Darren Garyson
10-04-2004, 02:59 PM
Why hasn't someone integrated a pedometer with a Pocket PC device yet? Or maybe not even the device, but how about combining a Pocket PC case with a pedometer in the bottom. Consider how many people walk around with a Pocket PC attached to their belts. It just seems like a natural progression to add a way to monitor how many steps you've walked. I'd even settle for a pedometer that would synch with my desktop.
This isn't really a new idea. It has been done before, albeit in a somewhat different manner. Once upon a time consumers could purchase the "Step Keeper Pedometer Module for the Handspring Visor." (read a review of this clever concept at The Gadgeteer (http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/stepkeeper-review.html)) Even Sharp integrated a pedometer into their YO-P20H PDA (http://www.sharpusa.com/products/ModelLanding/0,1058,1403,00.html).
The reality check here is that in any given work day, my walking consists of going to get coffee, visiting the restroom, then back to my desk again. I may not want to know how little really walk.
Would crossing a Pocket PC with a pedometer make any sense? Or would it only interest a small segment of the Pocket PC community? What do you think?
This isn't really a new idea. It has been done before, albeit in a somewhat different manner. Once upon a time consumers could purchase the "Step Keeper Pedometer Module for the Handspring Visor." (read a review of this clever concept at The Gadgeteer (http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/stepkeeper-review.html)) Even Sharp integrated a pedometer into their YO-P20H PDA (http://www.sharpusa.com/products/ModelLanding/0,1058,1403,00.html).
The reality check here is that in any given work day, my walking consists of going to get coffee, visiting the restroom, then back to my desk again. I may not want to know how little really walk.
Would crossing a Pocket PC with a pedometer make any sense? Or would it only interest a small segment of the Pocket PC community? What do you think?