Part 3: “You can’t touch this …” MapMyFitness vs Digifit using iPod touch and iPhone

On October 24, 2010, in Technology, Us vs. Them, by Michael Williams

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.

Part 2b: “We got the beat …” Digifit and MapMyFitness now both have the beat, so how do we share our data?

On October 21, 2010, in Technology, Us vs. Them, by Michael Williams

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 [...]

Part 2a: “If I only had a heart ….” iCardio vs MapMyFitness with a beat!

On October 21, 2010, in Technology, Us vs. Them, by Michael Williams

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.

Part1: MapMyFitness introduces “Track Your Beat”

On October 21, 2010, in Technology, Us vs. Them, by Michael Williams

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 ….

New
 Leaf 
and 
iTMP
 Create First
 “Smart
Fitness”
 App

On November 20, 2009, in Digifit Mentions, Digifit News, by Brandon Keller

Exercise
 Smarter 
not 
Harder℠
 with 
New
 iPhone 
Application ST.
PAUL, 
Minn. 
‐
(November
 20,
2008)
— 
Angeion 
Corporation 
(NASDAQ:
 ANGN)
 today announced
 that
 its
 New
 Leaf
 division
 has
 partnered
 with
 iTMP
 Technology,
 Inc.
 to launch
i NewLeaf™,
 a 
unique 
fitness 
application 
that 
transforms 
the
 Apple®
 iPhone 
and iPod®
touch 
into 
a
 fitness 
monitoring 
system
 based 
on
 personal 
metabolic 
test
 results. For
 [...]

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Training Apps That Help You Sweat the Details

On September 9, 2009, in Digifit Mentions, Digifit News, by Brandon Keller

By ROY FURCHGOTT Published: September 9, 2009. To view the live version visit nytimes.com To prepare for his first marathon last year, Michael Nolan trained for six months with the New York Road Runners Club, running up to 20 miles a day five days a week. Nevertheless, he finished with an average speed of about [...]

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How to Live by the Numbers: Exercise

On June 25, 2009, in Digifit Mentions, Digifit News, by Brandon Keller

06.22.09 View the live version at wired.com Living by Numbers The Nike+ Experiment: How the Shoe Giant Unleashed the Power of Personal Metrics How to Live by the Numbers: Nutrition How to Live by the Numbers: Health Know Thyself: Tracking Every Facet of Life, From Sleep to Mood to Pain, 24/7/365. The Algorithmic Workout Marc [...]

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TrainingPeaks Newsletter: SMHEART LINK

On March 25, 2009, in Digifit Mentions, Digifit News, by Brandon Keller

Upload Heart Rate, Speed, Cadence and Power from the iPhone or iPod touch to TrainingPeaks Using a new wireless bridge called SMHEART LINK™, iPhone and iPod touch users can now upload workouts with heart rate, speed, cadence and power data to their TrainingPeaks account with little more than the tap of a button. To view [...]

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TrainingPeaks: Uploading Heart Rate, Speed, Cadence and Power

On March 13, 2009, in Digifit Mentions, Digifit News, by Brandon Keller

SMHEART LINK™ wireless bridge by iTMP Technology enables uploads of key fitness metrics to Peaksware’s fitness training log Lafayette, CO, March 13, 2009 — Peaksware, LLC and iTMP Technology, Inc (iTMP) announce a revolutionary new upload capability enabled by the iPhone and iTMP’s new wireless bridge known as SMHEART LINK™. iPhone and iPod touch users [...]

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Heart Rate Monitor and Fitness Tracking System in One

On February 6, 2009, in Digifit Mentions, Digifit News, by Brandon Keller

SMHEART LINK™ and iTMP’s Suite Of iPhone™ Fitness Apps Now Commercially Available www.smheartlink.com SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – February 6, 2009 – iTMP Technology, Inc., a pioneering iPhone hardware and software developer, announces the commercial launch of SMHEART LINK, a highly-anticipated new technology that is poised to bring unparalleled health and fitness capabilities to Apple® iPhone [...]

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