iHome/New Balance 2-in-1 Sport Earbuds/Earhooks With One-Touch Heart Rate Monitor

Music Player is NOT part of the system.Could iHome come up with a name any longer than that? Well, they already had the product called 2-in-1 Sport Earbuds/Earhooks and  now they’ve added the One-Touch Heart Rate Monitor, so I guess we’ll forgive them. Instead of a workout device with a visual display, this New Balance device talks to you. It can be used alone, but mostly I think people will want to plug the monitor into their music player. That way you have the workout info you need along with your favorite tunes. When the voice comes on it lowers the music, but the music continues to play. Whenever you want to check your heart rate, push a button for three seconds and then place your thumb on sensor. After a few seconds, a voice tells you your heart rate. The New Balance device also has chronograph, pedometer and calorie tracker features. Much of that info can be told to you as you workout. Fortunately, they didn’t add those features to the product name. The flash drive that comes with the unit is quite unique. You plug it into your PC for uploading your info into the Heartpal software that’s included. It  tracks your progress and lets you set various goals for yourself. But you also plug your iHome/New Balance device into the end of the flash drive to charge it. The included headphones are pretty good, but you can easily plug in your own and still have all the workout features. $99.99.

http://www.ihomeaudio.com/NB639B/#features