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Following the recent launch of its iOS fitness app which proclaimed “no hardware required,” Striiv has just announced new hardware for it anyway: the Striiv Play smart pedometer. But unlike the app alone, it lets you set off on your fitness adventures without toting an iDevice by doing the “heavy lifting of tracking activities” with up to a week of battery autonomy, then syncing up with the app using Bluetooth 4.0 later. From there, you’ll be able compete with friends on Facebook, gain bragging rights by reaching milestones, play games that let you progress by working out more, and chart weight, calories and exercise progress. We tested Striiv’s standalone pedometer awhile back, noting that the “insidiously” addictive games were a great motivator, and the company claims that 60 percent of users lost 13 pounds or more. So, if the little voice in your head isn’t enough to egg you on, you can grab it now for $70 — the PR and video after the break will tell you the rest.

Continue reading Striiv launches $70 Play pedometer to track your athletics without fatiguing your iOS device

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Striiv launches $70 Play pedometer to track your athletics without fatiguing your iOS device originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Stitcher is all about giving the people what they want and, only days after introducing its popular lists, it’s back with an offline mode for its iOS apps. Despite boasting one of the smallest data footprints in the streaming game (0.2MB per minute), you can now download over 10,000 radio shows for unconnected listening. Beware — the app will automatically update the shows on your custom stations, so if you plan on using it to save that precious data for other things, make sure to set it to only pull over WiFi. Along with that major enhancement, there’s a new comments system and other improvements in Facebook sharing, searching and AirPlay compatibility. The PR says the update is live, but iTunes disagrees, so you’ll have to wait a little longer before going off-grid.

Continue reading Stitcher updates its iOS app with offline mode for data-free radio

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Stitcher updates its iOS app with offline mode for data-free radio originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you prefer your robots a little more terrestrial, there’s Desk Pets’ CarBot, a buggy that can do tricks, navigate mazes, and race with — or fire on — your buddies. The cars can be controlled by a free app installed on any iOS or Android Device, and allow up to four players to duke it out in multiple play modes. For mayhem lovers the most popular may be “battle,” allowing you to fire on rival cars to disable them, along with a personality mode for freestyling and a drift ‘n’ race option. There’s even a maze mode, in which the tiny wheeled bots use their infrared sensors to avoid objects with “military precision,” according to the company. The built-in battery will give you 25 minutes of playtime for every 45 minutes of USB-based juicing, and each CarBot will set you back $30. Check out the PR and video after the break to let the rolling deathmatch commence.

Continue reading CarBot lets you settle those grudges with battle mode

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CarBot lets you settle those grudges with battle mode originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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