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Is ANT+ popular in the US? I see companies like Nike promoting it, but I've never laid hands on a device supporting it (I'm in Europe).

chrisdroukas 15y ago
It's catching on in certain markets. Garmin has been dropping it into a lot of its cycling gear. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=160 https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=160
jaxn 15y ago
I see it in finiteness devices. It allows you to integrate things like heart rate monitors and cadence sensors on bicycles or running shoes with watches and smartphones. Once a device has ANT+, it is the logical tool for data transfer as well, so devices like Garmin watches come with an ANT+ USB dongle to integrate with your computer.
- jrockway 15y ago
  But to be fair, ANT+ data transfer is super fucking flaky. I would say that I get my running data off my Forerunner about 50% of the time when the watch is physically touching the USB dongle and 0% of the time when it's not. And, nothing ANT+ seems to work under Linux. So let's skip this for a while and stick to Bluetooth or USB; it works better and works everywhere. You have to plug in your watch to charge it anyway.
ibisum 15y ago
I've just finished two projects for one of the major 3rd-party developers of ANT+ here in Europe (spantec.at) and I can tell you that you can definitely get fitness and health-related devices with ANT+, but mostly in the American market. Its sort of not as widely adopted here in Europe yet. But it is definitely awesome, that is for sure. I really love being able to collect data from low-power devices all over the place ..
larsanders 15y ago
Most of Sony Ericsson's Xperia line support ANT+, and I use it with a Garmin heart rate monitor transmitter. http://www.thisisant.com/pages/developer-zone/android-api http://www.thisisant.com/pages/developer-zone/android-api
jdietrich 15y ago
It's huge in Europe and the US amongst cyclists and triathletes. All UCI ProTour teams use it, with the exception of the teams sponsored by Polar. A good ANT+ system can do some very clever things that provide substantial competitive advantage. Many triathletes use the iBike Aero system, which in conjunction with a force-sensing power meter will calculate coefficient of drag in real time.

chrisdroukas 15y ago

It's catching on in certain markets. Garmin has been dropping it into a lot of its cycling gear. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=160 https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=160

jaxn 15y ago

I see it in finiteness devices. It allows you to integrate things like heart rate monitors and cadence sensors on bicycles or running shoes with watches and smartphones. Once a device has ANT+, it is the logical tool for data transfer as well, so devices like Garmin watches come with an ANT+ USB dongle to integrate with your computer.

jrockway 15y ago
But to be fair, ANT+ data transfer is super fucking flaky. I would say that I get my running data off my Forerunner about 50% of the time when the watch is physically touching the USB dongle and 0% of the time when it's not. And, nothing ANT+ seems to work under Linux. So let's skip this for a while and stick to Bluetooth or USB; it works better and works everywhere. You have to plug in your watch to charge it anyway.

ibisum 15y ago

I've just finished two projects for one of the major 3rd-party developers of ANT+ here in Europe (spantec.at) and I can tell you that you can definitely get fitness and health-related devices with ANT+, but mostly in the American market. Its sort of not as widely adopted here in Europe yet. But it is definitely awesome, that is for sure. I really love being able to collect data from low-power devices all over the place ..

larsanders 15y ago

Most of Sony Ericsson's Xperia line support ANT+, and I use it with a Garmin heart rate monitor transmitter. http://www.thisisant.com/pages/developer-zone/android-api http://www.thisisant.com/pages/developer-zone/android-api

jdietrich 15y ago

It's huge in Europe and the US amongst cyclists and triathletes. All UCI ProTour teams use it, with the exception of the teams sponsored by Polar. A good ANT+ system can do some very clever things that provide substantial competitive advantage. Many triathletes use the iBike Aero system, which in conjunction with a force-sensing power meter will calculate coefficient of drag in real time.