Nike + FuelBand encourages slouches to get fit

The Nike+ FuelBand is the sports company’s latest dabble in the world of fitness tech. It’s a wristband that tracks wearers daily activity, recording vital stats such as time spent on-the-move, calories, steps treaded and what Nike is calling NikeFuel.

Android-powered MotoACTV fitness accessory touches down

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Falling somewhere between a portable music player and a training device, Motorola’s Android-powered MotoACTV is now officially available in the UK.

New smartphone from Sony Ericsson trusted to keep you fit.

New Sony Ericsson Xperia Active is designed to suit your fitness regime whether its from running to shoulder press.

Another touchscreen phone to land on the market soon offering a 3-inch screen and 1GHz processor. Here’s the handy bit, the newbie will use dust proof and water resistant casing.

The new sporty phone will additionally feature a clip to attach it to your lanyard, useful! Also, Sony have prepared you the bad weathers with waterproof and dustproof casing. Furthermore, GPS will be thrown in so need to get lost on that morning run. Additionally, a barometer and digital compass will be built in offering an on screen heartbeat count and pulse monitor to keep a track throughout your workout.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Active will run on Android’s Gingerbread OS.

What’s my view?

I do think that despite the quite small screen in relation to other smartphones this could be a winner! Most of us like to keep fit whether its outdoors or in and the features Sony are providing could be rather useful such as a lanyard clip. This saves the phone falling out of your pocket but instead keeps it safe around your neck.

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