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Review for Sports Tracker

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Profile picture kensai7 Mon, 2009-10-05 12:58

Track your workouts without buying an expensive watch

Nokia Sports Tracker is definitely a trend-setter as far as mobile applications go. By taking into advantage the GPS and/or accelerometer of certain Nokia devices, it delivers what many amateur and semi-pro runners have always dreamed of: a workout tracking device without the need to buy an expensive Garmin, Polar or Suunto watch.

You just stick the device in a secure place in your pocket or armband and off you go, the app tracks your workout. When you get back home you can analyze your performance on your web browser and see your progress. Pace, steps, times... everything will be there. The live geotagging is pretty awesome as you see the world run, cycle, or even ski/snowboard at the same time! You can use the sports tracker for many activities, not necessarily walking/jogging/running.

Everything without hassle or problems. The only two complains I have are some minor glitches regarding the GPS' activation (sometimes, fortunately rarely, the device needs a reboot for the app to activate tracking) and the incompatibility issues with Wellness Diary.

I strongly believe these two apps should be united in the future. Wellness, afterall, is diet PLUS fitness!

"Sum Ergo Cogito"

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#1 Profile picture piotr_1 Mon, 2009-10-05 13:15

hi kensai7, what an external

hi kensai7,

what an external GPS device are you using; can you estimate what about the distance measurement accuracy ?

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#2 Profile picture kensai7 Mon, 2009-10-05 21:07

Hey piotr, no external

Hey piotr,

no external device, I use my trusty 6110 Navigator. It has an internal GPS.

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#3 Profile picture piotr_1 Mon, 2009-10-05 22:58

Thanks kensai7.

Thanks kensai7.

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#4 Profile picture kensai7 Tue, 2009-10-06 22:22

Distance accuracy

Regarding the distance measurement accuracy I can say that when the signal is locked with many satellites it's pretty accurate. I've verified my path on Ovi Maps or Google Maps after training and the total distance has been very near between the my track measurements and the maps.

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