Hey kids, don’t tweet and run: fitness and social media collide head on with Motorola’s updated MOTOACTV gadget.
Motorola have released a comprehensive update for their fitness gadget MOTOACTV, giving users advanced fitness tracking features, and the ability to receive Twitter and Facebook updates during a workout.
As well as a redesigned screen, new options for workout plans and the ability to set targets, users can now read Twitter and Facebook updates. The gadget can already send and receive texts and phone calls, and the new update is designed to provide users with added communication options. While you can’t send updates using the device, you can still “Like” other people’s posts
But how useful is this feature? For the less coordinated among us, it takes enough brain power to put one foot in front of the other, let alone make a phone call, check Facebook or read the latest Twitter updates. Plus, the screen size of the MOTOACTV is designed to be small enough so that it can function as a watch or armband, which doesn’t make it the most user-friendly device for reading.
This raises the much-heard question: how much social media is too much? Is it really necessary to be able to stay connected with our friends and followers while pounding the pavement, on a bike, or letting off steam on the driving range? With this feature, it seems like Motorola are attempting to move their product out of the “only for exercise buffs” category and into the mainstream. Starting at $250, this isn’t exactly the cheapest watch on the market, so the availability of the optional social media plug-in somewhat sweetens the deal for users who aren’t persuaded by the watch’s existing features.
Even without the plug-in, the MOTOACTV’s latest update consolidates the gadget’s place in the top ranks of sophisticated fitness devices. Its GPS tracker uploads your exercise route to the website, allowing you to analyze time and speed statistics, measure your heart rate and set fitness goals. With a scratch-resistant touch-screen display that adjusts to lighting, and a smart player that learns what music motivates you the most, the device isn’t for the faint-hearted, but rather encourages users to get serious about exercise.
To download Motorola’s update, tether your device to your computer, then go to the GooglePlay store and search for MotoACTV Facebook and Twitter. There you’ll find the app’s software update and the social plug-in.
Telecom Corp of New Zealand : Daily Buyback Notice - 4-traders (press release)
TRISTAN GILBERTSON Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Market Information Services Section
NZX Limited
Wellington
11 June 2012
For the purposes of Listing Rule 7.12.1 of the NZSX Listing Rules, this notice concerns those securities in Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited ("Telecom") that have been acquired on market by Telecom on 8 June 2012.
Details of the acquisition are as follows:
a) Security Acquired Ordinary Shares
ISIN NZTELE0001S4 b) Number of securities acquired 3,000,000
c) Average consideration per security acquired 2.4493
d) Payment type Cash Payment e) Any amount paid up (if not in full) Not applicable f) Percentage of total securities acquired 0.1584%
g) Reason for acquisition Return of surplus capital to shareholders h) Specific authority for the acquisition Directors' Resolution
i) Any terms of the acquisition Not applicable j) Total number of securities after acquisition 1,891,173,035 k) Intentions for shares acquired Cancellation
l) Date of acquisition 8 June 2012
Yours faithfully
Tristan Gilbertson
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited
Purple Tower Level 7, Telecom Place, 167 Victoria Street West, Private Bag 92028, Auckland, New Zealand
Telephone: +64 (09) 358 6934 Fax: +64 (09) 357 0798 Email: tristan.gilbertson@telecom.co.nz
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