Apple Rumors

iPad 3 out in mid-March

Apple to disrupt notebook space with radically redesigned MacBook Pros -

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/10/apple_to_disrupt_notebook_space_with_radically_redesigned_macbook_pros.html

Using Technology in Physical Education, 8th edition

Sent to printer this week! Should have it at AAHPERD Convention in Boston.

Using Technology in Physical Education Newsletter - February

Posted at http://www.pesoftware.com/technews/news.html

Using Technology Podcast

The latest edition of Using Technology in Physical Education podcast - just posted at www.pesoftware.com/podcast/index.html

Using Technology in Physical Education

Using Technology in Physical Education - January edition is posted at http://www.pesoftware.com/technews/news.html

Wahoo Fitness' iPhone 4S-compatible Bluetooth HR heart rate monitor

The company's proper unveiling of the device will come at CES 2012, linking up exclusively (at first, anyway) with the iPhone 4S and other Bluetooth Smart Ready devices. By tapping into the Blue HR and harnessing your fitness app of choice (a nice touch, we must say), you'll have access to heart rate data, music playlists, phone, maps, etc., all in one place. It'll start shipping in January for $79.99, and we're told that the product will launch with "full support of several of Wahoo Fitness' app partners, who have been working with Wahoo's Open API to support the Blue HR." A few compatible apps have already filtered into the App Store, including MapMyFitness, RunKeeper, 321Run, Runmeter, and MotionX, and the company's expecting even more in 2012. Full PR is after the break, no galloping required.

Safer Snowboarding

Co-designed by a former snowboarder who was paralyzed while attempting a trick, the 50-by-80 foot Katal pad eliminates much of the danger of learning skiing and snowbording tricks. When a rider touches down on the pad after going off a jump, a small amount of air is displaced in one of two internal chambers. The mechanism keeps the pad firm enough to allow an upright landing but ensures a soft, safe cushion in case of a fall.