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07/13/2007, 12:25pm, EDT
Friday, July 13thYamaha BODiBEAT challenges Nike+iPod
The upcoming BODiBEAT by Yamaha is poised to challenge the current popularity of the Nike+iPod kit with runners and walkers. While the BODiBEAT holds only 512MB of music, because it comes on a wristband, it eliminates the need for a separate holder; likewise, there is no need for special shoes or sensors, since the player has its own accelerometer. This and a pulse monitor connected to the headphones provide another function: as a runner's speed increases, so does the speed of the music. Beat loops help segue one track into another. The battery life of the player is 12 hours; Yamaha expects the BODiBEAT to ship this summer. [via Anything But iPod]
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No wonder the woman appears to be running so carefully in the videos.
Cute try, Yamaha, but as always, companies such as this are neglecting simply what it's all about - not featuritis (and fugly design), but functionality.
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