Wahoo Fitness Announces New ANT+ API for Android.

                      Wahoo Fitness, a leading maker of hardware and software that delivers real-time fitness and health data to smartphones, announced the release of the first ANT+ application program interface (API) that connects Google Android smartphones to Wahoo Fitness products and any ANT+ compatible equipment. The Android API joins Wahoo Fitness' line of products tailored for the iPhone, broadening the pool of users able to use their smartphones as a fitness training and tracking tool.
                      The Wahoo ANT+ API lets Android app developers tap into the native functionality of leading Android smartphones, allowing fitness-focused developers to rapidly integrate heart rate, speed/cadence and bicycle power into their Android and iPhone apps. Wahoo Fitness's ANT+ API is already used by over 50 of the top fitness apps, with additional apps incorporating Wahoo Fitness's API continually. Fitted with a sensor based on the fitness activity of choice, data is transmitted to the smartphone and read via the ANT+ wireless sensor embedded within certain Android-based phones, providing up-to-the-minute workout and activity data.
                      "Wahoo's technology is a perfect complement for anyone interested in better understanding the true results of their workouts, whether they are a casual exerciser or an elite athlete," said Chip Hawkins, CEO, Wahoo Fitness. "The availability of our Android ANT+ API allows a new wave of fitness enthusiasts to benefit from Wahoo Fitness products by enabling them to them to monitor and manage their workout information on a device they use every day."
                      The ANT+ API allows select Google Android phones to communicate with any of Wahoo's fitness monitoring products including its heart rate monitor, stride sensor, and bicycle speed and cadence sensor. The ANT+- equipped devices communicate wirelessly with the nearby smartphone and desired application, delivering real-time data. If the wireless connection is interrupted, the Wahoo sensor will continue to record data, ensuring that all workout information is accurate once wireless communication resumes.