Your ANT+ Garmin Foot Pod Pace Sensor is 98% accurate without calibration so in other words, it is highly accurate in determining running / walking speed (pace) and distance. When using a foot pod, you do not need GPS to measure pace and distance. You can wear your foot pod on your shoe laces or inside your shoe if your shoe includes a pocket beneath the insole.
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.
Suunto sensors (Heart Rate Monitor, Foot Pod, etc.) use ANT technology on a proprietary Suunto network, not ANT+, and therefore Digifit is not compatible with Suunto sensors
Did you know that each time you begin using a new heart rate monitor belt or change the battery, you must update your Digifit app by trashing and pairing again? Your heart rate monitor issues a unique digital ID each time the battery is changed and Digifit must be updated with the new sensor ID. [...]
A Wahoo Fitness bike speed and cadence (S&C) sensor is a great addition to your Digifit system. Here’s how to install and set it up in Digifit.
Cadence is an important metric in bicycle training, indoors and out. Digifit receives your cadence data from any ANT+ compatible cadence sensor, displays it and records it along with your heart rate. Digifit also displays and records your speed, distance and power with the appropriate sensor. Bicycle on a Trainer If you train indoors using your bike on a [...]
It’s time to switch from analog (EM) to digital (ANT).
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 [...]
In the article “Our bodies are going online – but where will it lead us?,” Martin Bryant (thenextweb.com) talks about the present and the future of personal physiological monitoring. Great read. Some of the “present” examples he quoted, the Withings Wi-Fi scale, Nike+ and their Sport Kit that includes an ultra-low power sensor and what [...]
On Sept 27, 2010, the ANT+ Symposium presented Digifit and the Digifit Ecosystem with the ANT+ Alliance Mobile Innovator Award. The ANT+ Alliance Mobile Innovator award is an innovation award that recognizes technology advancements that deliver the most innovative mobile (cell phone) based ANT+ solution to market each year. “Penetration of the mobile market is [...]
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