The Great Digital Outdoors
June 1, 2005 | Levent OZLER
Sooner or later, every digital devotee or couch potato must heed the call of springtime and venture outdoors, if only to convince others that you really have a life.
But there's no reason that you can't take a full set of technologic wonders along with you.
Before you head outdoors, however, you may want to check the weather.
For that you need a digital thermometer with a wireless outdoor sensor.
Oregon Scientific even offers the ultra-stylish Starck Collection Full Weather Station, designed by Philippe himself.
But if you're a serious weather watcher, you may want to graduate to the Davis Vantage Pro2 - a pricey but professional-quali ty wireless system that measures barometric pressure, temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and direction, as well as delivering a detailed weather forecast.
If you're planning an outdoor workout, how about a new sports watch?
The formidable Garmin Forerunner 301 not only displays time and heart-rate, but features a complete satellite navigation system built into the 2 ¾ ounce watch (the GPS is intended primarily to chart your speed and distance, but you can also use it when you're lost).
The Forerunner continuously records your heart rate, speed, distance, pace and calories burned, so when you get home you can download and analyze each workout on your computer, as we
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