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My mobile phone already wakes me up every morning, tells me to get a haircut via a reminder - I wouldn’t be surprised if it nagged me at each mealtime if I didn’t eat enough greens.  One step closer to this vision, gadgets are now trying to be an integral part of your workout and fitness regimen.  Here are some of the latest:

1.  Samsung Adidas F110 miCoach

This slider phone looks innocuously like a mobile phone, but with the Adidas logo prominently located under the display, you know something special is afoot.  The miCoach F110 has a heart-rate monitor and stride sensor which connects wirelessly, and the phone software creates custom workouts and prompts you via audio instructions.  Once you’ve finished your workout, you can sync the training data with the miCoach website which allows you to track your fitness goals.  Finally, you can listen to your favourite tunes while toning up.

2.  Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS watch

The GPS manufacturer has usability to a new level by incorporating a unit into a watch - the Garmin Forerunner 405 measures and records your speed, distance, elevation and even your heart rate, while looking like an everyday sports timepiece.  With touch controls, wireless connectivity and fitness tracking software on the PC, the Forerunner 405 is certainly an impressive addition to the workout arsenal.

3.  Vital Jacket - wearable heart / ECG monitor

The Vital Jacket, apart from looking like a prop from the movie Tron, continuously monitors electrocardiogram (ECG) and heart rate for use in high performance sports and fitness applications.  It comes in two models - the HWM100 stores data in a SD card for post-analysis on a PC, while the HWM200 sends data to devices via bluetooth.

Finally, we leave you with some tips to track your fitness progress with some free tools, courtesy of LH.  Enjoy!

If you’ve ever wondered where the Swiss Army Knife came from or got its name, the Swiss Army started equipping every soldier with a pocket knife as far back as 1896. Since September 11 though, manufacturers have been having it tough and have been reinventing one of the world’s best-known and most enduring tools.

Victorinox is one such manufacturer, and “is seeking to turn the symbol of Swiss quality and reliability into a can’t-do-without product for high-tech aficionados. It is embracing electronic gadgetry, notably the memory stick for storing and transporting presentations or database files.

Depending on the model, its SwissMemory knife can store 64 to 512 megabytes of memory, and can be plugged into a computer’s USB port. The knives’ prices range from $71 to $150.”

Now, that is one sharp gadget.