Giveaway Extravaganza: Withings Body Cardio Scale & Activité Pop
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/giveaway-extravaganza-withings-body-cardio-scale-activit-pop.htmlHowever, none of those scales have Pulse Wave Velocity like the Withings Body Cardio does, which is like the most Space Balls thing you can name something (continuing our Star Wars theme today).
Polar Loop In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/12/polar-depth-review.htmlIn the case of the Basis B1 watch, that doesn’t work for exercise (the optical sensor doesn’t), and in the case of the Withings Pulse, it’s just designed for resting heart rate (also no exercise).
Garmin Venu 2 & Venu 2S GPS Smartwatch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/garmin-venu2-venu2s-smartwatch-review.htmlA new generation optical heart rate sensor also brings with it infrared sensors for increased PulseOx accuracy.
Garmin Forerunner 745: 8 Months Later Review Update
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/garmin-forerunner-745-review-update-8-months-later.html– Added Pulse Ox (pulse oximeter data)…
The Garmin FR225 with optical heart rate: Everything you ever wanted to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/05/garmin-fr225-gps-optical-hr.htmlValencell: Scosche Rhythm+, Jabra Sport Pulse headphones, and the iRiver On.
Fitbit Charge and Charge HR In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/02/fitbit-charge-review.htmlOptical sensors measure your heart rate by shining a small light through your skin to your capillaries, where it then measures blood flow through a secondary sensor in the unit that ‘sees’ your pulse.
2014 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sports Technology Deals
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/11/black-friday.htmlWithings Pulse O2 - $79US: Regular, short term deal only (less than an hour), started at 3:00AM EST on Dec 1st.
My Winter 2014-2015 Sports Gadget Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/11/winter-gadget-recommendations.htmlI’ve been including little snippets of these scales in my FitBit Zip and Withings Pulse reviews.
Polar adds ANT+ to two devices, contemplates ANT+ expansion to Vantage series
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/03/polar-adds-ant-to-two-devices-contemplates-ant-expansion-to-vantage-series.htmlPP interval (milliseconds) representing cardiac pulse-to-pulse interval extracted from PPG signal.
Garmin MARQ Athlete (2nd Gen) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/10/garmin-marq-athlete-gen2-in-depth-sports-review.htmlFrom steps, to heart rate, to Vo2max, to breathing rate, to stairs, PulseOx, and on and on.
Garmin Enduro 2 GPS Watch In-Depth Review: Tested to the Limit!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/garmin-enduro-2-gps-watch-in-depth-review.htmlNext, we’ll briefly touch on blood oxygenation levels, which Garmin calls PulseOx.
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.htmlTake Garmin for example, their announced aspirations are to potentially medically certify their new Pulse Ox technology found in the Fenix 5X Plus.
Garmin Forerunner 255 In-Depth Review: Now A Full Multisport Watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/06/garmin-forerunner-255-review-multisport.htmlNext, there’s the blood oxygenation levels, which Garmin brands as PulseOx.
Week in Review–August 6th, 2018
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/08/week-in-review-august-6th-2018.html2) Pulse Oximetry data is apparently in TrainingPeaks: Go figure, things I didn’t know.
Garmin Forerunner 955 (with Solar) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/garmin-forerunner-955-solar-review.htmlNext, we’ll briefly touch on blood oxygenation levels, which Garmin calls PulseOx.
Spending time with the team behind the Basis watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/11/walking-down-street-where-blue-dot-on.htmlFive core sensor types are contained within the watch: Optical Blood Flow Sensor: This sensor detects heart rate, through pulse or blood flow, and constantly monitors heart rate.
LifeBEAM Smart Helmet with Integrated ANT+ Heart Rate Sensor In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/05/lifebeam-helmet-integrated.htmlFrom the outside, the box looks basically like any other helmet box – minus the addition of the little pulse-looking graphic on the front.
Garmin Instinct 2 vs Fenix 7: A Very Detailed Comparison
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/02/instinct-detailed-comparison.htmlAnd in fact, both have PulseOx to get blood oxygen levels on-demand, 24×7, or just during sleep.
TomTom Cardio Runner & Multisport with Optical Heart Rate In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/04/tomtom-cardio.htmlFrom left to right (above/below): Garmin Fenix2, Adidas Smart Run GPS, TomTom Cardio, Polar V800, Soleus Pulse, Suunto Ambit2 R (2S is identical), Timex Run Trainer 2.0, TomTom Runner/Multisport (non-cardio), Garmin FR620, Garmin FR220.
Mio Alpha Optical Heart Rate Monitor In-Depth Review (Bluetooth Smart/ANT+)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/02/monitor-bluetooth-smartant.htmlThe unit uses an optical sensor to measure your pulse.
Garmin Instinct 2/2S/Solar In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/02/garmin-instinct2-2s-2-solar-in-depth-review.htmlThis includes your 24x7 heart rate, blood oxygen (pulse ox/SpO2) readings, breathing rate (respiration rate), and then heart rate derived metrics like stress and recovery.
Garmin Vivofit In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/03/garmin-vivofit-review.htmlOn the left you’ve got the clip-based Withings Pulse, and at the far side on the right the clip-based FitBit Zip.
Hands on with Samsung’s new waterproof S5, activity tracker and Gear watches–with built-in heart rate sensors
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/02/waterproof-activity-watcheswith.htmlThis sensor is primarily used to measure resting heart rate – similar to that found on the Withings Pulse activity monitor.
A weekend bouncing up and down the East Coast (and a look at the new Joule GPS)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/07/weekend-bouncing-up-and-down-east-coast.htmlYou may remember her from the cute photo (end of that post) when she was getting my pulse after my Ironman 70.3 Providence race a few years back.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/05/random-things-did-this-weekend-24.htmlSome people have put watches on potatoes, meat, and other objects to get a fake pulse.
