And here we thought people had finally run out of “i” words associated with iPod accessories? Guess not since watch maker Timex today announced the $125 Timex Ironman iControl.

The iControl, which functions as an “advanced sports watch,” is designed to wirelessly operate your Apple iPod. How it does this exactly we aren’t clear on - assume there will probably be an attachment for your iPod. Anyhow, the watch will let you control functions such as play/pause, volume and track forward/backward.

Polar, who is best known for making heart rate monitoring and fitness development gadgets, has launched the Polar CS600 specifically for cyclists to monitor and improve performance. The CS600 monitors things like heart rate, speed, altitude and cadence (as a sold separate accessory) while riding and then uses that information to provide the most efficient rate to get you through a specific leg, such as a hill climb for example.

The device mounts on the handlebars of the bike and gathers information wirelessly and displays it on a large, customizable display. The CS600 has many features such as measuring energy consumption, cycling efficiency, recovery time and even power transfer to the bike.

The computer can use this information to perform things like an “OwnIndex” fitness test and an “OwnOptimizer” which helps the rider find the best balance between training and recovery. The Polar CS600 retails for …

If the shared gym equipment at your local fitness center just isn’t cutting it for you anymore perhaps it’s time to move up to owning your own set of pipes. The Ferrari Unica gym will fulfill all of your fitness requirements as well as car fetish needs with its bright red finish, comfortable leather padded seat and durable design.

The gym is an idea between the car manufacturer and fitness equipment manufacturer Technogym offering 25 different exercise routines to get your body into top shape. It even has a key card where you can record your physical data and program your favorite training exercise routine. Of course such luxury doesn’t go for the low cost of a monthly gym membership at the Y; expect to buck up $20,290 for your own slice of staying in shape and style. Now that’s some expensive sweat.

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It’s not exactly a glove and I don’t know if I’d classify it as a watch either, but it is something new that will be shown off at the Wearables Technologies Congress in Munich, Germany this month. This exercise gadget is like a second skin according to Beurer, the makers of the device. It wears on your wrist and hand similar to a glove and monitors your pulse without the need for a chest belt like most heart rate monitors.

Instead of reading the electric pulses from your heart, this this pulse monitoring glove uses plethysmography to detect your hear rate. This makes a simple, one-piece device that athletes can use to monitor their heart rate during exercise. The only downside to this device compared to the more traditional monitors that pick up a wireless signal from the belt is that exercise …

You are a serious athlete. You want something which will make the other athletes around you jealous with gadget envy. You want the Nike Triax Vapor 300.

This uber-cool digital training watch has a pre-curved ergonomic design and band which make it easy to wear and use while you are training for your marathon. It’s got a one-touch backlight for a quick glance while jogging at night. Features on this timepiece are plentiful and include a 300-lap chronograph, five segment interval timer and two alarms.

The Hydrocoach water bottle is a new gadget designed to calculate the recommended hydration for an individual and measure their amount of consumption throughout the day.

Not only will the electronic water bottle measure your fluid intake, but based on your hydration goals the HydraCoach will monitor your progress providing additional motivation to meat hydration goals. The intelligent water bottle has a small integrated computer and visual interface which calculates the recommended daily hydration by individual parameters, monitors total fluid consumption and average amount consumed per hour, displays elapsed time and what percentage of you goals have been met.

“When it comes to overall health, achieving proper hydration is one of the most difficult goals to accomplish. It’s easy to set a daily hydration goal, but pacing oneself to achieve that goal is not so easy - nor is tracking one’s progress throughout the day,” …

Dogs need gadgets too, and there is no reason that all of the exercise you’re pet is doing with you shouldn’t be measured as well. I know that when I take my dog for a walk, he covers three times the distance that I do just by running around and sniffing stuff. It would be interesting to know just how much distance a dog goes in a day.

This Doggy Pedometer won’t measure the actual distance, but like a human pedometer it measures the number of steps and can record up to 100,000 of them. Measure your pets stride and with some simple math you can have the distance. The pedometer for your pet also has a timer on it and doubles as a dog tag where you can write some information on the back.

