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Analyse, Replay and Relive every moment and detail of your performance? Even the excitement.

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The FRWD O400 was retailing at over $1599, now just $599. Only 2 available at this very special price so be quick.

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FRWD Sport Performance Recorder is a revolutionary sports technology innovation from Finland. It has been developed in co-operation with world-class athletes and is the first device on the market in which route, distance and speed based on GPS, heart rate and altitude measurements combine into one easy to use recording and replaying system. This unique combination provides incredible possibilities to record, replay, analyse and relive the performance.

FRWD takes a sports experience to an entirely new level. Outdoor and alternative sports enthusiasts can relive their experiences second by second and compare their performance with the ones of their friends and rivals. A mountain biker can compare heart rate and speed variations. A top athlete can analyse every detail of their performance and improve their ability to compete.

Analyse every detail, second by second.

FRWD Sports Performance Recorder is an easy to use product - just one button will enable you to focus on your performance.....not your recording device.

It consists of an arm attachable FRWD Recorder Unit and the FRWD Replayer PC Software. Route, location, time, speed, distance, heart rate, altitude profile, pitch angles, temperature and air pressure are recorded every second in the FRWD Recorder Unit. The recorded data is replayed, analysed and compared afterwards in the FRWD Replayer PC Software.

FRWD Replayer PC Software includes animated 2D/3D-routes, comparison between performances and a versatile analysis of the recorded data, such as maximum and average speed and heart rate. The terrain profile of the route can be easily seen throughout the whole performance. The user can also look at the exact values and analyse the performance in close detail from various aspects.

FRWD offers great advantages in coaching, improving sports performances, education and rehabilitation. The product can also be used in testing equipment in various sports. For example a cyclist can analyse the effect different bikes can have on speed and heart rate, and in rowing the athlete can compare the effect a particular setup has on the performance.

Prior to FRWD it has not been possible to combine for example heart rate data with location. Now it is enabled by a brand new way of utilizing GPS-technology. In the highly competitive field of sports electronics, FRWD is the most versatile and powerful product for recording and analysing sport performance.

FRWD O400 is designed for professional athletes and coaches. Using FRWD athletes can analyse and compare performances and training results, optimize performance techniques and improve training methods. The product contains utterly versatile and visualized tools for monitoring and analysing the performance. All recorded data can be saved as a text format table for research use.

FRWD 400 contains:
1 FRWD Recorder Unit
2 Arm Strap
3 FRWD O400 Replayer PC Software (CD)
4 Quick Manual
5 Heart Rate Transmitter Belt (chest strap)
6 Battery charger (240V AC) with four rechargeable batteries (NiMH)
7 FRWD Data Transfer Cable (RS-232)
8 Unit Storage Bag
9. ADDITIONAL Serial cable(RS232) / to USB converter.

The O400 uses 9 pin serial cable to connect to your computer but we will add a Serial to USB converter including driver software valued at $50 to allow it to connect to your USB port.

There are some small differences between the O400 and the new models due this year mainly regarding, physical dimensions, memory, connectivity (Bluetooth), and Estimated Oxygen consumption data analysis (for professional athletes).

New models use Bluetooth to connect to your computer whereas this 0400 uses a cable. In our opinion, cable is the most reliable and your computer would need to have a bluetooth receiver inbuilt or a separate bluetooth dongle in order to connect with later models.

Note the 0400 was the TOP OF THE LINE when it was released so you are getting an absolute bargain if you buy today. New model software can also be dowloaded from the FRWD website but we will include a copy of this software too so that you can use the latest analysis software right from the word "GO".

We are fitness freaks at Smarterlife and this is the model we use. FRWD O400 records and analyses in 1 second intervals for up to 2.5 hrs. The memory can also be set to record at 5 second intervals for over 10hrs of data in one session. 99% of athletes will find that amount of memory more than adequate.


For more info go to www.FRWD.com

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