According to designers numen/for use, this new strange space is a "a self-supporting inhabitable social sculpture," an inflatable cube full of strings ready to be climbed by whoever gets inside. It seems to me like part of the X-Men’s Danger Room.
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“Appcessories” is probably one of the more abrasive, yet devilishly descriptive, portmanteaus we’ve heard in recent years. But, if you’re still not sure what it means, consider the Rhythm pulse monitor from Scosche a perfect example. The forearm-mounted device is a pulse / heart rate monitor with an iOS companion app. Working with some of your phone’s inner smarts (like GPS), along with a dedicated accelerometer, the hardware / software combo logs vital data from your work out, which you can then share with the world, or enjoy broken down into detailed statistical analysis. If you’ve ever gone jogging with your iPhone, you’ll know how fiddly it can be to change music tracks on the hop, so you’ll be pleased to know the Rhythm covers that too. If this sounds like what your workout is missing, you can strap-up right away from any Apple or AT&T store (real or online) for $99, with other outlets, including Best-Buy stocking in time for Christmas.
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I just discovered—because I hadn’t set foot in my gym, ever, until earlier this week—that the elliptical trainers have BUILT IN FANS. Fans! Right there! In the machine. Fans to blow cool air somewhere in the direction of your sweaty face/neck/chest area, while you run in an elliptical motion, Around The Fur blasting on your headphones. Somehow, this makes all the difference. Somehow, this is going to change my life. I’m going to be someone who goes to the gym. A real, responsible human. My mom will be so proud. More »
While our bodies approach beach-readiness for the summer, Sony‘s unveiled plans to tinker with your gym playlist in the future. According to a patent granted today, the electronics manufacturer aims to closely tie the tempo of your music to your own physical exertions. It’ll do this by using a nefarious-sounding (but ultimately vague) “exercise information analyzing circuit” that will pick up on tempo differences between the user and their favorite Pendulum tracks. It will then change the “music data” for something a little more fitting for your 10-minute trudge at 10 percent incline. The patent’s sketches include the idea of personalized profiles for users, and displaying what you got done at the end of the session, broken down by tempo and duration. The technology could end up in PMPs or phones, although we reckon the latter has more legs. Give your legalese its own workout and peruse the laborious wording of another patent filing at the source below.
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Sony patents exercise music system that adjusts music to your work-out tempo originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The gym problem: Which side of this towel was just on my skin, and which was on that nasty-ass machine? Or the beach problem: I want to take a dip, but where do I stash my phone? A product called Towelmate apparently has all these answers. More »
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