Garmin Forerunner 50 Slim Sports Watch Records Mileage and Speed

Published: August 8, 2007, 1:41 pm

Tags: gadgets, 980, 924, 30, 298, 296, 210

Garmin just announced its Forerunner 50, slimming down its form factor to more like a watch, but losing GPS in the process. All is not lost, though, because there's a motion-activated foot pod sensor you can put in your shoe that will record your mileage and speed. Let's hope it's more accurate than Apple's badly flawed Nike+ iPod system which can't tell the difference between two miles and four. AU: Geez, something's pissed Charlie off! Just wanted to say I've had nothing but love from my Nike+ iPod system. Very accurate. Maybe Charlie's experience is only through those dodgy shoelace mounts... -SB There's also a heart rate monitor that looks exactly the same as the one in Garmin's superb Forerunner 305 GPS-based sports watch. The Forerunner 50's heart rate, mileage and speed data can be uploaded to your PC via the Garmin USB ANT Stick, using a low-power wireless protocol called ANT+Sport, the same used in the Nike+ iPod. The coolness continues when that data is sent up to

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