Garmin FR Fitness Watch

Watches today do more than watches could do in the past. I have seen watches that have cell phones built-in and watches that connect to the Internet. Garmin is a brand closely associated with GPS devices, but the company has a wider range of products and has introduced a new watch.

It would be easy to assume that the new watch offers GPS capability, but it doesn’t. The watch monitors data from your workouts and saves it for wireless transmission to your computer for analysis. The watch is compatible with any ANT+ fitness device like heart rate monitors, foot pods, or home and gym equipment.

The FR60 comes in men’s and women’s versions that can track and record data for up to 15 hours and 100 laps of detailed exercise data. The watch is also water resistant for tracking workouts involving swimming. Once data is recorded, it is sent to a Garmin software application for analysis. Pricing and availability information is unknown.

Meletta Mimobot USB Flash Drive

Mimobot USB flash drives have always been adorable little critters, although they aren’t exactly the best candidate when it comes to cost-effectiveness. This is a suitable Valentine’s Day gift, and each purchase will come with a limited edition Mimobot Mimory content that comprises of screensavers, wallpapers and icons among others. Available in capacities of 1GB to 8GB, the Pink Meletta Mimobot will start from $25 upwards.

MSI Wind U100 Netbook

When the MSI Wind was initially released in the US, it was quite attractive. It offered the Atom platform with a 10 inch screen for $400 when the competition, namely the Eee PC, was still working on 9 inches at a price of around $500. Although ASUS was quick to put out a 10″ competitor, it initially retailed for quite a bit more than the Wind and for a while at least, the Wind looked like quite a bargain.

While the Wind hasn’t changed much, it has aged quite well. The 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor is still a staple of the netbook market and the 945GSE platform with GMA 950 graphics is found in just about every netbook, new and old.  The Wind has also seen several price drops, additional storage and a new 6-cell battery option. MSI also extended the warranty from 1 year to 2 back in November. The original configuration available at launch, a 3-cell with 80GB hard drive, now sells for around $350 while the newer 6-cell version with a 160GB drive that we have in our lab today can be found for just over $420. Overall, in terms of technical specifications, the MSI Wind still appears to be competitive. Read on to find out if the rest of the package stacks up and if the new 6-cell battery is worth the extra cost.

Specifications

• Intel Atom N270 Processor @ 1.6 GHz
• 1 GB of DDR2-667 Memory
• Intel 945GSE / ICH7-M Chipset
• Integrated Intel GMA 950
  
• 160 GB 5,400 RPM Hard Drive
• 802.11 B/G/N and Bluetooth Wireless Networking
• 10/100 Wired Ethernet
• Realtek High Definition Audio
• 1.3 Megapixel Bezel Camera and Microphone
• 4-in-1 Memory Card Reader
• 10″ Widescreen LED Display, 1024 x 600 Resolution
• 3 x USB 2.0 Ports
• VGA-out video port
• 10.23″ x 7.08″ x 0.748″-1.24″ (W x D x H)
• 2.6 Pounds (w/ 6-cell battery)
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• Included Notebook Sleeve
  
• 2 Year Manufacturer Warranty
  
• Price: $425 USD

New Entry-Level Panasonic Lumix Cameras

PMA is right around the corner, but

Lumix DMC-FS15

• 12 Megapixel
• 29mm
• 5X Optical zoom (Leica Lens)
• Optical Image Stabilization (IS)
• Subject Tracking
• Silver, Blue, Black

Lumix DMC-FS7

• 10 Megapixel
• 4x Optical Zoom (Leica Lens)
• Subject Tracking
• Black, Silver, Pink, Green

Lumix DMC-LS85

• Runs on AA batteries
• 2.5″ LCD with light sensor
• Black, Pink, Silver
• $120

Viliv S7 Takes On the Sony Vaio P With a Tablet Twist

Specs for Viliv’s S7 UMPC/netbook/tablet/whatever have popped up, and while the gadget’s guts are similar to other netbooks, the physical design— including a jumbo keyboard and battery and a swiveling touchscreen— sets it apart.

The S7′s 1024×600 screen is only 7 inches, but the sides are stretched out to a nearly Sony Vaio P-esque length:width ratio to make room for a usable keyboard and a very substantial battery. The screen itself is a swiveling touchscreen, like a traditional tablet, and Viliv brags that the battery can last a whopping 7 hours of video playback. Besides that, it’s got the standard netbook guts: Atom proc up to 1.86 GHz, 1 GB of memory, 60 GB HDD/16 GB SSD, and Windows XP. Price and release date are still unknown, but it’ll probably hit Korea before making its way west.

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