Nike Outs Nike+ FuelBand, A Pumped Up Fitness Watch Wrist Band

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Jawbone's Up may have been a big disappointment due to a big recall program last year, but there's no denying the vast amount of popularity the Up band has been able to gain not long after it has been released. Nike seems to like the idea and has just announced its own fitness band called the Nike+ FuelBand. A wrist band sports a water-resistant rubber exterior with a metal clasp. The Nike+ FuelBand is a more featured fitness wrist band that can track your movement and display your activity like how many calories and steps you've burned and walked using accelerometry. It features an attractive white LED dot matrix display made up from 100 LEDs capable of displaying time amongst your activity data and right beneath it is a row of 20 colorful LEDs that go from red-to-green as the user gets closer to their set goal.

All of the data captured on your Nike+ FuelBand syncs with the Nike+ website using the built-in USB plug much like the Up band, or wirelessly through Bluetooth to the free FuelBand iPhone app to record activity each day and track progress. Once again we don't see any support for Android devices. You can pre-order the Nike+ FuelBand starting today for $149, and start wearing it on February 22. Head over to Nike for all the nitty gritty and jump past the break for the video!

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Motorola Announces MotoACTV, Touchscreen Fitness Music Player

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Motorola has announced of a new square shaped music player with fitness tracking performance functionalities. Looks and sounds familiar? Looks like Motorola wants to bank in on Apple's success with its iPod Nano. Hey, we're not judging here. The more choices out there the better! Motorola's new MotoACTV is first and foremost a fitness-focused device before it's a music player with things like heart monitoring through the optional $179 Motorola SF700 wireless sport headphones and $99 Motorola SF500 wired sport headphones that have built-in heart rate monitors with real-time audible readouts of your heart rate allowing you to track your performance, all without using a chest strap.

With the MotoACTV you can keep track of your ongoing fitness performance stats, including pace, distance, calories burned, and map tracking your outdoor performance with a map detailing the route covered using the built-in GPS. Automatic wireless syncing of all of your workout data is then pushed to your online account. 

The MotoACTV isn't just an iPad Nano clone despite the similarities. It's much richer in features. You'll find a 1.6" multi-touch touchscreen display with Gorilla Glass that's sweat-proof, rain-resistant and scratch-resistant that auto-adjusts for indoor or outdoor lighting. The MotoACTV supports both Bluetooth 4.0 and ANT+ wireless connectivity for existing and future sensors and accessories, FM radio, option to sync with the latest Android-powered smartphone to receive and control incoming calls and texts on your touchscreen and a rechargeable battery that will last you up to 5 hours for outdoor workouts due to GPS performance tracking, 10 hours indoors, and nearly two weeks on standby.

You'll be available to pre-order the Motorola MotoACTV starting today in 8GB and 16GB models for $249 and $299, respectively. Additional accessories like the wristband aren't going to be included. Expect to get your hands on it on November 6. 

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