|
Silva Tech Accelerator Trail Runner - Mens
Run the Road Less Traveled
Onboard accelerometer takes the guesswork out of your workout. Accurately measures
speed, distance and calories burned. Tough stainless steel construction handles
the rigors of the trail and looks good enough to wear around town.
Features:
- Advanced accelerometer eliminates need for foot pods or belt-clip sensors
- Measures with 95% accuracy, bettering performance of pendulum-style pedometers
- Works indoors or out and under heavy tree cover, unlike GPS-based systems
How It Works
The key to the accuracy of Tech4o watches lies within their accelerometer sensor.
The accelerometer sensor works by first detecting changes in the user's movement
(acceleration) that are translated into varying degrees of electric current
within the sensor. These electric currents are instantly decoded by the Tech4o
watches into highly accurate measurements of speed and distance and displayed
on the watch face. Accelerometer sensors are commonly found within a diverse
range of industrial products in which accuracy is critical to performance, including
automobile air bags and tilt meters. Now, thanks to Tech4o engineering, you
can experience the same highly accurate measurement of your outdoor performance
by using Accelerator™ and Traileader watches to track your own speed and
distance!
Technology
The underlying technology in the Accelerator Series Watches is an accelerometer
sensor. Accelerometers are used to measure acceleration. Originally developed
during the Space Race to replace outdated gyroscopes, accelerometers can be
found in a diverse range of today’s products such as automobile air bags
and tilt meters. In the Accelerator watch, a user’s movement (acceleration)
produces varying degrees of electric current within the sensor, allowing the
watch to detect different levels of acceleration, and therefore measure speed
and distance.
The Competition
There are really only a few different ways to calculate the speed and distance
of human-powered, on-foot travel. The first was basic math, next came the mechanical
pedometer, followed by satellite tracking GPS years later. Mechanical pedometers
are cheap and abundant, but also highly unreliable. They operate on a simply
pendulum clicker that relies on the walker’s hip movement to count steps.
Unfortunately, mechanical pedometers end up counting a lot of non-walking movements
and assume that walkers are making consistent and repetitive steps, resulting
in inconsistent measurements.
GPS technology is impressive, but also expensive, complex, and not always ideal
for outdoor activities or indoor training. Satellite signals can be lost in
heavily forested areas, indoors, or behind large buildings and receiving signals
eats up batteries. When a good signal can be found, often the device does not
receive info often enough to account for twisty backcountry trails.
The Future
The Tech 4o Accelerator Series fills the void between old mechanical pedometers
and the overkill of GPS. A simple, yet versatile, wrist-watch design can provide
extremely accurate speed and distance data in all conditions.
Pedometer
Highly accurate step counter with adjustable sensitivity allows users to tune
the sensors to their individual walking style. Doctors everywhere are now recommending
10k steps a day to maintain a healthier lifestyle. All sensors are contained
in a simple wrist watch. That means no funny looking mechanical belt clips our
funky shoe pods. Get off the beaten path! Free yourself from mileage markers
at the track or trail! Pick a new route every day! The Accelerator can automatically
distinguish between running and walking, and can calculate your average speed,
distance, caloric expenditure, and total exercise time.
The Accelerator has a delayed step counter feature that differentiates between
ancillary movements and actual steps. This feature provides users with the most
accurate results by delaying calculation until it has registered 10 steps in
a row to eliminate overly sensitive step counting. The smart scheduling features
allows users to set the pedometer to automatically start/stop counting steps
at a predetermined time every day, so youll never forget to turn it on.
Personal Profile
This feature allows users to customize their watch to their specific body type
and walking/running style. No matter how fast or slow, tall or short, each user
can personally enter their weight, average walking stride, and average running
stride in order to ensure accurate results. Hikers can easily account for loaded
pack weights. Runners can dial in the stride length to account for varying terrain
and/or speed workouts. Quickly adjust weight and stride lengths as conditioning
improves.
Chronograph
The accelerator series' powerful stopwatch features allow users to record exact
results to within 1/100th of a second for up to 50 laps and a total time of
24 hours.
Although the watch has several advanced ways of calculating speed and distance,
the old-school chronograph still has a place and purpose.
Countdown TimerA simple countdown timer can come in real handy at times. Set
it for 10 minutes as a quick reminder. Use it to monitor your running/walking
pace and set speed goals.
Alternative Time Zone
Great for those that travel! Allows users to set and display an alternative
time zone along with the current home time display. Never lose track of time
no matter where you are.
Daily Alarm Mode
We are all creatures of habit in our daily routines. A great way to set a daily
reminder or wake up alarm.
Manufacture Part Number: 2831360-6
|
