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Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones look so stylish

Posted April 15th, 2007 at 3:48 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Gear & Apparel, Gadgets & Acces.

Runners are always on a search for the perfect headphones; ones that will be comfortable, safe and yet effective when they are on the go.

The trend today is also to have everything become wireless: Bluetooth, Wifi, 3G just to name a few, has made wireless technology easy for earthly minions. Most of the devices available are just plug and play. Soon wires might be a thing of yesteryear’s as manufacturers are trying their best to include something new to market their product.

The all new Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphone does just this. Motorola is marketing it as an “active wear” device for the gym or park. Not just listening to music, it is designed and meant for those who are active and sporty. The really cool thing about this device is it is water and sweat resistant.

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Confessions of a former iPod hating runner (Part II)

Posted January 27th, 2007 at 9:30 AM by Paul Petersen

Section: Running & Training, Motivation, Music, Training Tips

Update time. In Part 1 I outlined my initial aversion to the fusion of mp3 players and running, and how I eventually decided to give it a fair shake. Here are the results of my experiment with adding “flavor” to my running via music & podcasts.

To be honest, I got off to a rocky start. I had issues with cords getting in my way, unsecured, jiggly earbuds, and equipment malfunctions. I expect this with anything new, and I soon summitted the learning curve by making some necessary modifications and adjustments. After a couple days of tinkering, cutting, taping, and adjusting, I had improved (but not perfected) the rig and was trotting merrily to my downloaded concerts and podcasts.

I noticed during my very first run that as the workout drew to a close … I wanted to keep running! It was an otherwise mundane Sunday run, but as my mind wrapped around the music, I felt like I should extend my run just to hear the next track… and the next…and the next. This is in contrast to the boredom that sets during the late stages of many of my typical runs; I just want to finish and take a shower. Well, jiggly earbuds aside, anything that encourages increases in training volume must have it merits!
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