The BODiBEAT Has Arrived

Posted by JuryDuty - 09/30/08 at 11:09:02 am

Love to listen to music during your workout, but find yourself jolted when you’re running at a good pace and suddenly Celine Dion breaks in with a slow ballad?

Yamaha has a revolutionary new device you might find intriguing: the Yamaha BODiBEAT. This little MP3 player wraps around your arm and plays music like an iPod. But here’s the rub: It is designed to “intelligently select and play songs that match your footsteps.” In other words, it will automatically create a playlist of songs that matches your running tempo. Or, if you desire, you can pre-program the device with interval workouts to keep you on pace. It even comes with thousands of preloaded electronic mixes.

Other features include distance tracking, time tracking, pace tracking and a heart-rate monitor. There are also several modes including a fitness mode (so you can work out at 70% of your max heart rate, for instance), a training mode (with predetermined targets for you to reach), and a free workout mode (where BODiBEAT just matches your pace).

While we haven’t yet tried the BodiBeat, it looks promising. We do wish it were an iPod add-on instead of a stand-alone player, and it should have been created with much more storage. Retail is $299.95 for the 512mb flash device. It plays MP3, WOV, ACC and other DRM-free formats.

–JuryDuty

(Christopher Maselli at WritingMomentum.com)

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