Roundup from CES Day 1: Unveiled Event
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/01/roundup-from-ces-day-1-unveiled-event.htmlThere are a ton of companies that have built BT enabled blood pressure monitors, but this was the first I…… Ray will come back to the Steel HR soon with a closer look at how Withings is blending a classic timepiece with optical heart rate (and some pretty crazy battery life durations).
Sports Technology Buyers Guide & Recommendations: Winter 2018-2019
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/11/sports-technology-buyers-guide-recommendations.htmlMore importantly though, you can mix and match just about everything I’ve talked about above, with in-depth comparison tables over at the product comparison calculator, which today supports: Action Cameras, Drones, Heart Rate Straps, Watches/Bike Computers, Power Meters, Activity Monitors, and Trainers. … This is my primary and singular running/cycling/hiking/etc heart rate sensor (when not testing something else).
Initial hands-on with Polar Loop activity tracker
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/polar-loop-firstlook.htmlSteps: Steps is pretty straight forward and monitors your steps using the internal 3D accelerometer. … Perhaps the single most interesting aspect of the Polar Loop is the ability to pair it with a heart rate strap.
Withings Activité & Activité Pop In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/withings-activite-review.htmlAlso note that you cannot connect a heart rate strap, nor export the run activity to other services like Strava or MapMyFitness. … Once you’ve calibrated, the time on the device will automatically come from your cell phone.
Sports Technology Buyers Guide: Winter 2020-2021
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/sports-technology-buyers-recommendations-guide-2020-2021.htmlMore importantly though, you can mix and match just about everything I’ve talked about above, with in-depth comparison tables over at the product comparison calculator, which today supports: Action Cameras, Drones, Heart Rate Straps, Watches/Bike Computers, Power Meters, Activity Monitors, and Trainers. … But the company rolled out integration with the Polar OH1 heart rate sensor, which gets your HR data into the goggles/data files too.
Sports Technology Buyers Guide: Winter 2019-2020
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/11/sports-technology-buyers.htmlMore importantly though, you can mix and match just about everything I’ve talked about above, with in-depth comparison tables over at the product comparison calculator, which today supports: Action Cameras, Drones, Heart Rate Straps, Watches/Bike Computers, Power Meters, Activity Monitors, and Trainers. … And while it’s definitely a runner's watch at heart, it’ll likely appeal to most any athlete.
The Power Meter Buyer’s Guide – 2013 Edition
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/power-buyers-edition.htmlIt monitors your heart rate and then uses the rate of change to determine power. … PowerCal: The PowerTap PowerCal (offered in both ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart) is a heart-rate strap that also transmits power information.
Winter 2017-2018 Sports Technology Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/11/winter-technology-recommendations.htmlMore importantly though, you can mix and match just about everything I’ve talked about above, with in-depth comparison tables over at the product comparison calculator, which today supports: Action Cameras, Drones, Heart Rate Straps, Watches/Bike Computers, Power Meters, Activity Monitors, and Trainers. … This is my primary and singular running/cycling/hiking/etc heart rate sensor (when not testing something else).
The Power Meters Buyer’s Guide–2017 Edition
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/11/power-meters-annual-buyers-guide-2017-edition.htmlIt monitors your heart rate and then uses the rate of change to determine power. … PowerCal: The PowerTap PowerCal (offered in both ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart) is a heart-rate strap that also transmits power information.
Giveaway Extravaganza: Garmin FR15 and a Scosche RHYTHM+ Optical HR band
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/06/giveaway-extravaganza-optical.htmlThe Garmin FR15 is one of the best little GPS watches and activity monitors out there. … Then you combine it with my current favorite heart rate sensor – the Scosche RHYTHM+, and you’ve got the perfect duo.
18 Sports Tech Things at CES That I Didn’t Write About
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/01/ces-sportstech-leftovers.htmlThey’ve got a pretty impressive app that monitors a slew of metrics and allows you to plot them a number of ways. … There’s a ton of companies at CES focusing on clothing that now has sensors embedded in it, primarily health/fitness related sensors like heart rate and activity tracking.
My 2012 Sports Gadget Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/11/my-2012-sports-gadget-recommendations.htmlFor activity monitors – like the FitBit – I recommend either the Nike+ Fuelband or the FitBit (any of the three versions). … However, the RC3 matches most of that and adds more around heart rate training and coaching that the FR210 doesn’t have.
