Peloton Stationary Bike Links Home With Exercise Classes With Android Tablet

Peloton Stationary Bike

We have seen Android in phones, tablets, refrigerators, cameras, watches and now it's going to be used where it's never used before – an exercise bike. The Peleton Bike lets users ride in their own homes, while taking part in a spin class that’s being streamed live to your home via a live streaming video which is gown on your 21.5 inch screen and powered by Google’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system.

A New York-based team is developing such kind of product. Created by John Foley, the former president of Barnes & Noble eCommerce, Peloton has built a sexy at-home bike that won’t look out of place in your high-design living room.

The Peloton exercise bike project is currently over on the Kickstarter website looking to raise enough pledges to make the jump from concept to production.

The sweat-resistant tablet is custom-made for the bike, and features a 21.5-inch 1080p multitouch display. It’s powered by a Texas Instruments 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, and uses 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi to connect to the internet. Bluetooth 4.0 and ANT+ allow user-supplied wireless gadgets (such as heart rate monitors and headphones) to communicate with it.

Peloton Stationary Bike With The sweat-resistant tablet

Peloton has included a built-in camera and microphone so the user can video chat with other people in the class. On the 1080p display of the tablet, the interface also shows a leaderboard of all the riders in the class.

Additionally, using integrated software, it’s possible to keep track of personal stats such as speed, resistance level, calories burned, cadence,distance and power output – both for the current ride and as they’ve progressed over time.

Classes will be broadcast live from Peleton’s New York City studio, at numerous times (for multiple time zones) and for a variety of fitness levels and riding styles. If users can’t tune in live for the session of their choice, they can still watch a recording of it on demand, at whatever time suits them best. A basic tier of classes will be available free to all users, although a monthly subscription of up to an estimated US$39 will be required to take advantage of the full package.

Showing personal stats such as speed, resistance level, calories burned, cadence,distance and power output

The view of your live or on-demand class—and your data—from the interactive screen of your Peloton bike.

The target launch window for users in the United States is November 2013, but international users will have to wait until January 2014.

Production funds for the Peleton Bike and its associated classes are currently being raised on Kickstarter. At a pledge of US$1,500 US-based supporters will get the cheapest version of the bike but it will cost $2,000 for people living in the rest of the world– along with one year of free access to all of the classes. They estimated shipping cost to be $150 to the US, and at least twice that to international backers.

Future Trends

Peloton Stationary Bike Links Home With Exercise Classes With Android Tablet