Geekie Gadgets

Ripxx Personal Measurement Device – Capture Your Performance on 3D

by twinks on 21/07/10 at 6:11 am

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.

Burn Fat Intelligently with Pedal Brain

by jrjuan on 31/12/09 at 12:00 pm

New year is coming and you should be ready. I know you have created a new year’s resolution list and I also know that burning that winter fat is included in the list. No one can really blame you on that because everybody loves eating during the holidays especially when it is so cold outside, you don’t have anything else to do but to sit down on the couch and chow down with whatever your taste buds crave.

While this scenario is inevitable, you might want to try biking to wage the war against the pounds. For one, biking is a good cardiovascular exercise and it gets you to different places which is a good way to get some fresh air. For a better workout, Pedal Brain is a good investment to start. Pedal Brain is an integrated device that monitors your workout and also a coaching platform. By monitoring your workout, you can see how many calories you have burned, your heart rate and so on using your existing ANT+ sensors. But it doesn’t end at monitoring since the coaching platform can recommend what you should do for your ride like how many minutes would you go, when to rest, when to power pedal. Like a real coach, the Pedal Brain tracks your trail using the built-in GPS on your iPhone. The collected data can be uploaded to the web app and also on your Twitter or Facebook account so your friends can see your progress.

It is really nice that products such as this allow people to know their performance and analyze it to gain better and significant results.