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Polar WearLink Transmitter for Nike+
5June 9, 2010
Polar officially (finally!) announced heart rate monitor support for iPod users through Nike+ software and accessories. I’ve been hearing rumors about this for the past year but got the official word last Sunday via @ChrisPolarUSA on Twitter.
A look over the WearLink for Nike+ spec sheet and pricing details reveals versatility and value. With a MSRP of $69.95, you’ll get a heart rate transmitter for your iPod Nike+ set-ups that’s compatible with existing Polar hardware using familiar coded 5 kHz transmissions.
No word yet on what impact, if any, this might have on Sports Tracking Technology’s popular Sports Tracker app. Many a Sports Tracker fan knows their app was the first to officially partner with Polar Electronics using a nearly identical Polar WearLink transmitter back in January 2009. It was an extremely limited offering in three international markets that sent unlucky but ardent Sports More >
My First Week With the N79 Active Edition
0May 10, 2009
I won the N79 Active Edition Grand Prize through Nokia’s “Track a Heart” contest! It arrived about a week ago and, now that I’ve had some time with it, I’m going to share my experiences here.
This review will mostly cover the experiences unique to the N79 Active Edition, including the Polar for Nokia Bluetooth heart rate belt.
First, I have to thank Nokia Innovations and the NST Dudes (as they affectionately refer to themselves) for providing me with the N79 Active Edition (hereafter N79AE).
Regarding the N79 handset itself, detailed reviews have been around for quite a while, so I’ll make this brief. The N79AE only differs from the standard N79 by adding an arm pouch and the Polar for Nokia heart rate belt (hereafter Polar4Nokia). My first impressions of the handset are very favorable and its S60 3rd ed fp2 is a nice upgrade from my former E61. More >
Track a Heart – Win a Nokia N79 Active
3March 9, 2009
There’s not much time left remaining for the contest set up by the guys at the Nseries Innovation Newsdesk where the Grand Prize is a Nokia N79 Active phone bundle, which has been called a “healthy twist on Nokia’s smallest Nseries”. The deadline for entries is March 14th!
The challenge for the contest takes advantage of the Nokia’s Sports Tracker mobile application’s geo-tracking features along with your creativity to draw a virtual heart on the planet. Sports Tracker tracks the travelled routes of your workouts, saving that route on a map for you to see, analyze and share with your friends. Sports Tracker also gives you the ability to add geo-tagged pictures and video synchronized along your workout route.
Nokia’s using this contest to promote their newest bundled package, the N79 Active, combining the brilliant N79 phone with a brand new product from Polar heart rate More >
A Detour for Some Fun
8February 20, 2009
A Detour for Some Fun
The guys over at the Nokia Innovations Newsdesk started a contest, “Track a Heart, Win a Nokia N79 Active”. They’re asking participants to use the Nokia Sports Tracker program, available for most Nokia handsets, to trace the shape of a heart on the earth. To enter, go to the Sports Tracker website and create an account, then join the group “Location Artists”. Install the Sports Tracker application on your Nokia mobile and start “drawing”. Your workout routes show up as a continuous line, what you do with that line can be artwork with some planning. Here’s a screenshot of my workout for the contest:
The planning for my entry too a couple hours using Google Earth. I first More >
Nokia N79 Active with Polar BT HR Monitor
6January 15, 2009
First, here’s a nice Nokia promo for the product mentioned in the press release…
…and here is a link to their press release: Nokia N79 Active gets your heart racing