| Wearable Fitbit automatically tracks your exercise | | | | The FitBit also ships with a 2.4-GHz wireless base and |
| routines | | | | charging station. Slide the FitBit device on, and it |
| Although the world already has a set of headphones | | | | receives a 10-hour charge. Walk by it while you're |
| thatencourages you to work out, the | | | | wearing the device, and your latest information is |
| newly announced Fitbit is just a hair more | | | | automatically delivered to the station, which passes it |
| sophisticated. Designed to be worn or carried around in | | | | along to the FitBit Web site. The site is free to access, |
| a spare pocket, the personal tracker is about the size | | | | but only those who bought a FitBit device can deliver |
| of a standardflash drive and includes a built-in motion | | | | and manage their workout, health, and sleep |
| sensor to keep tabs on "exercise intensity levels, | | | | information. You can also measure your progress |
| calories burned, sleep quality, steps and distance | | | | against friends and family. Park called this "peer |
| traveled." When it ships in late December / early | | | | motivation". |
| January for $99, the unit will reportedly boast a fancy | | | | The current FitBit Device has no display, but Park |
| OLED display for quick readouts, and hey, it should | | | | promises that the final product, expected this |
| even arrive just in time to complement your entirely | | | | December, will feature an OLED display. The readout |
| meaningless New Year's Resolution. | | | | will include, among other things, a user-definable avatar |
| Oh sure, we've seen gadgets used as motivational | | | | that will shrink and grow to indication your progress. |
| tools before, but Sega Toys is apparently banking on | | | | Kind of like a Tamagotchi, except you're the one |
| you not being a hothead. Otherwise, you just might fling | | | | you're keeping alive. |
| its Body Trainer headset from your dome as soon as | | | | Who exercises in blue jeans? |
| you hear "please exercise a little bit harder" over your | | | | The sleep tracking function seems interesting.. |
| incessant panting. Nevertheless, those with oodles of | | | | But I'm not willing to spend $100 on it (probably not |
| self-control may actually benefit from having a | | | | including shipping and everything) |
| personal trainer (of sorts) in their ear while working out, | | | | Not at all like the totally free Sports Tracker software |
| and by monitoring the wearer's heartbeat via a sensor, | | | | for the N-Series Nokia's then? |
| it can blurt out messages at the appropriate time to | | | | Available from Nokia Betalabs. |
| help users through their session(s). | | | | |