I've found some garmin heart rate monitors that will work with specialized iPhone apps after syncing via bluetooth.
Are there any for the android? I'm suspecting that a bluetooth heart rate monitor is not proprietary so I could pick one up - but I need the app to use on my phone.
I would like to have a uni-gadget instead of a mp3 player, a phone, a heart rate monitor, a gps, etc.
The Droid is getting there. I use it for all of the above - except a heart rate monitor. I'd like to place it on the treadmill and/or take it with me while running and have it track my heart rate, calories, etc.
There is one called HeartRate Monitor. I found it in the Market. It costs $0.99. In the search function, just type heartrate. It came up as the first app.
Last edited by pavirotten; December 15th, 2009 at 09:10 AM.
I found that app as well but if you read the description it merely counts your finger taps as you tap to your pulse.
What I'm looking for is on that reads the bluetooth signal from a heart rate monitor (wrapped around your chest) and then shows/stores/calculates that information during exercise (e.g. calories burned, time, max/min, in target zone, etc.)
The heart rate monitor. In order for this to work you would have to be using a physical heart rate monitor that connected via bluetooth to the Eris via an app. Why not just read the monitor?
Yes you would need a heart rate sensor. ...not a monitor. What we are looking for is a sensor which links via Bluetooth and then is tracked along with the GPS information. Giving us one device to carry when running/biking etc. With a apparently like cardio trainer which tells your pace etc...with music playing it could then tell your heart rate periodically. Anyway the advertising is Droid does....so.....Droid do heart rate monitoring.
Right I'm sorry: sensor. Well, my sensor has a display that I can look at. And it has to be on me to read my heart rate as it is.
And yes, Droid does. Eris Doesn't.
Edit: to be fair, Eris does, too. Just slower and for less duration. But gosh she looks pretty doing it.
You hit me there. The ERIS does indeed do... SENSE UI
Anyway, what I suggest is NOT using your phone. Keep it clean, etc. Just pick one up online. Get the sensor for your chest, and a watch that gives you your heart rate.
You hit me there. The ERIS does indeed do... SENSE UI
Anyway, what I suggest is NOT using your phone. Keep it clean, etc. Just pick one up online. Get the sensor for your chest, and a watch that gives you your heart rate.
Sorry for the late reply (holidays)...
As for the poster above and previous ones - normally a heart rate monitor for exercise has a chest band and a watch to monitor/store data. Some treadmills pick up the signal from the chest band as well and do the same thing as the watch.
I have a watch and a heart rate monitor. However, my goal is to have one gadget for everything. The Eris is close to that. The iPhone, it seems, is closer. I abhor all things Macintosh so I'm going Eris. Simply put, I want an app that picks up a bluetooth signal from a heart rate monitor chest band and calculates my heart beats along with user defined data like age, sex, etc. It can track that data, display it in charts, show calories burned, or as another poster suggested, show distance run as well by using GPS from starting point and finishing point.
So, developers out there - I would purchase this app - if you write it.
My doctor said I need an angiogram...I was going to see a cardiologist but I wanted to see if there was a droid app that I could use do just do it myself?
As for the poster above and previous ones - normally a heart rate monitor for exercise has a chest band and a watch to monitor/store data. Some treadmills pick up the signal from the chest band as well and do the same thing as the watch.
Thanks for repeating what I just said...?
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i got the joke, i guess some are just wound a little tight....geez....lol
It was a joke....and calling me a troll?
Go phuck yourself
Such language! And yes...I am calling you a troll; but, that would make me Billy Goat Gruff since I keep trying to cross this bridge. Ughh. I guess there are no prerequisites to owning a "smart"phone.
Such language! And yes...I am calling you a troll; but, that would make me Billy Goat Gruff since I keep trying to cross this bridge. Ughh. I guess there are no prerequisites to owning a "smart"phone.
My God I hope you are not really pregnant, because smoking marijuana when pregnant can lead to children like...well like you.
Seriously you MUST be high, I can't understand a thing you are saying...
I too am looking for a bluetooth device that will synch with my Droid and monitor my heartrate, respiration, and temperature.
I take my phone with me when I exercise, and I would like to graph my progress. It would be really cool if it could upload to fitness website or other database.
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I too am looking for a bluetooth device that will synch with my Droid and monitor my heartrate, respiration, and temperature.
I take my phone with me when I exercise, and I would like to graph my progress. It would be really cool if it could upload to fitness website or other database.
Buy a Polar F6 and you have free access to their website where you create a profile for all you do, chart your progress, and design a program too I think. It only costs around $99 and works great. I use it all the time.
