Nokia 5140i

Apr 26, 2005 14:43 GMT  ·  By

Soon, in the second half of 2005 to be more precise, with about 200 Euros you will be able to buy triband Nokia phone which besides the usual cell phone functions, is also your personal fitness trainer. Yes, you read correctly: fitness!

Nokia designed this phone for active persons who not even in the gym or during the daily jogging session cannot part with their cell phone.

Nokia 5140i includes the Fitness Coach application which will encourage users to make another lap or to do more push-ups. The phone can be used for monitoring sport performances and the results can be sent through SMS to real trainers or members of the team.

Aside from MP3 ringtones, Nokia 5140i has also a FM module, so you don't get bored while you exercise. For those who prefer team sports, Nokia 5140i offers also offers the Push to talk solution, for perfect activity coordination.

And if you have just set a new national, world wide or personal record, you can photograph the happy moment with the aid of the VGA camera.

Nokia continues its partnership with Polar Electro, a company that produces equipments for monitoring the physical efforts. After a session of training, users will be able to collect the data from the Polar Electros equipments and display them as graphs on the Nokia 5140i. So next time you leave to exercise, don't forget to take your phone, especially if it's a Nokia 5140i.

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