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Fitbit Ultra review
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Get off the sofa
27 December 2011 15:29 GMT
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You've eaten too much, you're feeling rather fat, and you need to do something about it. In steps Fitbit Ultra promises to track your movement before displaying it all on the accompanying website for you to digest.
So can something so simple...
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Light the way with the Clear29 LED skateboard
Brilliant longboards from Clear29 2 March 2011 12:07 GMT TweetPocket-lint tried skateboarding once, in broad daylight, and still managed to fall over more times than Cristiano Ronaldo manages in an average 90 minutes.
So the chances are, we won't be attempting any 'boarding at night time. But if we did,...
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Adiverse Virtual Footwear Wall makes stroppy sales assistants obsolete
Adidas demos new tech 1 March 2011 16:30 GMT TweetAdidas has been showing off a demo of its Adiverse Virtual Footwear Wall over in Germany at CeBIT, a technology it wants to see go mainstream in stores next year.
The touchscreen wall, which will hopefully see the end of teenage weekend workers...
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Radiopaq Flex earphones hands-on and in-ears
HANDS-ON We go jogging with these sporty buds 13 February 2011 16:16 GMT TweetOne member of team Pocket-lint is quite the athletic type. He laughs in the face of triathlons and knocks-out marathon-length jogs on Sunday mornings for fun.
Unfortunately, this writer is not that team-member and is instead a rather lazy individual...
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Garmin Approach S1 GPS golf watch hands-on
HANDS-ON Fore! Pocket-lint goes golfing 29 December 2010 11:28 GMT TweetDid you watch the European golfers take on and tame the Americans at Celtic Manor in October and rush out to buy yourself a set of clubs, thinking that golf-malarkey couldn't be all that hard?
Did you crash back down to earth (or rather, a...
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Know your Boris Bike
6 technologies to appreciate about the London Cycle Hire machines 30 July 2010 13:22 GMT TweetThe London Cycle Hire scheme has officially kicked off. The Boris Bikes are in the docking stations ready to go and just waiting for you to sign up to the scheme, unless you can hang on for a few weeks when you can start paying for them at the stands.
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Adidas Jabulani vs Nike T90 Ascente
Can we blame the ball? 29 June 2010 12:10 GMT TweetLet's get this part out of the way quickly. England lost 4-1 to Germany. Lost like pigs, we did. There's no two ways about it and there's no point ignoring. Come on. Shout it aloud. Let it out. That's the only healthy way to deal with these things....
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Adidas miCoach - the secret of your marathon success?
An alternative to Garmin, Suunto, Timex, Polar... 25 April 2010 9:30 GMT TweetWe saw the adidas miCoach system when it launched at CES earlier this year, and in its previous incarnation as part of Samsung miCoach. Adidas put aside quite a bit of space at this year's Virgin London Marathon expo for it, so we thought we'd take...
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VIDEO: Ski goggles get data HUD
Displaying a whole host of info in front of your eyes 12 February 2010 17:44 GMT TweetPlanning a ski trip soon? You'll want to equip yourself with a pair of these Zeal Optics "Transcend" goggles, which have an inbuilt screen that can display all manner of useful information while you're tearing down the slopes.
Controlled by...
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Adidas launches miCoach training platform and two gadgets
CES 2010: New device offers real-time audible coaching via your MP3 player 8 January 2010 14:01 GMT TweetAdidas has announced the launch of the miCoach training platform which extends the concept first seen in the miCoach Samsung phone team-up.
As well as an online service, like Philips' Activa launch, Adidas will offer a device that "verbally... -
NHS gives Wii Fit stamp of approval
Gets Change4Life logo on packaging 27 October 2009 17:18 GMT TweetIt's official, video games are good for you. The NHS says so. Well, one videogame, anyway. Nintendo's hyper-successful Wii Fit has been granted the health service's "Change4Life" logo.
The scheme aims to try and get families to be healthy,...
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Cyberbike brings exercise bike accessory to Nintendo Wii
Plus My Body Coach for the dumbbell lover in you 14 October 2009 4:08 GMT TweetThe 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...
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PHOTOS: Garmin Edge 500
Hands-on the compact bike computer 8 October 2009 19:43 GMT TweetGarmin'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...
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Skins ICE compression apparel review
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Perfect support for your training?
18 September 2009 12:00 GMT
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Research into sports and exercise performance has suggested that compression garments bring a number of benefits to the athlete, with high adoption among professional athletes in many sports. The sight of Paula Radcliffe wearing compression stockings,...
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Garmin launches FR60 fitness watch
New tracking workout tool 24 July 2009 12:30 GMT TweetGarmin has announced the launch of the FR60, describing it as a "sleek fitness watch plus workout tool that tracks your time, heart rate and calories burned".
Unlike other Garmin wristwear, the FR60 offers no GPS capabilities, but can be...
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