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The Beat Kicks Butt!
Check out Beat, the ultimate, all-in-one running accessory! This gesture controlled device will play your music, monitor your heart rate, count your strides, and even call you fat when you’re about to give up (I kid! But hey… it might as well.). Beat uses an innovative gesture interface that seamlessly integrates into the running experience. No more sweaty fingers or touch displays. Flick your hand right/left to switch songs, twist it to pump up the volume, or play your power song by punching forward! Do want!
Designer: Adrien Guenette
21 Comments »
Mike Barnard says
Typical use case
- stumble causing hands to flail
- swear as music cuts off or ships to soft rock
- wave hand hoping to get back to great track
- rip Beat from arm and throw into next garbage can
Rich gesture based interfaces for personal devices. The next wave of landfill.
Cheers,
Mike
marcia says
This is a great idea. Where can you get one?
Luke watts says
Great and creative idea too
Johnny says
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I move my hands/arms when I run. Quite a bit, actually. Why do so many designs on this site make it apparent the designer doesn’t actually participate in whatever activity his/her design seeks to target?
elleryxo says
Could repeat each gesture twice in quick succession, with high acceleration motions, to define intended movement.
Would require some very clever software.
Giovanni says
you can not move your hands when you’re running!!!!
ruserious says
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Mitchell says
Ok, did no one else notice the ring that you ALSO wear… not just the watch. It is the motion you gesture while holding the button that matters, anytime you’re using the device…
Roxanne T says
Exactly Michelle. Nice to see that some folks actually read:
“There is a trigger button that makes sure it only works when you want it to and by connecting it to a heart rate monitor and stride sensor it also records your pace, time, distance and heart rate as you work out and rock out.”
Xiang says
adidas micoach should have a look at this interesting finger control device~
Mike Barnard says
Cool. Is that in the video or something? It isn’t in the text, most of the photos (look at the images of gestures) or in the links I could find. Where is it?
Cheers,
Mike
Adrien Guenette says
You can read more about Beat here:
http://beatnow.com
Kenji says
I don’t know, maybe if you or mike up at the top of this forum took time to read HOW the gestures are activated. you might understand how that issue is solved.
Rio says
U R a F.. genius, haha
atieh says
pls say me how much is it?
Play Music says
This music player/watch is a bit intriguing, don’t you think. If you are jogging and made a sudden move, the player then would execute actions that you don’t really want too. But nonetheless, it’s a great idea.
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