treadmill

02.13.12
Gadgets

The Map-Equipped Treadmill That Can Recreate Any Hike On Earth

A map-equipped exercise machine can reenact any hike on Earth
By Jason Daley Posted 03.01.2010 at 10:11 am 4 Comments

Dreaming of running up Mt. Kilimanjaro? Do it today. The NordicTrack X7i Incline Trainer raises and lowers itself to mimic the dips and hills of real-world topography.

The X7i downloads maps over Wi-Fi from a Web site called iFit, which lets you pick popular routes like San Francisco’s Golden Gate Trail, as well as treks you’ve designed on your computer across any territory covered by Google Maps. As you run, a seven-inch screen scrolls the map and shows snapshots of passing landmarks.

[ Read Full Story ]
read more about > Golden Gate Trail, google maps, March 2010, NordicTrack, Philips Activa, Platypus SoftBottle, SoundofMotion, treadmill, Velocomputer, What's New, Withings WiFi Body Scale
Gadgets

The Map-Equipped Treadmill That Can Recreate Any Hike On Earth

A map-equipped exercise machine can reenact any hike on Earth
By Jason Daley Posted 03.01.2010 at 10:11 am Comments

Dreaming of running up Mt. Kilimanjaro? Do it today. The NordicTrack X7i Incline Trainer raises and lowers itself to mimic the dips and hills of real-world topography.

The X7i downloads maps over Wi-Fi from a Web site called iFit, which lets you pick popular routes like San Francisco’s Golden Gate Trail, as well as treks you’ve designed on your computer across any territory covered by Google Maps. As you run, a seven-inch screen scrolls the map and shows snapshots of passing landmarks.

[ Read Full Story ]
read more about > Golden Gate Trail, google maps, March 2010, NordicTrack, Philips Activa, Platypus SoftBottle, SoundofMotion, treadmill, Velocomputer, What's New, Withings WiFi Body Scale

Adventures in Excercise: The Underwater Treadmill

By Gregory Mone Posted 12.07.2007 at 1:12 pm 9 Comments

85865hydr1The idea makes sense: You're moving your legs, working your muscles, but since you're in water, you're doing so without the pounding of a regular run, whether that be on a treadmill or the road, with the added benefit of increased resistance from the water. Still, Hydrophysio's aquatic treadmill looks a bit over-the-top. Not to mention that it would give the less dedicated among us too much opportunity to back out and think of something else to do while waiting for the machine to fill up with fluid. Now, if it doubled as a jacuzzi, so you could finish your workout, grab some Gatorade, and then return a few minutes later to find it warm and bubbling, that would be something. One bonus: It works for rehabbing your pets, too. So, you know, you could walk your dog, in the water, without going outside. Because that's what technology's for. —Gregory Mone



Via Medgadget

READ MORE ABOUT > , , , ,
DIY

Loading Up Lassie

Geek out your dog with these high-tech accessories, including a talking dish and a GPS-trackable collar
By Lee Harrington Posted 08.04.2005 at 1:00 am 1 Comment

Dept.: Maxed Out
Tech: Pet Gadgets
Cost: $1,840 plus dog
Steal | | | | | Splurge






[ Read Full Story ]
read more about > accessories, automatic, canine, collar, digital, dog, dog door, dog-e-tag, doggles, feeder, gadgets, globalpetfinder, glow leash, GPS, handheld scanner, homeagain, infrared, iseepet, jog a dog, led flashlight, microchip, pet, pet feeder, pet gadgets, petsafe, RFID, tag, tech, treadmill, wonderful shot


138 years of Popular Science at your fingertips.

Innovation Challenges

Make your ideas part of the revolution
Learn morePowered by Innocentive



Popular Science+ For iPad

Each issue has been completely reimagined for your iPad. See our amazing new vision for magazines that goes far beyond the printed page



Download Our App

Stay up to date on the latest news of the future of science and technology from your iPhone or Android phone with full articles, images and offline viewing



Follow Us On Twitter

Featuring every article from the magazine and website, plus links from around the Web. Also see our PopSci DIY feed


February 2012: The Future of Fun

Science is reinventing play, from extreme sports to gamification to ridiculous roller coasters to the playgrounds of tomorrow, and this issue is chock full of fun. Also, on a less fun note: Did global warming destroy my hometown?


circ-top-header.gif
circ-cover.gif