The Nintendo Wii is about to get two new fitness accessories, Cyberbike and Wii dumbbells.

If Wii fit or EA Active wasn't enough to entice you into doing exercise with your games console, games developers, Bigben Interactive, are hoping its two very different takes on video game sports will.

It has created two fitness titles, Cyberbike and My Body Coach with the aim of getting you off the sofa.

Cyberbike, as the name might suggest comes with its very own full size exercise bike for you to pedal your way to healthiness.

"The game invites you use your eco-citizen's head and legs to clean up the planet. Clear paths and roads of the sources of pollution that are ruining the environment as you cycle along on some of the most improbable vehicles ever imagined—on land, sea and air", reads the blurb.

Using the bike included with the game, players are able to ride through 18 different circuits unlocking accessories as they go.

My Body Coach employs fitness trainer to Hollywood stars, Val?rie Orsoni to get you into shape with sessions lasting from seven minutes to an hour long using two 500g dumbbells into which you slide the Wiimotes.

My Body Coach will launch on 20 November while Cyberbike will be available in January 2010.

No word on pricing.

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Cyberbike brings exercise bike accessory to Nintendo Wii originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:08:54 +0100

Garmin's new Edge 500 brings sleek GPS functionality to a set of handlebars near you. If you don't want the mapping that the Edge 705 offers, the 500 will give you a much more compact unit.

It is still packed with technology however, offering GPS functions, so you always know your speed and distance, as well as a barometric altimeter.

It can gather your heart rate data, can be hooked up to Garmin speed/cadence sensors and is also compatible with ANT+ third-party power meters.

The battery promises 18 hours of life and all your data can be extracted and shared via Garmin Connect, an online portal where users can share routes or search for routes in their area, and upload it straight to their device.

It also has a simple twist mount, which makes it easy to move your Edge 500 from bike to bike.

Andrew Silver, fitness product manager for Garmin said: "Using feedback from the best focus group imaginable - the professional tour cyclists of Team Garmin-Slipstream, we’ve developed a lightweight cycling computer that’s powerful enough for the pros, yet simple enough for beginners. Complete with a redesigned handlebar mount, Edge 500 streamlines your ride data at a very competitive price".?

As a stand-alone device the Garmin Edge 500 can be yours for ?199, or with the heart rate monitor and speed/cadence sensor for ?249.?

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PHOTOS: Garmin Edge 500 originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:43:40 +0100