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Ripxx Personal Measurement Device – Capture Your Performance on 3D

The athletes’ greatest adversary is not the guy on the next lane or the one ahead; it is and always has been himself–the greatest foe. That’s why it is important for an athlete to constantly challenge and always stay one step ahead of him through training backed up by a reliable way to monitor and record performance. And so far there’s no other more accurate and reliable training partner than the new and updated Ripxx Personal Measurement Device.

The Ripxx GPS tracker can unbelievably send 10 tracking signals every second making it more accurate than most run of the mill cell phone or automotive GPS systems. To give you an eagle eye’s view, the GPS data will then display your movements on a realistic map. It’s not only about the GPS, distance and best time either; location, orientation, acceleration, velocity, altitude, max speed, air time, lap time, and number of jumps can all be measured. Ripxx features an advanced accelerometer to offer an additional benchmark for recording and improving performances. No matter which direction you’re going to, whether up, down, left, right, forward or backward, Ripxx will record it. Jump, dive, flip, spin and roll; with three built-in gyroscope, Ripxx got you covered in every way in full 3D.

One way to gauge a good gadget is the continuing support and update – no, not bug fixes but a real update. Ripxx Suite Version 2.1 now features Full Mac Support, improved GPS view, activity reports and graphs, and also lap time measurements.

Get Ripxx PMD here.

Panasonic DMC-ZR1R Olympic Winter Games Camera

So it is Olympics time again and the little countdown logo present in the corner of your TV has struck to zero. Your favorite TV series are still to be aired in March and you’re stuck with watching athletes compete. Now if you ask if what camera would be good to bring at the Winter Olympics, the Panasonic DMC-ZR1R is definitely on the list.

This compact camera uses a Venus Engine V to process the pictures to create beautiful images and multi-tasks to provide continuous shooting. The LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens has 8x optical zoom and is a 25mm wide angle lens. This allows users to get a good shot even from afar (especially during events like these) and be able to capture a wider scope. The continuous autofocus and subject detection features of the camera is very handy for fast moving objects since it automatically focuses on the subject even if you’re not pressing the shutter halfway. So when the right time comes, you just have to press the shutter and you now get a clear still frame of a fast paced action. Face detection with face recognition automatically adjusts the exposure of the camera so that the face is always visible as well as scenery outdoors where the snow and the sun can tend to be too bright. At night, users have the problem of getting a crisp but dark shot or a bright but shaky shot. With the Power O.I.S. (optical image stabilizer), up to 1/2 second hand shake correction can be done so images come out bright and clear even without a tripod.

The Panasonic DMC-ZR1R is an official Olympic Winter Games product with a special edition model bearing the event’s logo in front.

Get the ZR1 camera at Amazon.