At last week’s Macworld Expo — a can’t-be-missed extravaganza for that special brand of Apple-worshiping, iPhone-toting geek — a new product was unveiled that could take the brewing synergy between technology and fitness a crucial step forward.
According to the press release, “SMHEART LINK is a wireless bridge that enables any iPhone or iPod Touch to double as a heart monitor and cycling computer, collecting data generated by distributed fitness sensors, such as heart rate chest straps and cycling sensors on bikes, and sending it to the iPhone for easy display and tracking.”
Its website promises it will “revolutionize the fitness world.” This may seem over-the-top, but some major industry players are on board, including Spinning and New Leaf Fitness. So, it’s likely not a flash in the pan.
Will this product really “revolutionize the fitness world”? I don’t know. But, at the very least, I see a geek-friendly fitness chain on the horizon.
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