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The Adeo Fitness Companion from MotionLingo is a pretty cool exercise gadget that fits inline with your headphone cord and tracks your outdoor workout.

The Adeo is really a GPS device that tracks your movements during outdoor workouts such as running, walking, biking, etc. As you move the Fitness Companion tracks your current position, the distance you have gone, your pace, and speed along with your workouts’ elapsed time, the elevation and estimated calories burned.

The Adeo can report this information to you audibly during your workout through your headphones. This can come in very handy for long distance or marathon runners for example, who would like to be able to keep track of their pace without having to look at their watch or do in calculations in their head while running.

Back at the ranch you can upload the data from the Adeo Fitness Companion …

StrideLite has taken reflective jackets to the next level for lighted safety while running or walking in the dark. This jacket not only has reflective strips, but also has bright, blinking strobe lights to ensure you will be noticed while biking, running or walking at night.

The StridLite jackets have designs for men and women, and come in hardshell and softshell designs. Products also include a running belt and an umbrella. The strobe light embedded jackets are completely water proof, very light weight and run off of 2 “AAA” batteries that give the lights over 300 hours of run time.

StrideLite says that more gear is coming soon, such as hydration packs and vests.

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This new MP3 player from Sony definitely has the athlete in mind when they designed it. When you look at the NW-S205 Walkman it has athlete written all over it, beginning with the small and sleek design.

The NW-S205 (part of the new NW-S200 series from Sony) is only 3.8 inches long and has a diameter of .6 inches. The trade off for having something this small is the interface. It only has a one line small visual interface for reading the information, and some small twist and rocker controls to navigate, but once you get it running you are set.

For transferring data to the Walkman, there is a small USB port on the end that you can hook up to your PC and use the supplied software (SonicStage) to manage the data transfer. Some features of the NW-S205 Walkman:

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For the athlete in training (or wants to be in training) the Suunto t4 monitors your progress through your heart rate and optional accessories to measure steps, and makes intelligent workout recommendations for frequency, duration and intensity.

The Suunto actually makes the recommendations and you can accept them or not, and it continues to change based on the work out you have done and what your heart rate is. If you skip out, this little wrist coach has you make it up, if you work hard, you might get a break next time.

With the Suunto Coach feature, the Suunto t4 generates a five day plan for improving your condition and keep you in shape. It tells you which days to workout with information on duration and intensity.

If you accept the suggested workout, the Suunto t4 will guide you …

Have you ever wondered just how out of control crazy you went with the last jump, or just how much hang time your buddy actually had when he took a huge jump going to fast when no one was looking?

Enter Silva “air time pod” to put these stories into some measurable reality via gadgetry. This gadget designed for use when skiing or snowboarding can actually measure your air time or “hang time” when worn while making the jump.

It shows the date, your hang time and the temperature when you did it. The air time pod from Silva will show your last 15 jumps’ air time, and some additional stats including air time by day, total combined air time for the year, temp, time, date and has an alarm.
This is one of a few items that Silva has come out with this year …

This Entertrainer is somewhat of a motivational exercise gadget for working out at home. This little decagon shaped device has two basic functions.

The first function is as a heart rate monitor. It wirelessly tracks your heart rate from an included strap you wear around your torso. The second function is a wireless remote to your TV or other entertainment that uses a wireless remote and has a volume.

You set up the Entertrainer with your own age, gender, length of workout and what type of workout you want to do. The gadget will then calculate a target heart rate for you.

The idea for this is as you exercise you must keep your heart rate up in order to keep the TV volume up, or whatever you are watching or listening to. If you start to slack off, the volume goes down. If you can lip read …

The iJoy board is a balance training gadget that you can use to simulate surfing, skate boarding or snow boarding inside your own living room.

The iJoy Board has a non-slip platform that you stand on and an infrared remote that allows you to control turning it on and the speed setting. Adjust it between 3 different speeds and practice maintaining your balance while it tips different directions to simulate different board sports.

The iJoy is about 30″ long, 10″ high and 14 ” wide, weighs just under 50 pounds and runs on electricity from a standard wall outlet.

Current suggested retail is just under $450 USD.

iJoy Board [InterHealth]