Michael Greeves asked:


Technology has been pushing its way into the fitness market for the past couple years. There are several gadgets that make working out more fun, and several that allow you to track progress during your workout. These gadgets range from the iPod to heart rate monitors. Video games are also being developed to make workouts more fun, both for children and adults. Following are several gadgets that you can either find on the market now, or are being developed for use in the next couple of years.

Progio Training Companion

The Progio Training Companion is a small hand-held machine that gives complete instructions for personal workout programs. These workouts have detailed instructions to provide a safe and satisfying workout. You can choose fitness, rehabilitation and sport-specific workouts that are designed by fitness experts to meet specific needs and workout goals. The Progio tracks your results, monitors your heart rate and helps to keep you motivated throughout each workout.

Workout programs from fitness sites like HyperStrike can also be downloaded to the Progio Training Companion as well as to your iTouch, iPhone, Windows Mobile device and PDA. Working out has never been so convenient!

Nike + iPod Sport Kit

Apple and Nike teamed up a couple of years ago to bring a unique sport kit to the market. This sport kit has a sensor in the Nike shoe that records information and transfers it to an iPod nano. The sensor tracks distance, time, pace, and calories burned. It syncs to the iPod, and you can track your progress through your workout as well and track it on your computer; when the iPod syncs with your computer, the information is transferred so you can track your progress over time. You can even program your iPod to give you audible progress updates in your earphones. If you want to know when you’ve run two miles, you can program your iPod to give you an audible update when that happens. This sport kit is perfect for anyone who wants to track their workout statistics and monitor them.

Wii Fit

The Nintendo Wii swept the market when it arrived a few years ago. Due to its interactive and completely physical style, many people have been using it for a workout. Nintendo is currently developing Wii Fit, which is an exercise program that you can complete in the privacy of your home and have fun doing it! Wii Fit will include a balance board that you stand on to perform workouts; games such as aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches, and various sports will be available. This program is perfect for those who already own the Wii; since the Wii game console is in such high demand, this can be a hard item to track down.

Dance Dance Revolution

This is another video game that has taken the market by storm as far as getting a great workout. This game has a dance pad that you step on, guided by the television screen. Many people use this as exercise, and the newer games have ways to track your calories burned as well as track your progress over time. Just recently, this game has been introduced in several schools for use by children in gym class. This game is a great way to have some fun while working out!

Various Watches

There are many watches on the market which contain gadgets such as a heart rate monitor, pedometer, and body fat calculator. These gadgets are also available individually, but many watch makers like Timex have integrated all three of these into one easy-to-use device. Most of these watches will also track distance and time, making one gadget handy and extremely useful when you are working out.

You can definitely expect the above gadgets to continue to be improved upon as technology continues to develop and grow. There seems to be more of a push for gadgets that can track most statistics throughout your workout so you can make the most of your time and know the details of your workout. With those details, it is much easier achieve your end result, whether it is that 26 mile marathon or just losing a few pounds.

Dan Ionescu asked:


Men love to use all kind of tools to repair things, build objects or just to have fun. Gifts for men are especially plentiful with all the wonderful technology that is available right now. Mostly, men like gifts such as fashionable watches, futuristic gadgets, multi-functional cameras, smart shoes that make them look unique and serve a purpose as well.

To choose the best technology present you must know a little about their personality and taste. In the technological world we live in dozens of hot new gadgets hit the market every day. At times you may feel a little mind-boggled at all the electronic devices hitting the shelves, but you have to admit they have made our lives more interesting. By keeping up-to-date on the gadgets market, you can always be the one in your crowd that gets the cool spy or kitchen gizmo way before anyone else you know.

So what kind of devices to offer?

Smart watches

Smart watches are any of a new breed of watches that integrate new technology into the ordinary wrist watch. There is clearly a lot of thought put into the design and functionality of these watches. Smart watches offer advanced features such as automatic time adjustment based on location, customizable watch faces, and access to continually updated content such as news, traffic alerts, weather reports, stock quotes, and sports scores, instant messaging, etc.

Other features to be found on smart watches are: weather information Local traffic updates Entertainment information such as local movie listings.

The watches range in price from $129 for the Fossil Abacus to $725 for a watch designed by Tissot. A very cool brand for sport men is Suunto. Suunto watches incorporate a barometer display, orienteering capabilities, a heart rate monitor, an altimeter and many other displays you would never imagine possible. Digital cameras and many other new gadgets will soon be common in watches. The watches also feature multiple watch faces and automatic time-zone adjustment based on location.

Multi-functional cameras

Digital cameras are revolutionizing the world of home and professional photography, but they are married to memory cards just as traditional cameras are married to film. So don’t forget to buy a memory card as well; you must read the camera information to see what type of card to get. The digital cameras are distinguished by their resolution: how many pixels or picture elements the image sensor contains.

Digital cameras are available in a wide range of prices, from simple point-and-shoot models to high-end professional cameras. It is a good idea to get a camera with more than 5 Mega pixels and a decent zoom (5X or more). Popular camera brands are: Nikon, Sony, Fuji, and Canon.

Compact digital cameras are a good choice for travel when you know that he will want to take a photo every 15 or 20 minutes. The compact digital cameras are designed to provide a moderate feature set, stylish looks, and a tiny, “pocketable” size.

Smart Phones

Smart phones are mobile phones that include applications for checking and receiving e-mail, text messages, and multimedia messaging. They allow the owner to do a lot more than just send textsand make calls.

Long used by corporate travelers to keep up with e-mail and appointments, smart phones are now catching on with consumers. Smart phones are becoming an essential piece of equipment for business people, allowing access to the office from anywhere in the world, providing there’s a signal. This type of phones are quickly outstripping PDAs as employees turn to multifunctional cell phones to stay organized, connected and entertained at home and at work.

Smart phones are available from all the mobile phone operators. They are fitted with more multimedia features such as higher-resolution cameras and onboard music/video players so you must know the needs of the person which will receive the gift to know that phone to choose.

Accessories for a gadget he owns.

You may be surprised at how often they feature new accessories for the gadgets he already own. Laptop battery is a good gift for someone who travels. If the original battery is old he can replace it with the one you have offered and he can use the extra battery as a spare.

For an Mp3 player owner you can get him a solar charger or a pair of speakers. And for a photography maniac you can get a powerful flash or a professional lens.

Conclusion

It seems difficult to find unique gadgets for means they want combination of style and utility.

All kidding aside, these new gadgets may seem like toys, but they also help children learn to live in the technological world that is their future. People everywhere are taking advantage of the new electronic gadgets that have changed the way we live forever.