Digifit Connect: Digital Wireless Fitness and Health Accessory for iPod touch, iPhone and iPad. Compatible with ANT+ interoperable sensors such as the Garmin and Adidas heart rate monitors & foot pod, cycling sensors by Garmin and Spinning / Star Trac and the Tanita BC-1000 weight scale. Not compatible with proprietary sensors such as Polar or Nike+ heart rate monitor.
Thursday, 29. July 2010
- Enables iPod touch, iPhone and iPad to communicate with ANT+ compatible digital wireless fitness and health sensors.
- Leading ANT+ interoperable brands include Adidias, Garmin, Saris ( PowerTap ), Spinning, Star Trac & Timex Ironman.
- Not compatible with proprietary sensors such as Polar (any), Nike+ iPod sensor (foot pod) or Nike+ heart rate monitor.
- Digifit subscription-based apps, iCardioTM, iRunnerTM, iSpinnerTM, iBikerTM & iPowerTM are available in the App Store.
- ADDITIONAL HARDWARE REQUIRED see www.digifit.me/start and http://tiny.cc/vpgie for 75 compatible sensors!
Product Description
The DigifitTM Ecosystem is the only complete fitness and health solution for the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad.
Workout indoors or out while Digifit apps track heart rate, elapsed time, calories burned, time in zones, speed, cadence, distance, pace and power (watts).
Digifits subscription-based apps, available at the App Store, include iCardioTM, iRunnerTM, iSpinnerTM, iBikerTM & iPowerTM with more to come.
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AshtangaBoy Says:
I’m a total techie & wanted to get this all set up, but found I was in for a ride. See [...] for an idea of what you need to even use this device. The first year your $79 gadget will cost you over $300. First, you pay $79. Second, you buy one of the related apps for a YEARLY $20-40. Yes, I said yearly. Then you have to get a chest strap to transmit heart rate. Maybe you already have that. If you want to use on a bike or Spinning bike, add another $40 for a cadence sensor. To see all the info on one of their “partner” websites, you need to shell out another $119-179/YEARLY. Is this really worth it? $324? This company’s first gen products flipped things around, free app but $154 hardware.
If you already have a chest strap, you probably already have a heart monitor watch. This little bit of gadget candy proved too expensive with too many hidden costs.
Rating: 1 / 5
R. Wheaton Says:
I love this iPhone accessory. Works as advertised. I am able to link up my iPhone with my bike’s speed/cadence sensor and heart rate sensor. I also use the Digifit iBiker app on the iPhone to capture all my ride data. I use this everyday on my bike commute to/from work. Has been a real positive motivator for my bike riding.
Their customer service is outstanding. Had a few questions and got the right answer the first time. The performance of the ANT+ device has been rock solid. I actively recommend this product to all my riding friends. Even my son owns one.
Rating: 5 / 5
Picky Customer Says:
I wanted to start with the Cardio App, since I have a Garmin heartbelt, but no foot pod. I downloaded it from the iPhone Apps Store. It is $20 for a year subscription. It was easy to pair the heartbelt with iCardio. Then I launched iCardio and walked around the house. It picked up the heartbelt no problem. So later on, I went for a run. I had not set up my workouts, so I just used Quickstart. It logged heart rate, max rate, average rate, time in zones, and calories burned. When I got back, it was ready with a summary of my workout – and ready to send it to a website – except I didn’t have a website to send it to. I am hoping Digifit will have its website ready soon. I’m going to get a footpod now and upgrade to iRunner. -*-*-*-June 17 – I have now added a footpod and upgraded to iRunner right inside the Digifit app. So now I am recording both heart rate and pace in real time, something I can’t do with my Nike sensors and my iPhone. I run in a hilly area, so it is like doing a structured workout going up and down in zones. The data in real time is so interesting that I am actually running with my iPhone in my hand so I can watch my heart and stride respond to the grade I am running. I did not think I would like having the iPhone in my hand like that, but it is actually quite comfortable. When I am watching real-time, I find myself working a little bit harder. I am trying to get the highest calories per heartbeat, so I am very interested in what happens in each zone. It is also great to be able to look back at workouts I did a month ago and see what my progress has been. Can’t wait for the website to be up.
Rating: 5 / 5
Ryan Sager Says:
You have to pay $30 a year for the app that goes with this. I found the software to be very buggy and only worked part time. It also ate my battery power faster than GPS! I returned all the stuff to amazon and got a refund, but iTMP doesn’t seem to want to refund me for the app. Buyer beware.
Rating: 1 / 5
Mary Anne Curray Says:
I was so excited when I heard that Nike+ was adding heart rate with the Polar Wearlink+ Nike+ heart rate monitor. With such a long and impressive name you would think it would work on the iPhone. As it turns out, it only works with the 5th generation iPod nano. BUMMER! So I bought the Digifit Connect accessory and like the Nike+ receiver it plugs in and just works! I also purchased a Garmin ANT+ heart strap (much more range than the Polar ones) and Digifit’s iCardio app. I LOVE IT! Now FINALLY I have a really cool heart rate monitor application on my iPhone and I’ve been waiting for that for years! Thanks to Digifit for making this happen! I hear it works with the iPad too …. I may just go buy one now!
Rating: 5 / 5