Samsung, Adidas take on iPod, Nike

Samsung Electronics and Adidas have joined the race against Apple and Nike to offer people a device that plays music and keeps track of workouts. The main differences between the two systems are that the Samsung model is also a mobile phone, while the Apple one is just a music player. One key detail for avid runners is that the Samsung/Adidas system does not tie a user to a specific brand of shoe like the Nike+iPod system does. (Washington Post, Information Week, IB Times)

Samsung's music-mobile phone takes on Apple

Samsung Electronics and Adidas have joined the race against Apple and Nike to offer a device that plays music and keeps track of workouts. Samsung's miCoach music-mobile phone includes a heart-rate monitor, a sensor to attach to a pair of running shoes, and a Web workout journal to help people design and keep track of fitness programs. The Nike+iPod system also keeps track of workouts, telling runners the distance traveled, calories burned, and other information. (Infoworld)