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MotionLingo, a developer of GPS fitness and recreation products, earlier this month unveiled a new device for announcing real time statistics while you workout outdoors. The new Adeo Fitness Companion is priced at $149.99 and available now.

The Adeo Fitness Companion, said MotionLingo, is slightly smaller then an iPod and weighs 2.1 ounces. It is designed to collect workout data utilizing GPS and then vocally share that information with its user at selected intervals. Statistics which can be reported on include speed, distance, time, elevation and calories burned. Data collected during a workout can later be uploaded through a USB port from the Adeo to management software on a computer as well as the MotionLingo Web site for more in-depth tracking and analysis.

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The Adeo Fitness Companion can be used alone or connected to an MP3 player like the Apple iPod or Dell DJ to allow updates to be delivered right along with the music.

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