Polar Electro and Nokia have announced mobile phone – fitness measurement gadget connectivity so that data from forthcoming Polar heart rate monitors can be sent wirelessly (via infared data transfer) to a forthcoming Nokia sports-oriented mobile phone. The devices that will be integrated are the Polar S625X Running Computer, the Polar S725 Cycling Computer, and the Nokia 5140 Mobile Phone.
infoSync World reported that Polar has created Java applications that are optimized for the Nokia 5140 so that exercise data can be visualized on the phone, and the data can be sent on to other mobile phone users via data services like SMS.
The Nokia 5140 is scheduled for shipment in the second quarter of 2004. It is reported to be the first GSM phone to be designed for push-to-talk.
The Polar S625X, scheduled to ship in March, is the first Polar heart rate monitor to support the Polar S1 Foot Pod, a speed and distance monitoring add-on.
The Polar S725 is expected to ship in May 2004. It has similar features to other Polar high-end cycling computers, like the S710i and S720i.