We had discussed in the last post, about the release of Droid RAZR, the retro step taken by Motorola to being back the once best selling smartphone.. The next release the same day was MotoACTV, a gadget by Motorola specially designed for fitness freaks.
MotoACTV is of the size similar to that of iPod nano and it is specially designed to be worn as a wristband. It has a capacity of storing upto 4000 songs and it has got built-in tools for recording workout information. With GPS, Wi-Fi and a heart-rate monitor, the sweat and rain-resistant gizmo is targeted at runners and other outdoor-exercise enthusiasts. Commenting on this launch, Motorola spokesperson said that Motorola has put more technology per cubic millimeter into this than any other device in our history, which shows the capability of this tiny gadget.Moreover, MotoACTV is Android-based and has a 600MHz processor, which means that you can further hack it as root and deploy the application of your own or from market to add more feature to it in future. Though MotoACTV isn't exactly running an official version of Android; rather, it uses the building blocks of Android but still that enriches its future enhancement possibilities.
Looks like a watch, works like a music player(listen through a bluetooth headset) which can download songs from your PC and wirelessly uploads your fitness data, with a heart monitor, which can determine which song or music gets your heart pounding the most. To add more to it, there is an FM player as well. The gadget is sweat proof and shock resistant with a fluid touch screen UI.
This smart watch which will surely outrun others existing in the market will come in 8GB and 16 GB models for $249 and $299 respectively and is expected to hit the market by 6th November. Let's see how many of you are going to own it and wear it?
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