Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Leonardo da Vinci The Last Supper painting

Gustav Klimt The Kiss (Le Baiser _ Il Baccio) painting
Leonardo da Vinci The Last Supper painting
Due in stores this August, the $300 device uses "Bluetooth" short-range wireless technology to help a thumb-sized road sensor, attached to a runner's shoe, store data. That day's workout, and up to 200 runs, can then be logged and loaded onto a Web site operated by Nike, to track progress. "We put the coach in the product," said Scott Levitan, a general manager at Philips. "Everybody can use some help to motivate themselves to go one step further." Another important reason for buying the new devices is that they provide inspiration, says Matthew Swanston, a spokesman for the U.S. Consumer Electronics Association. For example, the Olympic marathon wanna-be might feel free to run farther with a Garmin Ltd. Forerunner watch, which employ global positioning satellite (GPS) data to tell the athlete precisely where in the world they are and how many

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