It must be because its bathing suit season, but we've got fitness on the brain. It's especially nice when technology makes it easier to meet your fitness goals, and this North Star Health Monitor/Pedometer looks like the ideal tool to help with our 10,000 steps and 30 minutes of moderate activity every day.

• It uses a solid state accelerometer sensor and electronic motion and vibration filtering to only count real steps.
• The activity Monitor displays your estimated basal metabolism rate and Total Calories Expenditure.
• It stores and displays seven days of data.

The pedometer normally retails for $39.99, but it's available for $9.99 with free shipping.