Hmm new running watch

BCR

posted: 2/27/2013 at 2:04 PM

This might be a way to go if it had gps. I'm still looking for a replacement for the Moto Active. I wished they had made that thing water proof. Loved that watch.

http://beatnow.com/

2013 Goals:

Sub 18:30 5K ()
Sub 1:29:30 1/2 marathon (1:29:52 try at Heart Mini 3-18-2012 )
Sub 3:010:00 Marathon ()

Joe.

posted: 2/27/2013 at 2:07 PM

Pretty cool.

How much $$ ?

BCR

posted: 2/27/2013 at 2:46 PM

Quote from Joe. on 2/27/2013 at 2:07 PM:

Pretty cool.

How much $$ ?

Good question. No clue. Just found it interesting and disappointing it does not have gps. I really would like to get a new running watch with Music and GPS. You would think Nike would have this market cornered by now.

2013 Goals:

Sub 18:30 5K ()
Sub 1:29:30 1/2 marathon (1:29:52 try at Heart Mini 3-18-2012 )
Sub 3:010:00 Marathon ()

delucj

posted: 2/27/2013 at 3:03 PM

It has a "Distance Mode"...if it isn't using GPS, do you know what it is using to track distance?

BoilerTom90

posted: 2/27/2013 at 3:38 PM

Quote from delucj on 2/27/2013 at 3:03 PM:

It has a "Distance Mode"...if it isn't using GPS, do you know what it is using to track distance?

I suppose you won't care about distance once you get lost in the music.

I'd love to have that red ring circling my hand when I run :-)

npaden

posted: 2/27/2013 at 8:57 PM

From the site.

<h4>The Beat watch is the brains of the operation. It holds your music and wirelessly connects to a stride sensor in your shoe, a heart rate monitor around your chest and the Beat ring around your finger. It can also connect to bluetooth headphones or you can plug in any headphones that use a standard 3.5mm jack.</h4>

Age: 45 Weight: 200 Height: 6'2" (Goal weight 200)

2013 Goal #1 - Sub 4 hour First Marathon - 3:48:09 at the Flying Pig 5/5/13!

2013 Goal #2 - Run my age in 10K. PR 9/8/12 - 49:18

TJoseph

posted: 2/27/2013 at 9:14 PM

It seems like it would be easy to accidently make the hand gestures while running and pause your music by mistake.

BCR

posted: 2/28/2013 at 10:08 AM

Quote from TJoseph on 2/27/2013 at 9:14 PM:

It seems like it would be easy to accidently make the hand gestures while running and pause your music by mistake.

See I actually think that is not a bad idea. I'm hoping/guessing if you don't want the hand gestures stuff you don't have to have the ring on. However, I turn off any hand gesture stuff for like the iPhone or Ipod because it is too easy to trigger it. By having to hold the ring button in before making the gesture I think is a pretty good idea.

2013 Goals:

Sub 18:30 5K ()
Sub 1:29:30 1/2 marathon (1:29:52 try at Heart Mini 3-18-2012 )
Sub 3:010:00 Marathon ()

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