The t-shirt designers at United Pixelworkers have teamed up with Fiks:Reflective to produce the super-reflective Active Duty II shirt for nighttime cyclists and runners. Made from soft black American Apparel poly-cotton 50/50, this tee sports UP's classic UNTD PXLWRKRS design (I snagged this one a while back) in reflective black and red on the front, with black reflective stripes on the lower…
The JayBird BlueBuds X — recently recommended by our editor Shawn Blanc — are an awesome set of Bluetooth earbuds to run with. They sound great (especially if you replace the default rubber tips with these Comply memory foam earbud tips) and aren't likely to fall out during your workout, especially since there's no cable between the buds and your iPhone to…
I love my Apple EarPods in most cases, but they're not ideal for jogging. When they're not falling out altogether, I'm still having to constantly readjust them for comfort. I would prefer to focus on the run itself, thank you very much. The Sol Republic Relays look like a great alternative. According to The Wirecutter's recent review, they're not the best-sounding headphones…
Runtime is a new run-tracking app for iPhone, built specifically for iOS 7 and the iPhone 5s' M7 chip. It records the places, routes, and even altitudes where you do your running/hiking/jogging/etc. For each session tracked, it will show you where you ran (in orange), where you walked (in yellow), and how many steps you took. Each 'run' can also be shared…
If the FuelBand isn't your thing, the other powerhouse in personal fitness tracking — Fitbit — has also updated their wrist-based offering. The Fitbit Force is a revised version of the Flex, which took Fitbit's step and sleep tracking to an all-new level. The Force adds better support for counting stairs, but the headlining feature (for me, at least) is the inclusion of a…
Nike's refreshed its FuelBand for the holidays. The new FuelBand SE has a similar LED grid display and still syncs Nike "Fuel" — not actual steps — to your iPhone over Bluetooth. This year, however, that Bluetooth connection has been updated to version 4.0, taking much less energy. The new bands can be ordered with a splash of color and is available in…
Pedometer++ is a free new app for iPhone that should appeal to fitness-minded nerds, and it's made by none other than David Smith. It pulls data from the iPhone 5s' new M7 coprocessor – the always-running, low-power chip that measures motion data from the accelerometer, compass, and gyroscope – and as the name suggests, it uses that data to turn your iPhone…
There are a lot of fitness bands and trackers on the market, and the Withings Pulse Wireless Activity Tracker takes some of the best features on the market and bundles them in a nice, neat package. Designed to clip on your belt or pocket like the Fitbit One, it has a screen like the Fitbit Zip. The Pulse tracks steps and sleep,…
The Nike+ Fuelband and Fitbit One are both popular fitness and activity-tracking devices, but both have their limitations. Fitbit is seeking to overcome these limitations with the new Flex wristband. It should be significantly harder to lose than the company's One device, and more powerful than Nike's one-trick-pony Fuelband. Like the One, the Flex will track steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned,…
An upgrade from the company's popular Ultra device, the new Fitbit One tracks steps, stairs climbed, calories burned, and quality of sleep when worn on the wrist at night. The new device adds vibrating alarm like the Jawbone Up, which is no longer for sale. Coupled with the company's updated iOS app, the Fitbit One can sync data over Bluetooth 4.0. The…
For most of us with desk jobs, getting up and moving can be hard to remember, and most of us don't do it enough. The Nike+ Fuelband makes it easy and fun to track footsteps and other movements. The goal each day is to fill the meter up, watching it grow from red to yellow to green with every step taken. The…