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Setting up at Mobile World Congress 2011, Win a Zephyr BioHarness!
1February 14, 2011
Immediately after I picked up my access badge, I walked through the barely finished labyrinths that make up the hopes and dreams of some, and the no-expenses-spared standard-operating-procedure of the big guys. This event is only four days long, but the elaborate “booths” looked like permanent installments. Plaster and paint is fresh everywhere. Electricians busy trying to extend even further past the one-point-twenty-one-jiggawats needed, and that’s just for France’s showcase.
I’m in an special exhibit outside the eight halls of the mobile spectrum that is MWC2011, called “The Embedded Mobile House”. I just received my mission, too: Demonstrate the mHealth solutions of Zephyr’s BioHarness, namely remote vitals monitoring, by riding a stationary bike from 9-5 every day of MWC. Barcelona’s tap water is very unpalatable, so I’m going to need some big ol’ jugs of More >
Weekly Poll # 2- Consult with a Doctor Before Returning To Strenuous Exercise?
1February 7, 2011
Weekly poll number 2 asks what you think about advice on consulting a doctor prior to beginning a new workout regimen. It’s one of those ubiquitous disclaimers that makes me wonder what life was like before they existed.
I’ve coached a lot of folks over the years and one thing that is fairly common when returning to exercise is impatience. In fact, the longer you’ve been away from good fitness the more likely you are to be impatient for results. Quite simply though, it can be dangerous to rush back into things.
Thanks for voting and, better yet, share your thoughts on this in a comment and I’ll discuss the results next week from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
Last week’s poll results showed the majority of you use your heart rate monitors to improve performance. Second place was losing weight, then fitness testing and finally medical More >
Meet me at Mobile World Congress 2011
1February 3, 2011
I’m thrilled to be attending Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011, hosted in Barcelona, Spain, February 14-17! You’ll be able to find me in Qualcomm’s booth each day of the event where I’ll be officially representing Zephyr Technology Corp. under partnership of Qualcomm Wireless Health.
The invitation to MWC came about largely in part to you, my readers. The Zephyr HxM and BioHarness product reviews have been extremely popular, with several hundred of you now equipped with heart rate monitoring mobiles. As a result, folks at Zephyr and I have had some rather excellent international conference calls (thanks Skype), discussing the wireless health and fitness industry (my passion) and how to best maximize the usefulness of wireless bio sensors and remote monitoring possibilities. Eventually, this dialogue resulted in my decision to represent Zephyr at this year’s MWC, and I couldn’t be happier in doing so.
I’ll be available to chat More >
Firmware Upgrade Now Available for LiveView by Sony Ericsson
0February 1, 2011
The folks at Sony Ericsson have made a new firmware version available for the LiveView accessory, recently reviewed here at Running Digital. The update software only runs on Windows and is available here: Sony Ericsson Update
Since I was allowed to keep my LiveView test unit in anticipation of this new firmware release, I’ll be updating tonight and will report my findings with an edit to this post.
This news comes from a post by Rikard Skogberg at Sony Ericsson’s Product Blog. Quoting:
Here are some of the highlights of the update:
- Improved stability in the phone application (latest update available on Android Market as of minutes ago)
- Improved plug-in handling and limit of number of installed plug-ins raised to 30.
- Connection stability improved – most identified reasons for random disconnects should be fixed
Weekly Poll- What primarily are you using your heart rate monitor for?
2January 28, 2011
Beginning today, I will be featuring a weekly poll which you can find at the top of the sidebar to your right . Each one will be announced with a new post and remain open indefinitely.
Most of us know how to use one and personally, I use a heart rate monitor to train in specific zones to maximize workout efficiency and recovery. So it’s “Improving performance” for me.
Looking forward to your comments and thanks for participating!
//David
