http://ask.metafilter.com/91092/SportBrain-Stuck-in-phonejack-land-Alternatives/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post SportBrain: Stuck in phone-jack land. Alternatives? Sat, 10 May 2008 19:31:39 -0800 Sat, 10 May 2008 19:31:39 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/91092/SportBrain-Stuck-in-phonejack-land-Alternatives Are there any alternatives to the SportBrain 'connected pedometer' device? The idea behind the SportBrain is cool (tracking fitness stats online), but the fact that it relies on a landline phone jack for connectivity purposes is not (I use my mobile exclusively). Are there any similar devices that upload via a PC connection or via WiFi? post:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.91092 Sat, 10 May 2008 17:09:40 -0800 trokair sportbrain fitness dataconnectivity http://ask.metafilter.com/91092/SportBrain-Stuck-in-phonejack-land-Alternatives#1336229 <a href="http://store.jcbarn.com/ompopehjitcp.html">This Omron</a> seems to collect the same stats as the SportBrain, but if there's something special about the website that you wouldn't get in the Omron software then that would complicate things. I can't see that there's a lot of different ways to represent calories/miles/stride/etc., though. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.91092-1336229 Sat, 10 May 2008 19:31:39 -0800 rhizome http://ask.metafilter.com/91092/SportBrain-Stuck-in-phonejack-land-Alternatives#1336321 Nike Sportband? I don't have a link b/c the Nike is just an annoying mess of flash, but if you go nike.com you can read about it. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.91092-1336321 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:31:17 -0800 modernnomad