Gizmodo: Pedometer

Nintendo Pedometer Is Made for Walking (Game)

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:58:11 EDT

Nintendo has confirmed the existence of their rumored pedometer with the release of a Wii Fit meets Brain Training meets Nike+ game. Your Life Rhythm, as it is called, uses the little pod to record your physical performance, and it looks a bit weird to me.

But then, I don't have a clue of Japanese. [Kotaku]

FitBit is Clip-On Wireless Excercise-Tracker, Monitors Your Sleep Too

Kit Eaton — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:59:00 EDT

The FitBit's just been unveiled at the TechCrunch 50 event, and it's an interesting gizmo: it's designed to clip to your clothing where it tracks your exercise activity, a bit like Nike+. But unlike the iPod/Nike combo, it wirelessly connects to its charger/basestation which sends data to an online database that tracks your performance. And it comes with a wrist-strap so you can wear it at night. Apparently as you slip into REM sleep your wrist will tremor slightly, and the FitBit uses this to work out your sleep quality. These prototypes have no screen, but the final product will have an OLED one that includes a Tamagotchi-style avatar that'll symbolize your health status. It's due in December for $99. [Gearlog via BBG]

Weird Combo of the Day: Bottle Of Wine With Free Pedometer

Jason Chen — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:30:00 EDT

Once again, we revisit our old friend Weird Combo of the Day. Today we've got a bottle of Red Cliffe Sauvignon Blanc, which comes with one free pedometer with purchase. Pedometer? Because you want to count how many steps it takes to walk to the bathroom after you've downed that bottle? We're confused too. [Thanks Darren!]

Creative's Zen Krystal MP3 Materializes Out of Nowhere

Sean Fallon — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:39:00 EDT

It kind of looks like a Zen Stone, and it is certainly a far cry from the Zen X-Fi, but this little MP3 player has been discovered hiding on Creative's Hong Kong site. Apparently, the 4GB Zen Krystal is designed to be a sports player with a pedometer that functions similarly to the Nike+ line. It also includes games like "Hurdle Race, Catch & Dodge and Dice Roll" as well as a Blue 0.7" OLED, FM radio, and 10 hours of playback. A price and a release date have not been made available. [Creative via anythingbutipod]

Ubisoft's DS Pedometer, Get Fit With Your Gaming System

Kit Eaton — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:20:45 EDT

Wii-fit, schmii-fit: why go tromping boringly up and down on a plastic pedestal when you can use Ubisoft's new DS pedometer to help get fit with healthy outdoor exercise? It's designed to complement the cute My Weight Loss Coach DS software—simply carry it around with you all day, on your jogs and walks, then plug it in to your DS's GBA slot to download data on your fat-fighting. We guess you'll have to be pretty dedicated to getting fit though: if the system gives bad news on your performance it'd be too easy to unplug and cheer yourself up with some Mario Karting. Out in Summer, in Europe at first. [DSfanboy]

Lap-Around-Japan Pedometer Lets You Virtual Hike Around Japan During Your Daily Commute

AddyDugdale — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:09:17 EST

Out in Japan at the end of next month, U-Mate's Lap-Around-Japan pedometer is a novel idea to get people walking. Instead of noting the same old landmarks (skyscraper, dog toilet, convenience store, interminable roadworks, pervy builders, etc. etc.) the miles you cover are transposed into miles around the japanese coastline. The device also keeps you entertained on your journey by acting as a kind of geographic Wikipedia for you. Confused? Read on.

Let's say you walk a mile and a half to work every morning, and then the same distance back home in the evening. The U-Mate device will convert your three city miles into three coastline miles, starting from the closest part of the coast to your real location. As you walk, little factoids will pop up on the screen about local sights, history and produce.
With over 11,000 miles of coastline, the makers of the U-Mate reckon it would take around 30 years for a virtual circumnavigation of the country if your daily commute was one mile. [Kilian-Nakamura]

The Adidas Phone (With Help From Samsung)

Jason Chen — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:50:55 EDT

If we told you to picture a phone with the Adidas branding on it, would you picture something spectacular, or something more along the lines of a 2-megapixel slider with FM radio, MP3 player and an EDGE connection? Right. At least the phone, manufactured by Samsung, has actual sport functionality with a pedometer and heart-rate meter. With that kind of equipment, this phone could have been a Nike+iPod Sport Kit and a cellphone all in one—something we're still eagerly awaiting. [GSMHelpDesk via Crunchgear]

Sportline ThinQ Pocket Credit Card-Sized Pedometer

Brian Lam — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:26:25 EDT

The deal here is that this is a credit card sized, 3mm thick, pedometer. Counts calories, distance, and steps. This makes a lot more sense than strapping a full sized pedometer to your arm or belt and living with it in tow. Most walking is probably done down city blocks, across the office to the laser printer, and through the mall during sale season. [Sportline via Digital Trends]

Sony Ericsson W580 Walkman Phone has a Pedometer

Travis Hudson — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:40:32 EDT

Sony Ericsson has added the W580 to their repertoire of combination MP3 player cellphones. And in another giant twist of the year, Sony has also announced that they will be launching the phone Stateside first! A phone coming exclusively to the U.S.? Suck on them apples, Europe!

The W580 is a slider phone available in white or gray. It will include a 512MB Memory Stick Micro with further expandability options. Most interesting is that it includes a pedometer that can track steps walked and ran, speed, distance, and calories burned. No word on a price, but it will be hitting the States in Q3 of this year. –Travis Hudson

Press Release [Via Wirelessinfo]

Tekuteku Angel Pocket Pedometer Works With Your Nintendo DS

Jason Chen — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:00:16 EST

The Japanese will find any excuse to pull out a Nintendo DS, as evidenced by this Tekuteku Angel Pocket pedometer. The otherwise ordinary white and blue pedometer is made extraordinary by its ability to upload data to the Nintendo DS. After syncing, the DS can keep track of your "caloric output and general health readings."

As a reward for walking—other than the obvious one of staving off death—the little figure in the Tekuteku Angel Pocket shrinks down the more you walk. Encouragement for walking, what'll the Japanese think of next! – Jason Chen

Product Page [Plastic Bamboo via Kotaku via Techie Diva]

Suunto t3 Watch: Good for Both Geeks and Fops

Charlie White — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:42:34 EDT

This has to be one of the best-looking nerd watches on the market, the Suunto t3 that's loaded with features and still looks like something you wouldn't be embarrassed to wear to the cotillion.

It's also great for exercisers, showing heart rate, real-time calories burned and it has a pedometer on it, too. Those pedometer and heart rate features are optional, but the basic model is $150 for the standard LCD face. Our fave is this $170 model with a black face. – Charlie White

Suunto t3: It's Got it All [CrunchGear]

Sportline 334 Safety Pedometer

Jason Chen — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 04:35:56 EDT

If Natalie Portman's character in V for Vendetta had this safety alarm pedometer, she would have never met V and the movie would have been 10 minutes long. The Sportline 334 is a regular pedometer — tracking your steps and counting your calories burned — but it also makes a 100db noise to alert bystanders. It retails for £16.95, which is a cheap price to pay for peace of mind.

Safety alarm pedometer [Shiny Shiny]