Talk:Heart rate monitor

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[edit] Invention

I though that the HRM was invented in Finland. Polar Electro claim they were selling the first ones in 1982 [1]. I bought my first one in the late 90's, therefore it doesn't make sense to claim that Robert Treffene appeared on a television show (The New Inventors) which only appeared in 2004.--JBellis 17:44, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

According to Polar: "The first EKG accurate wireless heart rate monitor was invented by Polar back in 1977 as a training tool for the Finnish National Cross Country Ski Team." —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.107.65.116 (talk) 00:48, August 24, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Highest quality made by polar?

The line about the highest quality heart rate monitors being made by Polar sounds like an ad, not a line from an encyclopedia. It seems utterly inappropriate. --Pmetzger 21:28, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Link to Polar's about site

There's a link to polar's about page on their website. It turns out the paragraph before that reference link is taken straight from their webpage. That sounds a little biased to me. 208.101.110.170 17:42, 28 May 2007 (UTC)