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Give us names, add links.

• npsimons 14y ago
  Okay, names and links: I speak here only from personal experience; having used the following mostly at the gym, biking to and from work and while hiking in the Sierras: - Garmin Forerunner 405 (https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=11039&ra=true https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=11039&ra=true): All around general good "exercise" watch, but battery life requires a backup plan. Doesn't have Linux software, but can easily export to GPX for use in things like Google Earth and Maps. You can also combine other sensors: bicycle speed/cadence sensor (https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=1266 https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=1266) and a foot pod (https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=15516 https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=15516) for gym workouts, or just longer battery life. - Zephyr HXM (http://www.zephyr-technology.com/products/fitness http://www.zephyr-technology.com/products/fitness) combined with a smartphone (such as N900): Another good solution for basic logging; a variety of software to choose from, with different levels of openness. Just to curb some replies: I know that FitBit does other stuff, lasts longer on a charge, has less friction getting data off, etc, but the thing I'm countering is the openness claim. If you have to pay for your data, and you still don't get a copy, it's a) not your data and b) not an open platform. Some basic research would have revealed this, hence why I didn't (and won't) get a FitBit, and I recommend others avoid it too.