Bluetooth Zephyr HxM Heart Rate Monitor belt is here in the UK
NEW ) Zephyr HxM Bluetooth ® Heart Rate Monitor belt
The Zephyr HxM is a heart rate monitor and speed / distance sensor that sends data to a mobile device via Bluetooth ® transmission. It can be used with any compatible mobile device with relevant application installed to give realtime heart rate and running spped and distance data. A list of current popular applications and platforms is shown towards the bottom of this page
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RunKeeper pro now supports heart rate directly via BlueTooth on Android phones |
NEW ) Polar BLUETOOTH heart rate monitor strap
Polar BLUETOOTH transmitter for use with many NOKIA mobile phones and several popular ANDROID / SYMBIAN Bluetooth devices
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Polar WearLink®+ transmitter with Bluetooth® wireless technology picks up your heart’s signals and transfers that data into a compatible mobile training application. The soft textile chest strap seamlessly adapts to your body shape, bringing full freedom of movement to your training. With its hook mechanism, the transmitter is just as quick to put on as it is to take off.
- Provides heart rate information to compatible mobile training applications
- Uses Bluetooth transmission, ensuring that the mobile device finds your heart rate signal
- Machine washable textile strap
- Water-resistant connector
- User replaceable battery
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Heart Rate Monitor - quick introduction
Heart Rate Monitors with continuous heart rate monitoring consist of two main components. 1) The HR transmitter / sensor (the chest strap) and 2) The HR receiver (the watch)
As with any transmitter / receiver partnership there has to be a method of communication between the two devices. The "language" or "protocol" used between these devices can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and even within the same brand. This means that, for example, a Polar WIND Wearlink HR belt (transmitter) will NOT work with a Suunto T6C heart rate monitor watch (receiver)
BlueTooth ® Heart Rate Monitor versus ANT +
In an effort to bring years of insular (and sometimes protectionistic) development together - there are now TWO communication protocols that many of the leading heart rate monitor manufacturers are adopting to create a shared platform
ANT + (already used by Garmin, Timex, Concept 2 and many more...)
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BLUETOOTH ® low power (using coincells - not rechargeable cells)
ANT + is here and, hopefully, will be adopted by more manufacturers over the coming years. It is a very robust and low power signalling protocol - making it highly desirable for use in HR belts, bike speed sensors, foot sensors and bike cadence sensors..
BLUETOOTH ® is here, but not yet in the LOW POWER format required to make is cheap enough and convenient for integration in to heart rate monitor devices.
So what's the future for heart rate monitoring protocols? ... what about all that Gym equipment with "old style" analogue 5.4KHz heart rate receivers? heartratemonitor.co.uk predict another few years of confusion and incompatibility between devices - BUT in 2, 3 or 4 years .. we will all be singing off the same songsheet BLUETOOTH ® heart rate monitoring devices. You will find BLUETOOTH ® heart rate receivers in your MP3 players, your mobile phones, your Wii console, your bike computer, Playstation console, XBox, maybe even your CAR, your PC ... any situation where it may be fun or advantageous to know your heart rate.
Tristan Haskins (BHIP Ltd - Director - July 2009)
UPDATE (17th Aug 2010) - There is now a Bluetooth Polar heart rate monitor belt. We hope to be selling this belt in the very near future. Please also visit our iPod ~ iPhone ~ Mobile Phone Application heart rate monitor site for latest news on mobile heart rate monitor apps.
UPDATE (12th Jan 2011) - RunKeeper Pro now gives heart rate on Android phones using Bluetooth and ANT+ using Wahoo Fitness Fiscia dongle. Please visit our iPod ~ iPhone ~ Mobile Phone Application heart rate monitor site for latest news on mobile heart rate monitor apps.
UPDATE - 8th Feb 2011 : ANT+ Wahoo Fitness HRM dongle now available - Wahoo Fitness Fisica iPhone Dongle here
For more information regarding INTERFACING with GYM EQUIPMENT : (gym equipment note)
Please also review our GENERAL FAQ's on heart rate monitor compatibility
ANT+ interoperability ~ This heart rate monitor uses ANT+ wireless technology, this means it is compatible with all devices shown on this page :- ANT+ interoperability
UPDATE - 8th Feb 2011 : ANT+ Wahoo Fitness HRM dongle now available - Wahoo Fitness Fisica iPhone Dongle here
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