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GPS wristwatch ... just how far are you intending to run?

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The RedFerret journal found this rather 'useless' coming together of technologies.

A GPS receiver embedded into a wristwatch - just how far do people run these days that they need a GPS navigation system to find their way home?

All joke aside, it's actually a neat way of monitoring your speed and distance without relying on one of those pedometer things strapped to your ankle.

More information on this $488 gadget here.

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blackbadger 0.9.2 released (Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:58:58 GMT)

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