Category: Fitness Gadgets
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SV-iP4G Waterproof Listening Solution for Fourth Generation iPods
Reading Time: 2 minutesSV iP4G Waterproof Case and Headset provides a way to use your 4th Generation iPod in the pool. [ Photo: H2O Audio ]. Moments after I wrote the SwiMP3 Underwater MP3 Player article, I leaned that a company called H2O Audio started shipping the SV iP4G waterproof case and headset for the…
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SwiMP3 Underwater MP3 Player Looks Great for Distance Swimmers
Reading Time: 2 minutesSwiMP3 Underwater MP3 Player may be just the thing you need for training for your next Half Ironman. [ Photo: Finis ]. One of the more unusual fitness gadgets I’ve stumbled on recently is the SwiMP3 Underwater MP3 Player from Finis. This is an MP3 player meant to be worn on the…
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Scott Daubert Speaks to The Paceline About Recent Trek Innovations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA fellow fitness gadget fan pointed me to an interview that Scott Daubert of Trek did with Will Swetnam of ThePaceline.com. They discussed the new frameset modifications that were used by the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team for the first time at Paris-Roubaix, new aero bars that will debut at the…
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Giro d’Italia Graphics Show Heart Rate Monitor Statistics for Some Riders
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the coverage of Stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia on the Outdoor Life Network earlier today, the video feed from Italian broadcaster RAI showed Liquigas-Bianchi rider Marco Milesi nearing the top of a Category 3 climb which counted toward the King of the Mountains prize. While the camera was on Milesi,…
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26:43.3 in First 5k Running Race of the Year
Reading Time: 2 minutesI ran in the 13th Annual Joe Vastano Memorial 5k in Hamilton, NJ tonight and finished in 26 minutes 43.3 seconds. Not bad considering that I’ve run twice since January. If you read Operation Gadget regularly, you know that I do four to six hours of aerobic exercise per week. At this…
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How Engadget Could Have Covered the Nokia 5140i Announcement
Reading Time: 2 minutesI probably went overboard in my criticism of Engadget in my earlier article called Engadget Repeatedly Disses Athletes. My wife Kathleen pointed out that Operation Gadget normally has a positive tone even when I disagree with something said on another website. I agree that my comments were uncharacteristic of the rest of…
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Engadget Repeatedly Disses Athletes
Reading Time: 2 minutesI keep telling friends and Operation Gadget readers that you shouldn’t look at the major gadget sites like Engadget for credible discussion of fitness gadgets and sports technology. The editors of that site have adopted a sneering point of view toward the stuff that we’re interested in. There’s no better example of…
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How I Used My Polar S625x at the Chicago Showcase
Reading Time: 2 minutesHeart Rate Chart from Training Log: Here is the heart rate chart for game CSH5, Florida vs. Team Soutwest. Click on the chart to see a larger view. [ Image: Polar Precision Performance Software ] See more Chicago Showcase exercise data in the Operation Gadget Photo Gallery. Two weeks ago I was…
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Getting Back on the Road
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I picked up my bike from the bike shop after its annual tune up and I hit the road for the first time. I get my bike serviced at Knapp’s Cyclery in Lawrenceville, NJ, one of the best bike shops in the area. I started using them about four years ago,…