I-ASICS ithenga i-Runkeeper

Ekugqibeleni, zonke iinkampani eziye zaphuhlisa izicelo zokulawula umsebenzi wethu wezemidlalo ziye zaba yinxalenye yee-greats. I-Under Armor yathatha i-Endomondo kwaye inkampani yaseJamani i-Adidas yahlawula ngaphezu kwe-200 yezigidi ze-Runtastic. Ngoku lithuba lenkampani yezemidlalo yaseJapan i-ASICS, esanda kubhengeza ukuba ithenge ekuphela kwesicelo leyo namhlanje engeyonxalenye yayo nayiphi na inkampani enkulu yezemidlalo. Sithetha ngoMbaleki.

I-Runkeeper yaqala uhambo lwayo ngo-2008 ngomsebenzi olula kakhulu, ukuba wonke umntu uza kubaleka. Emva kokunyuka kweenethiwekhi zentlalo kunye nezixhobo eziphathwayo ezihlakaniphileyo, kancinci kancinci bebebheja kwezi ndidi ukwenza esinye sezona zicelo zibalaseleyo zokubeka iliso kwimidlalo yethu yemihla ngemihla okanye engaqhelekanga.

Kwiminyaka eyi-8 edlulileyo, baye bakwazi ukufumana izigidi zabantu ukuba basebenzise imveliso njengenxalenye ebalulekileyo kwimisebenzi yezemidlalo. Baye bakwazi ukwenza enye yezona ndawo zinkulu apho abasebenzisi bathumela iziphumo zemisebenzi yabo ukuzama ukukhuthaza abanye. Umdlali obalekayo okwangoku Inabasebenzisi abasebenzayo abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-45, isibalo ekufuneka sithathelwe ingqalelo.

Kodwa Inkosi engaphikiswanga ngokwenani labasebenzisi i-Under Armor, okwathi emva kokuthenga i-Endomondo, i-MyFitnessPal kunye ne-MapMyFitness okwangoku inabasebenzisi abasebenzayo abazizigidi ezili-100, kwafuneka bahlawule i-500 yezigidi zeedola ngento ethile. Le nkampani yayisebenza kunye ne-HTC ukwenza i-bracelet yokufaneleka ekhangeleka kakuhle kakhulu kodwa ekugqibeleni ayizange ibone ukukhanya kwemini.

I-Nike, inxalenye yayo, yinkampani kuphela ozinikele ekwenzeni izixhobo zakhe, njenge-Fuel Band, efuna ukulungiswa ngokukhawuleza ukuba ayifuni ukushiywa ngaphandle kwemarike kunye nezixhobo zakutshanje zokulinganisa eziye zabetha imarike kwiinyanga zakutshanje.