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Suunto Ambit In-Depth Review

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The Suunto Ambit is the first GPS device out on the market that’s very clearly targeted at ultra runners – and those wanting to go long distances for a long time, upwards of 50+ hours. … Because I want to be transparent about my reviews – Suunto sent me a final retail unit to try out.

Suunto Ambit 2 and 2S In-Depth Review

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It’s been just over a year since the first Suunto Ambit came out (which for clarity I’ll use the term Ambit1 during this review), and during that time Suunto has made impressive progress on the original unit through a series of pre-announced and predictable (and even on time!) firmware updates. … Today, Suunto has officially announced their latest addition to the lineup, the Ambit2 and Ambit2 S.

A detailed look at Suunto’s new big Ambit update including App Zone & ANT+

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Perhaps the most intriguing addition to the watch is Suunto Apps, which enables you to create apps that you can run on your Suunto Ambit. … Earlier today Suunto released their 2.0 firmware for their Ambit watch, which has previously been targeted primarily at the hiking and ultra running crowd.

Suunto 7 Wear OS GPS Watch In-Depth Review

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It’s not a Suunto Ambit for sure, but it’s seemingly just as good as a Suunto 3/5/9 is from a GPS standpoint for the places and areas I’ve tested. … Let’s get this out of the way right from the first line: The Suunto 7 is both the best smartwatch they’ve ever made, while concurrently being the worst sport watch they’ve ever made.

Suunto 9 Baro Multisport GPS In-Depth Review

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If you’ve seen a Suunto Ambit/Spartan box in the past, then nothing has changed. … Let’s get something out of the way right up front: The Suunto 9 is the Suunto Spartan V2.

Massive Suunto Ambit 2/2s Exclusive Clever Training Sale

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This deal represents a pretty huge savings across Suunto’s latest line of products that came out this past spring, the Suunto Ambit 2/2s. … And the second is my comparative thoughts between some of the units out there that the Suunto Ambit 2/2s are competing with – hopefully enabling you to make a decision on whether any of these watches are appropriate for your needs.

Suunto 3 Fitness In-Depth Review

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By and large, Suunto has been a company that’s been focused on endurance users. … The unit uses the same charger as the Suunto Spartan Trainer as well as the older Ambit series.

Suunto Ambit to get full ANT+ functionality in November 2012, additional features in September 2012.

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There’s some pretty significant news coming out of the Suunto camp around the Suunto Ambit - their GPS integrated watch focused towards ultramarathon and hikers that they released back this past spring. … As previously announced, Suunto had planned a May 2012 update (which they came pretty close on delivering, only a few weeks late), and a September 2012 update.

Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR In-Depth Review

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Left to right: Forerunner 935, Fenix 5, Fenix 5X, Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR, and Suunto Ambit 3 Peak. … Last summer (2016) amidst Suunto announcing the Spartan series, they made note of a planned optical heart rate enabled version that would be released down the road.

10-Day Sale: Garmin FR910XT down to $249, Suunto Ambit 2S down to $263

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Next, we’ve got the Suunto Ambit2 & 2S 25% off. … First, in part because Garmin and Suunto did it last year mid-May and I suspect it was quite successful sales-wise.

Suunto Ambit3 Multisport GPS Watch In-Depth Review

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The Suunto Ambit3 comes in a number of colors/flavors, and two distinct model versions, the Peak and the Sport. … It’s been nearly three months since Suunto announced the Ambit3, though considerably less time since the unit started making its way into the wild with final hardware and firmware.

A weekend of watch previews: Suunto Ambit and the Soleus 2.0 GPS

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Rewind the clocks to 10:30PM Friday night, which is the time at which I finally managed to secure the not-yet-available Suunto Ambit box from DHL. … I must say, I’m really impressed though with how integrated the Suunto Movescount site is with the watch.

Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR In-Depth Review (It’s a full triathlon watch for $279)

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This charging cable matches that of the Suunto Ambit series, and doesn’t follow inline with the existing Suunto Spartan series cables (which have a magnetic charging snap). … I think Suunto finally got their groove back.

A perfect example of a creative Suunto Ambit App: Bike Power Meter Display

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This past weekend I spent a bit of time poking through all the new apps that have been released onto the Suunto Ambit App zone. … Ideally in a future release the Suunto folks would allow developers to write data as well.

Suunto Spartan Ultra In-Depth Review

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It’s been a bit over four months since Suunto started to announce the Spartan series, which contains two watches at present: the Ultra and the Sport. … These two watches are set to be the successor models to the rather successful Ambit series, which was a combined multisport and hiking watch.

Suunto Ambit2 R In-Depth Review

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If you have an ANT+ strap however, that will work just fine with the Suunto Ambit series, as ANT+ support was added to the whole series about 16 months ago. … Because I want to be transparent about my reviews – Suunto sent me two final retail units to try out (white and black).

Giveaway Extravaganza: Suunto Ambit 2 GPS Multisport Watch

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First up this year, the Suunto Ambit 2! This triathlon focused watch crossed over from starting off as a hiking/ultra-runners watch and then within the Ambit 2 line, they added in all triathlon sports (swim/bike/run/multisport). … My-In-Depth Product Review: Suunto Ambit 2/2s In-Depth Review

Suunto announces decommission plans for Movescount platform, impacting some watches

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Note that the Suunto Ambit 2 was introduced in March 2013, however, the Suunto Ambit 2R was introduced in January 2014 – about 5 years ago. … Two days ago Suunto announced plans to retire their online training platform, Movescount, sometime around Summer 2020 (~18 months from now).

Hands-on: Suunto’s new Spartan Sport Wrist HR Baro

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But it appears that Suunto is aiming to grab that title in any way they can with their just-announced Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR Baro. … The Suunto Spartan series is, of course, Suunto’s lineup of watches that introduced last year as a successor to the Ambit series.

A look at Suunto’s new Ambit2 R GPS

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This morning Suunto officially announced their latest GPS unit – the Suunto Ambit2 R. … Please note: My Full Suunto2 R In-Depth Review is now available at this link.

The New Suunto Ambit3 Vertical: An Explainer

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FYI: Note that you can order the Suunto Ambit3 Vertical from Clever Training, and by using the DCR coupon code of DCR10BTF you’ll save 10% off your order (and free US shipping). … About 10 days ago Suunto announced the Ambit 3 Vertical, making it the latest high-end watch from the company, and a continuation of the Ambit lineup.

First look at the Suunto Ambit3 multisport GPS watch

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This morning Suunto has announced their latest endurance and multisport watch, the Suunto Ambit3. … Historically speaking however Suunto actually is one of the stronger companies when it comes to releasing relatively bug-free software.

Suunto Announces SuuntoPlus Guides: An App Platform for 3rd Party Apps

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It’s been just shy of a decade from when Suunto announced their first app platform, called the Suunto AppZone. … Unfortunately, while Suunto got off to a strong initial start, they eventually killed off the platform with the switch from the Ambit series to the Spartan series.

Suunto announces new Spartan Ultra GPS watch, rolls out refreshed Movescount site

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Today Suunto’s refreshing both its website as well as its flagship multisport GPS watch series. … This watch is seen by Suunto themselves as the successor to the Ambit series (as noted in their press release).

Mid-Week Tidbits: Canyon supports trainer riding and Suunto clarifies platform future

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Suunto Ambit & Traverse Finally Get Love: If you’ve got an older Suunto Ambit or Traverse watch that doesn’t have Bluetooth sync capabilities, by next Summer (that’s 10 months from now) they’ll roll out a new desktop app that connects to the Sports Tracker backend, which is what the new Suunto App (iOS/Android) is connected to. … Suunto Movescount App Dies: On December 18th, 2019 the Movescount smartphone app will be removed from the iOS & Android app stores.

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