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There’s a horrible stereotype about technology and exercise not mixing. There’s a mental wall between your image of a jogger and a programmer. It’s natural. It’s OK. Well, maybe it’s not OK, but that’s another theme for another day. Here are some products that do what the king of pop did for racial boundaries. Maybe we’ll even give the meld a new name – technercise, excerology, technercizology? Whatever you want to call it, technology is reaching into more and more areas of our lives and the end result is pure cool.
Technercized product #1:
Scosche Bluetooth Headphones are giving runners a new sense of freedom. Headphones are a near-universal sight on street-side runners. For years, cords have jumbled their way into the exercise routine. New Bluetooth technology now allows exercise enthusiasts to move freely without now-unnecessary wires. Businessperson on the go? Keep your cell phone with you while your jog and even take incoming calls easily over your headphones. I dare your current ear buds to pull that off.
Technercized product #2:
The iTheater is opening doors for avid gym-goers who don’t necessarily want to watch what everyone else is. The iTheater is a head mounted display (HMD) that lets you take the equivalent of a 50” big screen TV with you wherever you go. Enjoy movies from your own DVD collection while on the elliptical. The iTheater is a mere 3.5 ounces and thusly does not tamper with your exercise experience, while still allowing you the freedom of portable entertainment.
While technology is pushing the envelope of enjoyable exercise equipment, there’s still room to grow. These products are big steps in the right direction. But, please, someone let me know when they create something that does the exercise for you.
Lewis Gunter is an avid fan of tech toys and implementation thereof. More information on the iTheater or the Scosche Bluetooth Headphones can be found at sewelldirect.com