Here at Digifit, we like to stay on the cutting edge of ultra-low power wireless technology. Digifit currently uses the fitness industries leading open standard for ULP digital wireless called ANT+ and we are a proud member of the thriving ANT+ Alliance. However, a new contender will soon step into the ring with the debut of Bluetooth Low Energy in 2011.
MapMyRide did not plot about half of my route and did not use my speed and cadence sensor to provide real time speed and accurate distance or my heart rate data to provide accurate calories.
It’s time to switch from analog (EM) to digital (ANT).
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It is fascinating that an iPod touch can actually draw a map even though it does not have GPS. Location Services is what we use to plot out your route and it uses the best available location info at its disposal. Check out how we compare to MapMyFitness.
OK I know I am dating myself and I do admit “We Got the Beat” was in my playlist. It was a playlist a best friend in college gave me a few years ago. I thought one more blog post was in order to show how we share the data we collect … Emailing your [...]
At Digifit we believe if you are going to track any kind of cardio exercise you should start with heart rate. So we are excited to see that MapMyFitness is adding heart rate to the mix. This is the first of a series of side-by-side comparisons of Digifit versus MapMyFitness.
They say “your iPhone just became a heart rate monitor.” Actually, my iPhone has been a heart rate monitor since February of 2009. In app years, that is like saying “established in 1999.” And by the way, Digifit is not just compatible with heart rate monitor belts, we work with more than 80 ANT+ sensors ….
The Bottom Line Digifit Connect™ uses current generation ANT wireless technology and has been available for 10 months. Fisica uses a previous generation ANT radio technology and is just coming to market (Oct 2010). A much smaller version of Digifit Connect will be available soon The Details Digifit Connect and Fisica Key are both Apple [...]
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