Suunto Announces New GPS Watch

Finnish sport instruments maker Suunto has just announced Ambit, a new watch that combines a GPS, barometric sensor (altimeter), 3D compass and heart monitoring (in combination with a chest strap).

With the built-in SiRF IV low power GPS chipset, the battery lifetime is said to hold up to 15 hours with continuous GPS tracking and 50 hours with GPS tracking every 1 minute. The watch is also water resistant to 100m.

Suunto AMBIT is offered in two colors, black or silver and comes with or without a heart rate belt. It will become globally available in March 2012 in selected outdoor stores and the price is estimated to be between €400 and €500.