While the RunKeeper Pro apps for both Android and iOS remain free for the month of January, the team over at RunKeeper continue to add new features and bring new support. As of now the two new features for both mobile platforms include Heart Rate Monitoring as well as Selective Activity and Map Sharing. Heart more »

The fine folks over at Runkeeper have offered up a rather nice deal — Runkeeper Pro is free for the month of January. And for those keeping track, the app is normally priced at $10. That said, for those unfamiliar with the app, Runkeeper can be a runners best friend in that it tracks all more »

What better way than to start your Monday than by reading a story about a girl who fell into an open manhole cover because she was walking and texting and obviously not paying attention to where she was going? If nothing else, it will make you feel just a little bit better about the bad weekend that you may have had because you can now rejoice in the fact that at least you did not fall into an open manhole in New York City.

If you have ever been in a wheelchair for any reason, then you probably know that an inability to walk can pose great problems. I know when I was in a wheelchair for a brief period of time due to an injury, it was really frustrating not being able to walk. In efforts to provide a solution, Honda has been developing a type of support system that is able to help people with weakened leg muscles walk again. On April 20-23, Honda will be showing off a prototype at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress in Detroit. However, before this event, Honda has plans to show off their prototype to some media in New York.

Essentially, the support device consists of straps that wrap around your waist and knees, and then a few plastic pieces that have important jobs. The plastic pieces are designed to collect information on hip motions as well as how you walk to accurately change to match your gait. The whole idea is to figure out when to provide assistance to your walk, and when to leave it alone. The computer measures how much to increase your average stride, in order to make walking easier.