I too am looking for a bluetooth device that will synch with my Droid and monitor my heartrate, respiration, and temperature.
I take my phone with me when I exercise, and I would like to graph my progress. It would be really cool if it could upload to fitness website or other database.
Check out the Zephyr HxM (Zephyr HxM | Heart Rate and Accelerometer Data Analysis) It doesn't measure temperature or respiration but it is supposed to work like any other HRM system you could get from Polar, Garmin, etc. and looks to be the only Bluetooth HRM out there right now compatible with current Android apps/devices.
It is compatible with 2 different app developers in the Market right now: Run GPS and Sportstracklive. It's $99 and Sportstracklive has a $5 coupon code on their website you can use. The $20 shipping charge for the HRM is still a bit steep so the coupon helps soften the blow.
I don't have the HRM but am seriously considering it. I have some limited experience with Sportstracklive and I think they probably offer the level of online monitoring/logging you're looking for.
Last edited by DreamWeaver; May 13th, 2010 at 03:52 PM.
I also have an app, "Heart Rate Monitor", that talks to the HxM bluetooth chest strap. It is a straightforward heart rate monitor app that displays and records the heartrate. It also calculates and allows you to select different heart rate zones (warm up, fat burn, cardio, and custom). While it doesn't have all of the things integrated in that sporttracklive has, if you just want heart rate monitoring, it does the job. It provides audible alerts if you go above and below your heart rate zones (similar to the popular watches). It runs as a background service so you can use any other app while it is running. It is a free app.
I also have a coupon code (FUZZYMONKEY) that can be used to provide $5 off of an HxM. Think link to by is built into the app and also at androidheartmonitor.com.
I'll soon be adding extra features. Please contact me if you have any specific suggestions.
I apologize for having only the $20 shipping fee (which was for priority). We just lowered it to $10, which is for FedEx economy to the continental US. Thanks!
We have a device for this...the BioHarness Bluetooth that measures full ECG, breathing rate, and skin temperature. It is, however, currently $498 retail and geared for professional markets. Also, no Android apps have been released for it yet. If you would like, you can message me, and I'll keep you updated on the latest developments.
I too am looking for a bluetooth device that will synch with my Droid and monitor my heartrate, respiration, and temperature.
I take my phone with me when I exercise, and I would like to graph my progress. It would be really cool if it could upload to fitness website or other database.
I apologize for having only the $20 shipping fee (which was for priority). We just lowered it to $10, which is for FedEx economy to the continental US. Thanks!
-Jeff from Zephyr Technology
Jeff,
I was just looking on your website and it looks like $20 is the only shipping charge. Any chance of getting that $10 shipping option??
I too am interested in a bluetooth heart rate monitoring option that links to my phone and will link to the various apps that I use.
Currently I use Cardio Trainer due to the features.
If I had an app that would link to a heart rate sensor and thus act as a heart rate monitor, it would be really nice. However, it would be even nicer if that device would have many of the same functions as the Garmin products. Being able to analyze where you were strongest in your training, weakest, tell you when you need to take your snack (for distance cycling for instance) for best performance, a site to upload that data to for storage and reference or even a downloadable program to keep it on my desktop for reference, etc.
I would gladly pay a good chunk of money for an app that had all of these features. Would I pay a monthly service fee? Absolutely, positively, without a doubt, NO.
Oh, and why is this in the Eris forum? It should be in the Android apps forum since none of these apps are ever phone specific!
I wrote a review of the Zephyr HxM at RunningDigital and I'm loving the product. I'm a long time user of traditional HRM products (Polar) for endurance sports and fitness testing. Now, I'm all about making my Android into a fitness computer.
Last year I was the first of a few to get Nokia's N79 Active Edition with Polar's BT HRM. Now on an HTC Desire, I'm trying out and reviewing similar systems and discovering all sorts of new equipment and possibilities. Zephyr's BioHarness is amazing!
My first full Android app review will be on SportsTrackLive.com's Sports Tracker, using Zephyr's HxM, which will post late tomorrow.
While we're on the subject of stuff like this, does anyone know if there is an app that will let you display the output from a power meter? I know my SRM power meter will work with a Garmin Edge, but that uses ANT+, not bluetooth. I don't claim to know the difference in those though.
I just know that I'd love to be able to store my HR and power data on my Droid along with the maps I make when I'm out riding.
I wrote a review of the Zephyr HxM at RunningDigital and I'm loving the product. I'm a long time user of traditional HRM products (Polar) for endurance sports and fitness testing. Now, I'm all about making my Android into a fitness computer.