My Winter 2015-2016 Sports Gadget Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/winter-sports-gadget-recommendations.htmlMore importantly though, you can mix and match just about everything I’ve talked about above, with in-depth comparison tables over at the product comparison calculator, which today supports: Action Cameras, Heart Rate Straps, Watches/Bike Computers, Power Meters, Activity Monitors, and Trainers. … You can get it with or without optical heart rate.
Week in Review–April 17th, 2011
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/04/week-in-reviewapril-17th-2011.htmlCheck it out! 1) Bluetooth Heart Rate Strap Monitors 2) Android ANT+ Cell Phone Client and App Options 3) Review of smartphone clients and apps You can read all my past weekly mailbags at Slowtwitch here. … Random Note #2: Heart Rate Straps This was the week of heart rate straps arriving at the DCRainmaker pad.
Week in Review–April 27th, 2013
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/04/reviewapril-27th-2013.htmlInstabeat: This is a heads-up display that monitors your heart rate, calories, laps and turns during your swim. … 2) Understanding heart rate zones while swimming: A bit of a paper on how to calculate heart rate zones for those wishing to train by HR in the water.
The Power Meters Buyer’s Guide–2015 Edition
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/10/buyers-guide2015-edition.htmlIt monitors your heart rate and then uses the rate of change to determine power. … PowerCal: The PowerTap PowerCal (offered in both ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart) is a heart-rate strap that also transmits power information.
My Winter 2016-2017 Sports Gadget Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/11/winter-sports-recommendations.htmlMore importantly though, you can mix and match just about everything I’ve talked about above, with in-depth comparison tables over at the product comparison calculator, which today supports: Action Cameras, Drones, Heart Rate Straps, Watches/Bike Computers, Power Meters, Activity Monitors, and Trainers. … This is my primary and singular running/cycling/hiking/etc heart rate sensor (when not testing something else).
The Power Meter Buyers Guide–2018 Edition
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/11/power-meter-buyers-2018.htmlIt monitors your heart rate and then uses the rate of change to determine power. … PowerCal: The PowerTap PowerCal (offered in both ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart) is a heart-rate strap that also transmits power information.
The Power Meters Buyer’s Guide–2014 Edition
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/buyers-guide2014-edition.htmlIt monitors your heart rate and then uses the rate of change to determine power. … PowerCal: The PowerTap PowerCal (offered in both ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart) is a heart-rate strap that also transmits power information.
The Power Meters Buyer’s Guide–2016 Edition
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/power-meters-buyers-guide2016-edition.htmlIt monitors your heart rate and then uses the rate of change to determine power. … PowerCal: The PowerTap PowerCal (offered in both ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart) is a heart-rate strap that also transmits power information.
First Look: Fitbit Charge 3 Activity Tracker with SpO2 Sensor & Sleep Disturbance Tracking
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/08/first-look-fitbit-charge-3-activity-tracker-with-spo2-sensor-sleep-disturbance-tracking.htmlIn Fitbit’s case, they got themselves caught up when users expected medical-level heart rate measurement quality from a consumer-level product. … The conversation then turned to whether or not they were misrepresenting heart rate accuracy in general (medical issues aside), but that’s another topic for another day.
Nike+ FuelBand In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/08/nike-fuelband-in-depth-review.htmlBack in the spring I started to compare various activity monitors – in the hopes of making sense of this fast moving and exploding market segment. … It’s important to understand that step/activity monitors aren’t really a substitute for something like a GPS running watch, heart rate monitor or cycling computer.
Hands-on: Polar’s new M200 GPS watch with Optical HR
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/10/polar-m200-hands-on.htmlToday Polar announced its latest device – the M200, which is a budget focused running GPS watch, but one complete with optical heart rate, smartphone notifications, and even structured training options. … Or, $189 if you want to buy it with a dedicated heart rate strap (but again, it has optical HR already within it).
Weekly Mailbag–August 21st, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/08/weekly-mailbagaugust-21st-2010.htmlThere’s no doubt that they are one of the leaders (if not THE leader) in heart rate monitors…but once you get beyond heart rate monitoring, their offerings pretty much fall apart. … I have a heart monitoring watch that I got for $40 which is great.
Samsung to add ANT+ to full range of mobile devices, plus a look at the S Health app
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/10/samsung-mobile-devices.htmlBlood Pressure Monitors:… With the addition of ANT+ you’ll be able to connect to any ANT+ sensor with apps that support it – such as ANT+ Heart Rate Straps, ANT+ Power Meter, ANT+ cycling sensors (speed/cadence), and anything else that an application wants to connect to (as you’ll see in later sections).
