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January 5th, 2010, 10:26
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It's the new year, so what better way for a company to prey upon your insecurities than by offering devices that accessorizes your ambition to really meet your fitness goals this time around. Philips knows this, so it'll be expanding its DirectLife (http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/philips-introduces-directlife-activity-monitor-fitness-program/) wearable activity monitor to Germany this month and then to the UK a few months later while launching its new Activa personal audio player here at CES. Activa brings along a little trick called TempoMusic; a feature that analyzes your music library to later match songs to your aerobic intensity. That means that Activa can help keep you motivated by shouting out feedback on your progress in addition to words of encouragement while automatically selecting the appropriate music to match the pace of your workout or give you a boost when needed. Later, while cooling down with some cold suds and a delicious slice of warm tobacco pie you can check your progress and caloric burn rate via the bundled PC software. Activa will be available worldwide sometime in April for about $130, suggested.Continue reading Philips Activa fitness MP3 player reminds you to move (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/philips-activa-fitness-mp3-player-reminds-you-to-move/)
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It's the new year, so what better way for a company to prey upon your insecurities than by offering devices that accessorizes your ambition to really meet your fitness goals this time around. Philips knows this, so it'll be expanding its DirectLife (http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/21/philips-introduces-directlife-activity-monitor-fitness-program/) wearable activity monitor to Germany this month and then to the UK a few months later while launching its new Activa personal audio player here at CES. Activa brings along a little trick called TempoMusic; a feature that analyzes your music library to later match songs to your aerobic intensity. That means that Activa can help keep you motivated by shouting out feedback on your progress in addition to words of encouragement while automatically selecting the appropriate music to match the pace of your workout or give you a boost when needed. Later, while cooling down with some cold suds and a delicious slice of warm tobacco pie you can check your progress and caloric burn rate via the bundled PC software. Activa will be available worldwide sometime in April for about $130, suggested.Continue reading Philips Activa fitness MP3 player reminds you to move (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/philips-activa-fitness-mp3-player-reminds-you-to-move/)
Philips Activa fitness MP3 player reminds you to move (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/philips-activa-fitness-mp3-player-reminds-you-to-move/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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