Runtopia Running Genie
Don’t just track the number of calories burned on your run — now, you can track your stride, cadence and gait, too.
Runtopia’s Running Genie will launch in the U.S. later this year by China-based Codoon, which sells its product overseas now.
A battery-powered wearable the size of a quarter slides onto your shoelaces and collects data on 11 metrics, from distance and time to ground-contact time and impact force.
“If you want to take your phone with you, it can give you audio guidance in real time” to improve running form, said Mari Yang, the company’s overseas marketing manager.
The device will be sold on Amazon for $30. A $40 rechargable version is set to launch sometime this year, too, Yang said.
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