Last year I was the first of a few to get Nokia's N79 Active Edition with Polar's BT HRM. Now on an HTC Desire, I'm trying out and reviewing similar systems and discovering all sorts of new equipment and possibilities. Zephyr's BioHarness is amazing!
My first full Android app review will be on SportsTrackLive.com's Sports Tracker, using Zephyr's HxM, which will post late tomorrow.
-David
David,
As a former owner of Nokia N97, I purchased just after a Polar BT strap.
I'm now happily a Desire user yet, sad to find it doesn't work with the Polar one.
Isn't there a workaround that will lead to the fact that I will not have to pay additional 99$ (without shipping) to get a "sports-tracker" compatible suite?
Oren
Last edited by orenfl; September 30th, 2010 at 02:26 PM.
So you have a Polar Wearlink BT strap? I'm the author of the "Android Heart Rate Monitor" which also supports the Zephyr HxM but not the Polar. While, my app doesn't support the Polar Wearlink one, one of my users reported that the Android app "Endomondo" does. You could give that a shot and let us know if it works for you.
For those who don't already have Polar Wearlink BT, Polar doesn't ship them individually to the public. Not to worry though, because users of my app tell me that they have tried both and the Zephyr is better. If that is true, then it is better and cheaper (if you don't already have one).
While, my app doesn't support the Polar Wearlink one, one of my users reported that the Android app "Endomondo" does. You could give that a shot and let us know if it works for you.
bluetooth and ant+ sensor tech for mobile phones today
@orenfl, Apologies for missing your question until now.
I just wrote a post at RunningDigital covering all today's available wireless sensor options for mobiles. Having HTC Desire, I am mostly interested in Android-friendly sensors, but I tried to cover as much as I could. Not only Bluetooth, but ANT+ solutions as well.
Motivation for the post stemmed from errors in press releases that TexasInstruments and ANT+ made during the MyTracks/HTC/SRM/ANT+/Suunto Tour de France project. There, modified HTC Legends were used to stream rider data to audiences.
I have been using the Garmin 305 gps with heart rate monitor, for a couple of years. The sensor is on a strap that one wears arround one's chest and detects changes in skin conductivity to measure the heart rate. Wirelessly info is sent to the wrist device. I have several tracks publically available at everytrail.com and on the Garmine site. This a very useful app. I will experiment to see if the sensor uses bluetooth. Androids should be capible of doing this.
Folk who know little should read more than they write.
HTC tells me my EVO is has the WIlink chip from TI that can recieve ANT+ transmissions. This would be great to use but I can't seem to make it work. Been to REI and other places trying to make it work in the store but my phone never seems to recognize the device. I downloaded MYtracks from the advice of people from TI and it didnt help. In fact it has nothing to do with heart rate monitoring at all so.......not sure why I needed it in the first place. THe Zephyr is good for what Im trying to do, but it's a $100 for just a chest strap. The ant+ straps are half the price and will work with the equipment at the gym. I don't think the Zephyr will. An all in one device will get here eventually. Until then I'll just keep carrying a Warehouse on my arms and belt.
Just got the Polar Wearlink + bluetooth and am trying out the apps.
Most annoying thing is the apps like Cardio Trainer and Sports Tracker which don't have an "Exit" button.
It seems that only one app can connect to the sensor at one time so when you can't exit one app you can't connect with the other unless you use the app killer to get rid of the other.
In addition Cardio Trainer is especially annoying as it restarts itself after killing it.
Going to try Edmondo for the ride home today.
-e
Edit: The Sports Tracker app I'm refering to not the one from sportstracklive.com. I just discovered the later and it looks awesome...except no exit button ..... d'oh!
Last edited by westside; August 9th, 2011 at 02:14 PM.
You should try the following apps>
Instant Heart Rate (camera based) or the Magic Hear Rate Monitor (no camera required).
Sorry those wont work. How am I supposed to hold my phone against my chest while pedaling my mountain bike through the woods at 20 mph? I sure would be nice if my garmin monitor worked with my droid x. But I guess there is not enough of a demand for that to happen. I mean look this thread was started 3 years ago and we still have nothing.!
Sorry those wont work. How am I supposed to hold my phone against my chest while pedaling my mountain bike through the woods at 20 mph? I sure would be nice if my garmin monitor worked with my droid x. But I guess there is not enough of a demand for that to happen. I mean look this thread was started 3 years ago and we still have nothing.!
Try Endomondo. Go into the settings, once down-loaded, and search for your heart rate monitor. (you have to be wearing it) Its a multi-sport gps tracker that works well for me. Good luck!
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Heart Rate Monitor app?
The ERIS does indeed do... SENSE UI 
