Aims to Reduce Running Related Injury and Improve Your Performance
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Running and fitness apps on our smartphones are one of the current trendy ways to keep motivated when keeping in shape – But some of us can be the victim of our own over-enthusiasm and often end up doing ourself an injury. A new intelligent software currently in development aims to reduce that risk by…
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Nike+ SportWatch: Running Gadget Comes in Four New Colours With TomTom GPS & Distance Tracking
There’s far too little time for us to get in top shape to participate in this year’s London 2012 Olympic Games, but if you want to start training for next year’s event then help is at hand – or wrist – as is the case with a super-smart personal trainer called the Nike+ Sportwatch, which…