COROS Wearables has confirmed the release of the COROS POD 2. The newly upgraded foot pod device can be used in tandem with any of the brand’s current available GPS watches to provide the user with more running data for training and racing.
COROS notes that, while GPS technology continues to advance, it still has its limitations. Tall buildings can disrupt satellite signals, pace data may often lag by several seconds, and tracking indoors is often just an educated guess.
The COROS POD 2 claims to expand the capabilities of GPS in a number of ways:
- A more sensitive Instant Pace provides accuracy for workouts and races.
- Enhanced distance and pace accuracy for indoor runners.
- More consistent tracking around tall buildings and other areas with frequent signal disruptions.
- Effort Pace – an instant, all-encompassing pace metric, to reflect the runner’s true effort, regardless of the terrain.
With a firmware update set to release in conjunction with the POD 2, Effort Pace will be available to all COROS users. With Effort Pace, runners will see a pace on their wrist and in their COROS app, which ‘accurately reflects their true effort’.
The COROS team plans additional enhancements to Effort Pace in the future, including environmental factors such as temperature (available on the new device), humidity, altitude and more.
“As a company dedicated to performance sports training hardware and software, we are excited to bring to market an innovative hardware accessory in the POD 2,” said Lewis Wu, CEO of COROS Wearables.
“The POD 2, is not your run-of-the-mill foot pod, with the addition of Effort Pace, it is hard to imagine a runner having a more complete and accurate solution for their training and racing.”
Features and specs:
- Battery life – 28 hours continuous activity (included charging dock holds 140 hours of charge (5 full POD 2 charges)
- Waterproof to 3 ATM (30m)
- Onboard barometric altimeter, thermometer, compass, accelerometer, and gyroscope
- Weight 5.6g (0.2oz) – ‘unnoticeable on the shoe’
COROS POD 2 is available for purchase now on coros.com and through select running specialty retailers and international distribution partners, with a suggested retail price of US$99 / £99.
