Adidas releasing ‘less is more’ smartwatch for serious runners

<p>Adidas is taking the smartwatch craze and running with it. The popular sports brand announced today that it is coming out with a smartwatch of its own, entering the increasingly competitive and crowded arena of wearable&#160;devices. </p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=venturebeat.com&#038;blog=342986&#038;post=839002&#038;subd=venturebeat&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.venturebeat.com/c/34021/f/665469/s/328969f3/sc/5/__.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><div class='__-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2013%2F10%2F16%2Fadidas-releasing-less-is-more-smartwatch-for-serious-runners%2F&t=Adidas+releasing+%E2%80%98less+is+more%E2%80%99+smartwatch+for+serious+runners" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2013%2F10%2F16%2Fadidas-releasing-less-is-more-smartwatch-for-serious-runners%2F&t=Adidas+releasing+%E2%80%98less+is+more%E2%80%99+smartwatch+for+serious+runners" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2013%2F10%2F16%2Fadidas-releasing-less-is-more-smartwatch-for-serious-runners%2F&t=Adidas+releasing+%E2%80%98less+is+more%E2%80%99+smartwatch+for+serious+runners" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2013%2F10%2F16%2Fadidas-releasing-less-is-more-smartwatch-for-serious-runners%2F&t=Adidas+releasing+%E2%80%98less+is+more%E2%80%99+smartwatch+for+serious+runners" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2013%2F10%2F16%2Fadidas-releasing-less-is-more-smartwatch-for-serious-runners%2F&t=Adidas+releasing+%E2%80%98less+is+more%E2%80%99+smartwatch+for+serious+runners" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/176968799408/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/328969f3/sc/5/rc/1/rc.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/176968799408/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/328969f3/sc/5/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/176968799408/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/328969f3/sc/5/rc/2/rc.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/176968799408/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/328969f3/sc/5/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/176968799408/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/328969f3/sc/5/rc/3/rc.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/176968799408/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/328969f3/sc/5/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/176968799408/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/328969f3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/176968799408/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/328969f3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/176968799408/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/328969f3/a2t.img" border="0"/>

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http://static.techspot.com/images2/n...6-thumb4f9.jpg Another day, another new entrant into the wearable devices category. This time it’s Adidas that has joined the mix with its own smartwatch of sorts geared toward runners with a built-in GPS system, pulse-based heart rate tracking, Wi-Fi connectivity, accelerometer and Bluetooth connectivity.

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http://hothardware.com/newsimages/It..._thumbnail.jpgProduct manufacturers far and wide and trying to bring the wrist watch back into style by integrating smart features into them and charging a premium. We have the usual candidates, like Sony and Samsung, and then some unusual participants, including Adidas, which is best known for its line of athletic apparel. Adidas announced a new smartwatch...

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Adidas announced on Wednesday it will be the latest company getting into the tech wearables space with a smart watch aimed at runners. Paul Gaudio, VP of Adidas Interactive, said during the GigaOM Mobilize conference in San Francisco it will help users keep track of their heart rate and provide

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Adidas on Wednesday unveiled the Smart Run watch, a wrist-worn fitness device and music player featuring the company's miCoach interactive training service, GPS mapping, heart rate monitoring, and more. The miCoach Smart Run is priced at $399 and will be made available in November, Adidas said. The

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