A Gadget Warehouse Device from A Dozen Years Ago That’s Still Going Strong!

Dick’s Gadget Warehouse Friday, October 30^th, 2009, Netcast 950

When I first time I saw the SportCount Combo Lap Counter Ring, I thought “this is interesting, but how many can they sell?” It turns out they can sell a ton of them. Because it’s a dozen years later and not only is the company still making the Lap Counter Ring, but they now have four different models. This device, designed for devoted swimmers, straps to your index finger and counts laps, displays split times, and collects summary timing statistics so you can focus on your form, not your watch. The company says the one hand operation makes counting laps and keeping track of workout stats easier. The top of line model displays lap number and split time for 10 seconds when lap button is pressed recalls fastest, slowest, average, and total lap time and the total number of laps. It seems folks love this device and the only compliant I’ve seen about the Lap Counter Ring is that you need pretty good eyesight to read the small numbers. Remember this is ring sized --- although a big ring --- but it’s not as big as reading a stopwatch on the wrist. Models start at under $25.

http://www.sportcount.com/productsNew.php?category=SportCount

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