exercise
Sports
Mobia From Nautilus Is The iPod Of Treadmills
8:20AM Sean Fallon | The Mobia treadmill has a couple things going for it. Right off the bat you notice the clean and simple iPod-esque aesthetics from Frog Design. It also has an approach to fitness that could finally help get you in shape. More »
Gadgets
Philips DirectLife Turns Exercise Into A Status Bar
12:40AM Mark Wilson | The Philips DirectLife Activity Monitor may not look like more than a glorified waterproof accelerometer. Yet it might be brilliant. More »
Games
Wii Exercise Bike Would Be Perfect For Paperboy
6:40AM Sean Fallon | An exercise bike peripheral for the Wii is nothing without a remake of Paperboy. More »
QOTD
11:30AM Nick Broughall | I saw this interview on The Daily Show a few weeks ago, where Jon Stewart interviews Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run a book about the Tarahumara Indians and their ability to run hundreds of kilometres using nothing but a pair of sandals. It’s a fascinating interview—you should definitely watch it—but it does lead to a very interesting question. Are all the gadgets we use for running—from the expensive shoes to the Nike+iPod system, pedometers and GPS trackers—really necessary? More »
QOTD: Do You Prefer Running With or Without Gadgets?
11:30AM Nick Broughall | I saw this interview on The Daily Show a few weeks ago, where Jon Stewart interviews Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run a book about the Tarahumara Indians and their ability to run hundreds of kilometres using nothing but a pair of sandals. It’s a fascinating interview—you should definitely watch it—but it does lead to a very interesting question. Are all the gadgets we use for running—from the expensive shoes to the Nike+iPod system, pedometers and GPS trackers—really necessary? More »
Sports
2:30PM Elly Hart | Shoes weren’t allowed in the house when I was a kid, so I didn’t bother wearing them much — it was an unacceptable waste of my play time to put them on, only to take them off again if I needed to go inside. More »
Your Running Shoes Are Probably Bad For You
2:30PM Elly Hart | Shoes weren’t allowed in the house when I was a kid, so I didn’t bother wearing them much — it was an unacceptable waste of my play time to put them on, only to take them off again if I needed to go inside. More »
Sports
2:30PM Elly Hart | Losing the love handles, auntie arms, muffin top or cankles doesn’t have to be so hard. Make the most of your workouts with these tips. More »
Hack Your Way To Better/Cheaper/Smarter Workouts
2:30PM Elly Hart | Losing the love handles, auntie arms, muffin top or cankles doesn’t have to be so hard. Make the most of your workouts with these tips. More »
QOTD
11:30AM Nick Broughall | Like it or not, exercise is an essential part of life. Well, a decent life, anyway. So to make all that hard work bearable, there are gadgets. More »
QOTD: What Gadgets Help You Exercise?
11:30AM Nick Broughall | Like it or not, exercise is an essential part of life. Well, a decent life, anyway. So to make all that hard work bearable, there are gadgets. More »
Music
Gyms Don’t Like iPod Nano’s Video Recording Inside Locker Rooms
3:40AM Jason Chen | Gyms already forbid people from use camera-equipped gadgets, like smartphones and Flip digital cameras inside locker rooms, since nobody wants their hairy junk posted onto the internet. But now you can add iPod Nanos to the list of no-no items. More »
Gadgets
You’re No Invisible Pedestrian While Wearing This Headgear
7:00AM Jack Loftus | The Black Diamond Sprinter is designed with the adventurous night runner in mind, but I can just as easily see this headgear transitioning into a lightweight spelunking role…and, yes, there it is — I think I just invented cave running. More »
Games
