Whether you’re lacing up and running laps or mounting your bike for the road less traveled, these cool spring sports tech gadgets promise good times for your get-fit activities.
-- Joe Hutsko";
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Nike Digital Watches, $39 – $99
Play rough no matter how young or old and Nike’s line of rugged watches can handle bangs, bumps and scrapes thanks to strong metal parts.
Junior weekend warriors should check out the Triax Fly, which has a fat display that’s easy to read day or night, 50 meter water resistance for surviving dunks, and a stopwatch for tracking performance.
Big kids can strap on the Oregon Series Square Digital Leather and rest assured tough workouts won’t harm the mineral glass crystal or stainless steel case. The waterproof leather band won’t mind wet wipeouts or sudden downpours, and an interval timer makes for more flexible workout routines.
www.nike.com";
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XM/Bushnell ONIX 400 Portable GPS, $499
Seeking to keep outdoor adventurers on track and entertained at the same time, XM Satellite Radio and GPS device maker Bushnell have put their heads together to come up with the ONIX 400.
The weatherproof handheld’s color display shows what’s playing on XM’s more than 170 news, talk, music and sports channels, while simultaneously keeping an eye on real-time weather on the current GPS map location. It's perfect for long weekends of hiking and camping in the great outdoors.
Available Summer 2007, www.bushnell.com & www.xmradio.com
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Oakley Thump 2 MP3 Sunglasses, $399
If money’s no object and you can afford to spring for single-purpose sunglasses that have an MP3 player and stereo speakers built into the arms, then by all means, grab yourself a pair of Oakley’s updated Thump 2 sunglasses and run or ride to a different beat.
For these bucks you can be darn sure Oakley didn’t skimp on the optics, which are of the high-impact, 100%-UV-filtering variety. Oakley says the 1GB model holds 280 songs, and shuffling from one track to the next is merely a matter of tapping the soft buttons.
Clouds rolling in? No problem – a flick of the finger pops the lens up and out of your line of sight until the sun comes out again.
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Motion Lingo Adeo GPS Fitness Trainer, $149.95
Strap the Adeo GPS Fitness Trainer to your arm, plug in your iPod or other player, pick your favorite playlist, and take off.
Run, hike, or bike, and the Adeo’s built in GPS handles the rest, providing audible feedback reports of how far you’ve gone, pace, speed, elapsed time, current time of day, calories burned, and the elevation at which you’re doing your thing. Create custom workouts and track your progress with bundled Mac and Windows software.
www.motionlingo.com";
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Garmin Forerunner 305, $376.91
Designed for casual and competitive athletes alike, Garmin’s Forerunner 305 straps to the wrist and provides constant stats on heart rate, calories burned, pace, distance and speed.
Tightly tuned GPS technology means the Forerunner tracks your course whether you’re in the skyscraper-sided urban jungle or running in the forest beneath a canopy of treetops. The optional Foot Pad lets you use the device on indoor treadmills when a GPS signal isn’t reachable, and bundled the Training Center program for Macs and Windows lets you customize your workouts to match your personal training goals.
www.garmin.com
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