The Fitbit for Fitness

It seems everyone wants to be fitter. From new years resolutions to gym memberships to costly diets, most everyone is looking for a way to loose weight and gain muscle. If this is you, the Fitbit might be right up you alley. 

The Fitbit is a slim gadget with OLED display that clips on to you anywhere, from jean pocket to shirt collar depending on ...

Apple's Newest Accessory?

Apple might be getting on the wearable electronics bandwagon with designer Gopinath Prasana’s new iPod concept design, tentatively called the “iBangle.” Taking the miniature size of current iPod Nanos to the next step, the iBangle is a thin metallic bracelet the houses all the normal iPod controls and features in a convent wearable form. 
Designs feature all normal play, pause, stop and skip features as well as a hold button alongside a thin horizontal trackpad for volume and menu navigation while a small silver the Apple logo will act as the home button. The iBangle does not ...

"The Swimmer's iPod"

It’s been a frugal summer for most, but luckily swimming is still on the agenda. Especially with Michael Phelps’ recent race for Olympic gold, swimming is a hot sport. But in between those races you may have noticed Phelps’ seeming addiction to his iPod, with those token white earbobs popping up every time the camera pans to him. With the recent jump into the pool, Speedo is just one of many companies that has taken the iPod a bit further. The Aquabeat ...

Freedom From Wires, At a Price

You’re sitting there, or perhaps jogging, listening to your favorite playlist when the cord to your headphones gets snagged. It’s happened countless times to me, at the gym, on the handlebars of the bike, even when it’s just in my pocket. Somehow those flimsy little wires will get snagged. But salvation has come with the advent of wireless headphones. Wireless is everywhere these days, from your Wi-Fi to new wireless eclectic buses, why not put it where it really counts? Using a Bluetooth ...

Nike+ SportBand

These days technology is being used in all sorts of ways to help us improve our lives. In most cases electronics are implemented make everyday life move faster, with convenience being the main. Nearly every modern product, in some way, is designed to make things easier for the consumer. But despite all the innovations, one area that remains relatively consistent is that of exercising. Let’s face it, running, in and of itself, is a rudimentary aspect of exercise and short of having a machine work those muscles for you, it isn’t getting any easier. Well, that isn’t precisely true... Take ...

Turn Signal Jacket

Bicycle safety is an increasingly pressing issue. As the global community begins a lumbering shift into the greener means of mobilization, the number of pedallers on the city streets is only going to increase. The streets themselves are already rife with dangers and with the decreasing quality of the average driver’s skills, dangers are only going up in frequency. Of crucial import to bicycle safety is visibility and communications or visibly communication. And that is the subject of Leah Buechley’s signal jacket. Often times it is not easy for bicyclers to communicate with drivers, ...