Finally it appears someone was listening to our pleas for a Heart Rate monitor which is not just compatible with one device (Nokia N79) but with many other smartphones.
Sports Tracker mobile application has been paired with 'new WearLink+ transmitter with Bluetooth heart rate belt from Polar, which brings cutting edge heart rate measurement to all Sports Tracker users, across all the supported 35 device models.'
According to the press release from Helsinki dated 23rd June 2010, the partners behind this launch, said they were
"excited to bring the long-awaited heart rate monitoring capabilities to the hands of Sports Tracker users and compatibility to more than 100 million Nokia phones."
The Polar WearLink(R)+ has been available through their online store, since 1 July 2010.
The Nokia Sports Tracker appears to have been migrated to another service provider and users of the old Nokia Sports Tracker have until August 31 to migrate their data to the new website. the good thing is that the service is free for all users, new and old.
I am yet to get my own Polar WearLink(R)+ and I will review it fully and compare it with other Sports Tracking devices available on the market.
In the meantime why don't you hop onto the Sports Tracker website to see if your Nokia devices is one of the lucky ones!
I bet you we will see Apple following suit when they launch their next Iphone/Ipod device. I however do not think a Heart rate monitor will be coming to your nearest Ipad any time soon!
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