double twelve: which smart fitness gear is worth buying?

The new year is just around the corner, and the last shopping spree of 2018—Double 12—is upon us. If you love sports, why not take advantage of this shopping festival to stock up on some sports gear for yourself?

Are you thinking that I'm going to recommend the usual sports gear again? I bet you're tired of that, right? So today, I'll introduce you to some high-tech sports equipment with a strong sense of technology.

I. VR Sports Equipment

Can virtual reality (VR) make the fitness experience more exciting? Let's find out together.

New Ways to Play Extreme Sports

A German VR fitness startup, Icaros, has launched a new type of VR sports equipment. This gear can fix the user in mid-air, allowing them to exercise while simulating flying and touring famous mountains and ancient sites through VR glasses. The intensity of the user's exercise will also affect the speed of the flight, making it a multi-benefit experience.

The VR fitness equipment developed by Icaros allows users to train their core muscles in a virtual world to improve balance and stability.

A New Experience for Bicycles

VirZoom, a startup from Massachusetts, USA, is currently installing VR exercise game platforms on Life Fitness SE3 upright and recumbent bikes worldwide. With this bike, users can achieve fitness effects while playing games. VirZoom offers various game content, including horse racing, car racing, and cycling. It's easy to operate; users just need to pedal and turn the handlebars.

Last year, AMD and VirZoom announced a partnership to bring the VirZoom virtual reality platform to broader applications—gyms and shopping malls. For this commercial VR experience, the equipment will be equipped with small PCs provided by the graphics card manufacturer and used with HTC Vive headsets.

A New Idea for Treadmills

After watching 'Ready Player One,' the cool VR headsets and the omnidirectional VR treadmill in the movie left a lasting impression and made people eager to try them. Now, a foreign company has made it a reality.

This omnidirectional VR treadmill is called Infinadeck. You can move freely in any direction, easily achieving full tracking navigation. Infinadeck uses an active design where the tread moves with your steps, unlike other passive VR treadmills that require foot friction and sliding on the tracker.

Currently, Infinadeck has opened beta testing for its hardware and software. The company's CEO stated that the entire Infinadeck system is expected to be officially released next year.

A New Way to Lose Weight

There was a media report about a British player who successfully lost 10 kilograms by playing VR games for one hour every day.

How did he do it? Mainly by playing a boxing game every day. VR boxing games require players to dodge and squat, which involves a lot of movement. In typical VR boxing games, players need to move laterally and squat continuously within a limited match time, resulting in significant exercise. If players can keep playing this game, they might actually lose weight.

There are many similar VR sports products, most of which are expensive and not widely popular yet. So, let's share some more common equipment.

II. Smart Glasses

Smart glasses are a frequent guest in movies. For example, in the 'Mission Impossible' series starring Tom Cruise, the series of 'impossible missions' he undertakes are all conveyed through a pair of smart glasses. People are amazed and deeply remember these high-tech glasses.

In real life, when it comes to smart glasses, we have to mention Google Glass. It might be the coolest wearable smart device currently.

You can use it as a second 'augmented reality display' for your phone. You can use it to: get notifications, check the weather, navigate, video call, translate, play games, and more.

However, the high price of Google Glass makes most people hesitate. Now, many brands offer relatively affordable smart glasses, which you can get for around 3000. These smart glasses mainly focus on sports cameras, navigation, translation, etc. You can check them out.

III. Sports Cameras

Once upon a time, GoPro almost became synonymous with 'extreme sports cameras.'

As a waterproof sports camera with a wide-angle lens, GoPro is particularly suitable for underwater photography, various extreme sports, and capturing travel and life moments.

Bungee jumping, rock climbing, parkour, surfing—these adrenaline-pumping outdoor activities are undoubtedly the most attractive to office workers in the concrete jungle. And the tool responsible for recording these enticing videos is often a GoPro.

However, in recent years, with manufacturers like Sony, Samsung, Garmin, Nikon, and Ricoh entering the sports camera market, especially new brands like Yi and SJCAM offering many similar products at very low prices, they have captured a large number of entry-level users in the sports camera market.

Even so, if money is not an issue, GoPro is still one of the best choices for sports cameras. You can choose the product that best suits your budget.

IV. Drones

What's cooler than a sports camera?It has to be drones, which are probably the coolest sports shooting equipment so far.

In the domestic consumer drone market, DJI is almost a unicorn. DJI's main advantages are in digital image transmission, flight control, battery life, camera, gimbal, ecosystem, and after-sales service.

With the rise of the drone industry in recent years, more and more drone brands are becoming more accessible and known to more people.

V. Smart Watches/Bands

Among smart wearable devices, smart watches/bands are probably the most widely used. Their rich features bring great practicality to daily life. The message synchronization and various reminders and wake-up functions achieved by connecting to your phone can fully meet your daily needs. The integration of sports elements makes smart sports watches a must-have for sports enthusiasts.

The strength of smart sports watches lies mainly in their functionality and sports assistance features. Their robust functionality allows the watch to adapt better to sports conditions, with waterproof, shockproof, and durable capabilities to handle various outdoor sports environments. The sports assistance features achieved through smart technology can monitor the user's physical condition in real-time and provide assistance for various sports modes, offering scientific exercise guidance and suggestions, helping users achieve better exercise results, like carrying a personal trainer with you.

This year, Codoon has focused on releasing the Codoon GPS Sports Watch S1 and Codoon Smart Heart Rate Band, which have received widespread attention and welcome. Thank you all for your enthusiasm.

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