Palm Tungsten: You need to burn, not just cut, calories. Diet & Exercise Assistant software lets you log daily exercise routines and find nutrition info on 5,000-plus foods. $420 (with software) at palm.com.

Protege 9.0: Hooks on your bike to show riding time, distance, speed (current, average and max), with time and temp–everything but a map. $44.99 at www.planetbike.com.

Suunto S6: This stylish “wristop” computer combines watch, altimeter, barometer, compass, ski chrono and a PC interface. Oh, yeah, and it’s water-resistant to 100 meters. $369 at suuntousa.com.

Tanita Body Fat Scale: This sleek scale reports your weight and body fat. It also estimates the number of calories you need each day to maintain that weight–just eat less and you’ll peel off the pounds. $139.95 at tanita-bodyfat-scales.com.


title: “Fitness Gear” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-05” author: “Rebecca Erickson”


Palm Tungsten: You need to burn, not just cut, calories. Diet & Exercise Assistant software lets you log daily exercise routines and find nutrition info on 5,000-plus foods. $420 (with software) at palm.com.

Protege 9.0: Hooks on your bike to show riding time, distance, speed (current, average and max), with time and temp–everything but a map. $44.99 at www.planetbike.com.

Suunto S6: This stylish “wristop” computer combines watch, altimeter, barometer, compass, ski chrono and a PC interface. Oh, yeah, and it’s water-resistant to 100 meters. $369 at suuntousa.com.

Tanita Body Fat Scale: This sleek scale reports your weight and body fat. It also estimates the number of calories you need each day to maintain that weight –just eat less and you’ll peel off the pounds. $139.95 at tanita-body-fat-scales.com.