Taiwanese Startup Plans CES Debut of World's First Wearable Stamina Fitness Sensor
Taiwanese startup bOMDIC will use CES to debut GoMore, the world's first wearable stamina fitness sensor, the company said Tuesday. The company tested GoMore for the past three years with professional athletes and will launch it through a Kickstarter campaign…
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that begins in January, it said. “GoMore is breaking new ground in the wearable fitness sensor market by helping athletes understand in real time how much stamina is being consumed during a workout, when their bodies are fatiguing, and when to change the intensity of their workout for optimal performance,” the company said. It’s based on an algorithm that measures the athlete's heart rate by calculating 64,000 data points per second, it said. “The sensor, which is connected to a chest strap, detects the athlete's decreasing stamina when their pace slows down which may be caused by having to breathe harder, which in turn may lead to muscle fatigue and lactic acid build-up, it said. With a scheduled release date of April 15, GoMore operates on iOS 8.0 or later and is compatible with the iPhone 4S and higher and the third-generation and later iPad, it said. It has a battery life of 24 hours on a single charge through a micro USB charging cable and weighs 0.75 ounces, the company said.