Combo pedometer/heart rate monitor/MP3 player helps fitness enthusiasts go the extra mile
HONG KONG, July 8, 2009 — Perception Digital Limited, a leading consumer electronics solution provider, announces the release of Live-Lite(TM), a fitness aid designed to help walkers and joggers of all fitness levels make every step count (http://www.perceptiondigital.com).
"Medical experts agree that everyone benefits from brisk walking," says Jeff Chui, Executive Director at Perception Digital. "This means walking between three and four miles per hour, or between 7,000 and 10,000 steps per day. But most people get bored with exercise. They need feedback and a way to measure their success. With Live-Lite(TM), they can keep track of their progress, listen to music while they walk and know the exact amount of fat and calories that they're burning. This is an important step to staying motivated, losing weight and meeting fitness goals."
Small enough to clip onto a sleeve, the lightweight, battery-operated Live-Lite(TM) measures steps for walkers and joggers, monitors heart rate by one-touch sensing and plays superior-quality of music, while also giving the user the ability to calculate calories burned based on steps. Designed to monitor heart rate immediately before and after exercise, Live-Lite(TM) accurately counts the number of jogging and walking steps, keeps track of the exercise times with stop-watch functions and calculates distance traveled and calories burned, providing valuable feedback as fitness goals are met.
"Live-Lite(TM) is a great companion for experienced joggers and walkers, as well as an important tool for people new to exercising," says Chui. Through the comprehensive exercise data available to the users, Live-Lite(TM) motivates people to get moving regularly, break physical inactivity and commit to a regular exercise routine.
Live-Lite(TM) adopts Perception Digital's innovative technologies, which cover 14 granted and pending patents. Its features include:
- 3-D motion analyzer, which distinguishes between running and walking and automatically calculates calories burned.
- Heart rate monitor delivering personalized heart rate zone for maximum benefits.
- Voice prompt, which provides instant exercise feedback and session status information, allowing user to adjust pace based on distance, steps, time duration and heart rate, as well as remaining distance to target.
- Armband, waistband or collar clip mode.
- Built-in MP3 player with superior sound quality, supporting music library and EQ functions.
- HeartPal(TM), a software download that analyzes exercise data and count steps on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
- Facebook interface to share fitness accomplishments with friends.
Live-Lite(TM) is available online at http://www.perceptiondigital.com/. For more information and product samples, please contact ymtang@perceptiondigital.com.
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About Perception Digital
Founded by three leading professors from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 1999, Perception Digital includes more than 250 engineering, technology and design professionals in Hong Kong and the U.S. The company consistently delivers innovative, leading-edge solutions for consumer electronics applications around the world.
Contact:
Y.M. Tang
Email
+852 2269 1000
DISCLAIMER: Live-Lite(TM) is intended for sports only. It is neither intended to be used as a medical device, nor intended to diagnosis, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or illness. Please consult with your licensed medical practitioner if you have, or suspect you may have, a health problem.
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