http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/ Engadget Comments for Polar and Nike announce WearLink+ heart rate monitor for Nike+ http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 7th 2010 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/
Doddle Wabber.]]>Jun 8th 2010 2:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/
I dont know 1 person who buys any kind of Nike heath accessory, and I live in Canada..]]>Jun 8th 2010 2:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 8th 2010 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/
What do you need a bunch of expensive electronics for? Running is about being unencumbered and breaking limits. I don't need cushy electronics strapped to me to do either of those things.]]>Jun 8th 2010 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/
Some people, myself included, enjoy having the metrics to track progress over time.

What's good for the goose isn't always what's good for the gander.]]>Jun 8th 2010 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/I like tracking my bike ride to see how I'm handling the hills.

The pulse finger technique isn't that accurate.... I like being sure of having a heart rate of 155 instead of 170. Those would be two different heart rate zones, but would be the difference between 16 beats and 17 beats measuring for 6 seconds.

Tapping my device's screen gives me an instant reading NOW... no distracting myself for more than half a second. ]]>Jun 8th 2010 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/You cant really keep track of your puls while exercising, by putting your finger to the neck, and you do need puls feedback while training.

Different pulse zones, give different results.
For example, burning fat is done best in a ceratin interval, over or below does not burn fat as good. SO if you want to burn fat, you couldreally benefit from keeping track of your pulse.]]>Jun 8th 2010 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/
Now days runners look cyborgs on a mission to destroy.



]]>Jun 8th 2010 2:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 8th 2010 2:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/
Or how about iPhone 4?]]>Jun 8th 2010 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/If you want to track your heart rate on the iPhone, the only solution presently is the Digifit™ Ecosystem. The Digifit™ Connect accessory, available at Digifit.com, is similar to the Nike+ Sport Kit's "receiver" in that it uses Apple's 30-pin connector and receives ultra-low power wireless signals from sensors. Digifit however, uses interoperable ANT+ technology which has been adopted by leading fitness companies such as Garmin, Saris, Adidas and Star Trac to name a few. So for example, with Digifit's iRunner™ app you can use a Garmin heart rate monitor and foot pod (same form factor as Nike+ sensor but replaceable battery) and you are good to go! Digifit also is compatible with cycling sensors such as speed and cadence and even power meters. We also work with ANT+ weight scales and soon will add ANT+ blood pressure cuffs and glucose meters.]]>Jun 11th 2010 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 8th 2010 2:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 8th 2010 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 8th 2010 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 8th 2010 2:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/]]>Jun 8th 2010 2:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/
>:O]]>Jun 8th 2010 3:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/
**** U]]>Jun 8th 2010 3:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 8th 2010 3:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 8th 2010 4:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 8th 2010 6:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/If you want to track your heart rate on the iPhone, the only solution presently is the Digifit™ Ecosystem. The Digifit™ Connect accessory, available at Digifit.com, is similar to the Nike+ Sport Kit's "receiver" in that it uses Apple's 30-pin connector and receives ultra-low power wireless signals from sensors. Digifit however, uses interoperable ANT+ technology which has been adopted by leading fitness companies such as Garmin, Saris, Adidas and Star Trac to name a few. So for example, with Digifit's iRunner™ app you can use a Garmin heart rate monitor and foot pod (same form factor as Nike+ sensor but replaceable battery) and you are good to go! Digifit also is compatible with cycling sensors such as speed and cadence and even power meters. We also work with ANT+ weight scales and soon will add ANT+ blood pressure cuffs and glucose meters.]]>Jun 11th 2010 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 8th 2010 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/By you commet, its seems very obvious that you havent tried using a decent pulse watch while running.
You hardly notice the belt.... and there are other sensations that you feel in you body when getting tired that overshadows the feeling of wearing a pulsebelt.]]>Jun 8th 2010 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Actually heart rate monitors are a little annoying at first but they are kind of like wallets ... when you first start with one in your back pocket it is awkward but before you know it you don't realize it is there.
]]>Jun 11th 2010 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jul 24th 2010 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 8th 2010 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 8th 2010 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/The Nike+ sensor works wirelessly with the iPod touch 2nd and 3rd gen versions. The Polar Wearlink+ only works with the iPod nano 5th gen when you insert the "receiver" and then the "sensor" talks to the receiver and the heart rate monitor talks to the nano. I wrote the following about the iPhone and actually it applies to all iOS devices ... all generations of iPod touch, iPhone and even iPad:
If you want to track your heart rate on an iOS device, the only solution presently is the Digifit™ Ecosystem. The Digifit™ Connect accessory, available at Digifit.com, is similar to the Nike+ Sport Kit's "receiver" in that it uses Apple's 30-pin connector and receives ultra-low power wireless signals from sensors. Digifit however, uses interoperable ANT+ technology which has been adopted by leading fitness companies such as Garmin, Saris, Adidas and Star Trac to name a few. So for example, with Digifit's iRunner™ app you can use a Garmin heart rate monitor and foot pod (same form factor as Nike+ sensor but replaceable battery) and you are good to go! Digifit also is compatible with cycling sensors such as speed and cadence and even power meters. We also work with ANT+ weight scales and soon will add ANT+ blood pressure cuffs and glucose meters.]]>Jun 11th 2010 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 8th 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/No need to wait or hope ... Don't worry ... there is a solution: If you want to track your heart rate on any generation iOS device (iPod touch, iPhone or iPad), the only solution presently is the Digifit™ Ecosystem. The Digifit™ Connect accessory, available at Digifit.com, is similar to the Nike+ Sport Kit's "receiver" in that it uses Apple's 30-pin connector and receives ultra-low power wireless signals from sensors. Digifit however, uses interoperable ANT+ technology which has been adopted by leading fitness companies such as Garmin, Saris, Adidas and Star Trac to name a few. So for example, with Digifit's iRunner™ app you can use a Garmin heart rate monitor and foot pod (same form factor as Nike+ sensor but replaceable battery) and you are good to go! Digifit also is compatible with cycling sensors such as speed and cadence and even power meters. We also work with ANT+ weight scales and soon will add ANT+ blood pressure cuffs and glucose meters.]]>Jun 11th 2010 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/Jun 11th 2010 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/08/polar-and-nike-announce-wearlink-heart-rate-monitor-for-nike/"I am not able to comment on the reasons behind the decisions regarding compatible devices, either from a Nike or an Apple standpoint ... Right now, the bottom line is that the Polar WearLink+ is compatible with the 5G iPod nano, Nike+ SportBand, certain Polar training computers, and certain compatible gym equipment. I am sorry that, for practical and business reasons, it wasn't possible to extend that compatibility to everyone."

So they've limited this useful device to an extremely small subset of the already small subset of Apple users on Nike+.

FAIL!]]>Jun 9th 2010 4:05PM