Japanese technologist says "super-athletes only limited by their GPS watches "

have a chuckle at this:

Its a googelized japanese-english translation of a review of the latest Casio gps watch

I like the fact that the wearer is limited to maximum speeds of 40kph and distances of 1000km

No good for you or I - eh?!



Casio GPR-100: GPS speedometer for athlete
Posted Aug 21 and 2006, 3:00 AM ET by Ittousai 


From the Casio sport brand PHYS, the watch type speedometer GPR-100 which used GPS appears. Building in the small-sized GPS receiver, real time it indicates travel distance speed pace. As for weight approximately 64g Casio it is with 63.1×49.5×17.1mm, as framework GPS applied equipment worldwide smallest most light weight.

GPS not to say, being for generally known Nabi, the map and the latitude longitude high-level and the like indication releasing. However registering the position to the maximum of 100 points, there is a guide function which indicates the distance direction in point among those and present location. Stopwatch function be able to retain the running data to 50 running, as for GPS measurement distance to 0.01km unit 0~999.99km, speed to 0.1km/h unit 0~40km/h. Satellite capture time as for re-measurement within 2 minutes and within 4 hours within 1 minutes.

Because it is the GPS clock, as a clock accurate time can be indicated anywhere in the world. In addition 5 atmosphere waterproof worldwide clock calendar alarm (just one) and the like standard. As for power source with built-in lithium ion electric battery at the time of GPS continual measurement normal mode 2 hour, with low power continual 4.3 hour drive.

As for sale September 30th, as for price 54,000 Yen. Unintentionally, becoming absorption, it transcribed the specifications, but above speed per hour 40km it does not put out, it is, the [tsu] [pe] it is it is optimum the runner which above 1000km it does not run to. As for next latitude longitude high-level indication and way point record being possible, we ask also GPS [purotoretsuku] which can record the log with Bluetooth or USB by all means.