Polar Announces A300 Activity Tracker Watch, also MyFitnessPal automatic sync support
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/announces-myfitnesspal-automatic.htmlThis weekend ahead of CES here in Las Vegas, Polar has announced their latest activity tracking watch, the A300.
How To Use a Cycling Power Meter With a Garmin Vivoactive or Venu Watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/05/how-to-use-a-cycling-power-meter-with-a-vivoactive-or-venu-watch.htmlOfficially, power meters are not supported on Garmin’s Venu & Vivoactive watch series.
Garmin Vivoactive 3 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/10/garmin-vivoactive-3-in-depth-review.htmlIt’s been about 6 weeks since Garmin first announced the new Vivoactive 3 GPS watch.
Hands-on with the Garmin Epix GPS mapping & multisport watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/garmin-epix-mapping-multisport.htmlToday Garmin introduced a full color mapping GPS wrist watch that doubles as a multisport watch – making for the first time they’ve merged the multisport world with their historically separate handheld mapping units.
Tech Tidbits: New Zwift Features, New Strava CEO, Apple Watch Siri Health Integration
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/12/tidbits-features-integration.htmlAt Nike, he was in the fitness team as the product leader for Nike Run Club, Nike Training Club, Nike Adapt, and Apple Watch Nike+.
Wahoo Adds Track Running Mode to RIVAL GPS Watch: Hands-on Test
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/wahoo-adds-track-running-mode-to-rival-gps-watch-hands-on-test.htmlIt’s been 5 months since Wahoo released their RIVAL GPS watch, aimed primarily at the triathlete crowd.
A weekend of watch previews: Suunto Ambit and the Soleus 2.0 GPS
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/03/weekend-of-watch-previews-suunto-ambit.htmlIn addition, I also added to my arsenal the new Soleus 2.0 GPS watch, which is the next unit in the series for the bargain priced Soleus GPS watches.
First Look at Withings Activité activity tracker & designer watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/07/withings-activite.htmlLate last week Withings announced their latest device – the Withings Activité, which combined an activity tracker into a more normal looking high-end designer watch.
Garmin Vivoactive 4 Smartwatch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/02/garmin-vivoactive-4-gps-smartwatch-in-depth-review.htmlBoth watches, screen aside, are nearly identical.
Garmin MARQ Athlete In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/garmin-marq-athlete-in-depth-review.htmlIt’s been nearly five months since Garmin first announced their high-end MARQ series watches, which top out at $2,500 for the Driver edition.
Testing out the Pebble watch with new RunKeeper app integration
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/testing-runkeeper-integration.htmlWhen I saw the announcement last week from RunKeeper and Pebble that RunKeeper had released the final non-beta integration with the smart-watch, I was excited to dive into it.
Hands-on: Garmin’s New Descent MK1 Diving Watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/10/garmins-descent-mk1-diving-gps.htmlI had actually long planned to do waterproofing tests there for various watches, but ultimately I just bought a waterproofing test chamber instead.
Garmin Venu 2 & Venu 2S GPS Smartwatch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/garmin-venu2-venu2s-smartwatch-review.htmlToday Garmin announced the new Venu 2 & Venu 2S watches, the AMOLED display successors to the original Garmin Venu watch.
Initial thoughts on the new Adidas Smart Run GPS watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/10/initial-thoughts-adidas.htmlLast week Adidas announced their first foray into the GPS device world with their Adidas Smart Run GPS watch.
Hands-on: Polar’s M430 GPS watch with optical HR
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/04/hands-on-polars-m430-gps-watch-with-optical-hr.htmlWhile this watch lineage has previously been somewhat running focused, it actually supports a number of sports – and is one of the few watches out there to enable the optical HR sensor while doing swimming.
The Best GPS Sport Watches (2021 Recommendations Guide)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/best-gps-sport-smartwatches-recommendations-guide-2021.htmlMeaning, if you’re aiming to keep your runs to a few hours or so (even a marathon), then all of these watches will do perfectly fine.
A hands-on look at the Mio Alpha strapless optical heart rate watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/07/hands-on-look-at-mio-alpha-strapless.htmlLate last week I got a chance to try out the new Mio Alpha watch, which is a strapless heart rate monitoring watch.
Garmin Bounce LTE Kids Activity Tracker In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/01/garmin-bounce-activity-tracker-lte-in-depth-review.htmlOn the back panel of the box you’ll see the slate of features included within it, as well as of course the color of the watch on the front/side.
Tech Tidbits: Spotify on Garmin FR645 Music, New COROS Helmets, No Apple Watch ECG Yet
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/10/tech-tidbits-spotify-on-garmin-fr645-music-new-coros-helmets-no-apple-watch-ecg-yet.htmlIn fact, the apps are identical between the two watches.
Friday Tech Tidbits: Banning power meters at Tour de France, Polar Vantage now shipping, new COROS APEX GPS watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/10/friday-tech-tidbits-banning-power-meters-at-tour-de-france-polar-vantage-now-shipping-new-coros-apex-gps-watch.htmlNext, we’ve got a new watch from COROS in the pipeline – the COROS APEX.
Wahoo Adds Native Stryd Support for RIVAL Watch, Outlines Future Plans
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/native-support-outlines.htmlIts been one year since the Wahoo RIVAL GPS watch was launched, and in that time Wahoo has added a number of features.
Suunto Announces Slew of Spartan Firmware Updates, New Custom Watch Builder
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/10/suunto-announces-slew-of-spartan-firmware-updates-new-custom-watch-builder.htmlBut in addition to all that, you can now build your own Suunto watch using various parts/bands.
Apple Watch Series 5 First Run Impressions Video Up!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/apple-watch-series-5-first-run-impressions-video-up.htmlThis post is just a super quick note that I pushed out a video with my initial impressions on the Apple Watch Series 5.
Apple Significantly Changes Apple Watch Running Power In Latest Beta
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/03/apple-watch-running-power-changes.htmlApple has quietly made a pretty substantial change to how and when running power is calculated in the Apple Watch, which will impact ultra and trail runners the most.
Apple Watch Ultra vs New York City: GPS Accuracy Test!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/10/apple-watch-ultra-vs-new-york-city-gps-accuracy-test.htmlIn the event you aren’t subscribed over on YouTube, I’ve posted a full comparison of the Apple Watch Ultra vs Garmin Epix in New York City, on an epic route through the city, including up and down some of the most building-dense streets I could find.
