Apr. 1

Garmin Vivoactive 6 Hands-On: Everything You Need to Know!

Garmin has just announced the new Vivoacitve 6, which brings it even closer to their mainstream consumer watch, the Venu 3. This new version adds in some 50 sport profile modes, a ton of running features including running dynamics, running power, running PacePro, course following, and on-watch workout animations. Meanwhile …

Mar. 31

DJI Flip The Gauntlet: ActiveTrack Sports Follow-Me Testing

 The DJI Flip is the second DJI product (after the DJI Neo) to incorporate its fully built-in autonomous tracking capability. Up till these products, you had to have some form of controller involved in order to actively track/follow you for any distance (even back in the old school days …

Mar. 27

Garmin Connect+ Paid Subscription: Hands-on Thoughts & Analysis

 Garmin has announced that it is dipping its toe into the AI-powered paid insights subscription service business. While this is hardly the first subscription service that Garmin offers (more on that later), this is the first time they’ve charged for features that ostensibly would have been included for free …

Mar. 25

GoPro Anamorphic Lens Mod In-Depth Review

 Last September, when GoPro announced their new GoPro Hero 13 Black, they also announced new ‘HB Series’ lens mods. Essentially, these were more advanced lenses than GoPro has made in the past, and included a little bit of ‘smarts’ within them, letting the camera know which specific lens was …

Mar. 22

FIT File: Watch Overload?! What We’re Testing and What We’re Wearing

 For those not subscribed to the FIT File (it’s free!) via your regular podcast app or on YouTube, here’s a quick post with the highlights from the most recent episode. In this episode, we chat about fresh new watches from Garmin, OnePlus, and Amazfit...as well as the Beats Powerbeats …

» Garmin Vivoactive 6 Hands-On: Everything You Need to Know!
» DJI Flip The Gauntlet: ActiveTrack Sports Follow-Me Testing
» Garmin Connect+ Paid Subscription: Hands-on Thoughts & Analysis
» GoPro Anamorphic Lens Mod In-Depth Review
» FIT File: Watch Overload?! What We’re Testing and What We’re Wearing

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In Depth Product Reviews

You probably stumbled upon here looking for a review of a sports gadget.  If you’re trying to decide which unit to buy – check out my in-depth reviews section.  Some reviews are over 60 pages long when printed out, with hundreds of photos!  I aim to leave no stone unturned.

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Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.

Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there.  Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day?  I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things).  And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!

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Have some fun in the travel section.

I travel a fair bit, both for work and for fun. Here’s a bunch of random trip reports and daily trip-logs that I’ve put together and posted. I’ve sorted it all by world geography, in an attempt to make it easy to figure out where I’ve been.

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My Photography Gear: The Cameras/Drones/Action Cams I Use Daily

The most common question I receive outside of the “what’s the best GPS watch for me” variant, are photography-esq based. So in efforts to combat the amount of emails I need to sort through on a daily basis, I’ve complied this “My Photography Gear” post for your curious minds (including drones & action cams!)! It’s a nice break from the day-to-day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it!

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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List

Many readers stumble into my website in search of information on the latest and greatest sports tech products. But at the end of the day, you might just be wondering “What does Ray use when not testing new products?”. So here is the most up to date list of products I like and fit the bill for me and my training needs best! DC Rainmaker 2024 swim, bike, run, and general gear list. But wait, are you a female and feel like these things might not apply to you? If that’s the case (but certainly not saying my choices aren’t good for women), and you just want to see a different gear junkies “picks”, check out The Girl’s Gear Guide too.

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