TomTom Cardio Runner & Multisport with Optical Heart Rate In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/04/tomtom-cardio.htmlThese new additions add in optical heart rate monitoring straight into the back of both the TomTom Runner and Multisport GPS watches. … The new line – called the ‘Cardio’ utilizes the well known Mio sensor technology to measure your heart rate directly at your wrist, and does so in a form factor that’s waterproof to 50-meters.
Mio Alpha Optical Heart Rate Monitor In-Depth Review (Bluetooth Smart/ANT+)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/02/monitor-bluetooth-smartant.htmlIt’s just like a heart rate strap in that respect – it just displays your heart rate and transmits it. … Unlike traditional heart rate straps, the Alpha isn’t placed around ones chest.
4iiii’s Viiiiva ANT+ to Bluetooth Smart Bridge & Heart Rate Strap In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/07/viiiiva-bluetooth-bridge.htmlPulling out the guts of the box, we find a plastic shell with the heart rate strap and transmitter pod, along with a quickstart guide. … Like most heart rate straps, it’ll come in two pieces: The strap and the transmitter pod.
Garmin HRM-DUAL Heart Rate Strap In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/01/garmin-heart-strap-review.htmlToday Garmin announced their second dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart transmitting sensor, the HRM-DUAL heart rate strap. … This new HRM-DUAL is about as simple as they come: The chest strap transmits your heart rate data concurrently over ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart.
A look at Garmin’s new swimming heart rate straps: HRM-SWIM & HRM-TRI
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/07/garmins-swimming-straps.htmlToday Garmin introduced two new heart rate straps that are designed to capture your heart rate data while you swim. … This move puts them roughly on parity with offerings that competitors Suunto and Polar already have for recording heart rate data underwater.
Polar H10 Heart Rate Monitor: Very Long Term In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/12/polar-monitor-review.htmlFor the most part, the H10 predated when I did dedicated general-purpose heart rate strap reviews. … Ultimately, earning itself a place in my mental list of acceptable reference devices for heart rate accuracy, as well as my product buyers guides.
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. … The unit itself uses optical sensors to measure your heart rate at your wrist.
Garmin HRM-PRO Plus Heart Rate Strap In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/garmin-heart-review.htmlMeanwhile, the 5ATM waterproofing means it’s good down to 50 meters, in the event you want to capture your heart rate while scuba diving or something. … As an adult in 2022, I’ll assume you know how to put on a heart rate strap.
Garmin HRM-FIT In-Depth Review: Best Women’s Heart Rate Monitor?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/01/garmin-review-monitor.htmlGarmin’s newest heart rate strap is one designed specifically for women, which essentially takes the features of Garmin’s high-end HRM-PRO Plus, but molds it into a strap that snaps onto your existing sports bra. … With heart rate monitors, movement is bad (be it chest straps or optical sensors/bands).
The Garmin FR225 with optical heart rate: Everything you ever wanted to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/05/garmin-fr225-optical.htmlToday Garmin has released their first device with an optical heart rate sensor built into it, the new Forerunner 225. … Without question the most important new feature (out of two new features) in the FR225 is the optical heart rate (HR) sensor.
LifeBEAM Smart Helmet with Integrated ANT+ Heart Rate Sensor In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/05/lifebeam-helmet-integrated.htmlIt would be the first ANT+ enabled heart rate (HR) sensing cycling helmet (perhaps the first HR helmet at all for that matter). … At the very front is the tiny heart rate sensor.
Sennheiser Momentum Sport Earbuds with Heart Rate & Body Temperature Tracking
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/05/sennheiser-momentum-temperature.htmlHowever, the Momentum Sport had a rather unique set of sport features in that it could measure your heart rate during workouts and transmit it to any Bluetooth-capable device while also measuring your body temperature. … On the main app page, you’ll see your current heart rate & body temperature, and can switch between Fahrenheit or Celsius.
COROS Heart Rate Monitor (Optical Band) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/monitor-optical-review.htmlThe COROS Heart Rate Monitor is a very simple product, which should make for a very simple review. … Instead, it has exactly one purpose in life: Transmitting your current heart rate over Bluetooth.
Garmin Adds Bluetooth Heart Rate & Running Data Broadcasting for FR245/FR945
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/bluetooth-running-broadcasting.htmlGarmin has quietly begun offering the ability for users to start re-broadcasting their heart rate over Bluetooth Smart with certain wearables, via an open beta program. … While virtually all Garmin wearables made in the last…ever…support re-broadcasting of heart rate over ANT+, none have supported re-broadcasting over Bluetooth Smart.
Polar’s New H9 Heart Rate Strap: Everything you ever wanted to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/polars-everything-wanted.htmlPolar has announced today a new heart rate chest strap, undercutting slightly their higher-end H10 strap with a less expensive offering that ditches the onboard storage, while still maintaining the trio of connectivity choices (ANT+/Bluetooth Smart/5kHz). … This means that it’s ideal for some of Polar’s B2B partners to leverage for various applications beyond just simple heart rate such as ECG and HRV data.
Hands-on with Epson’s new Pulsesense optical heart rate activity trackers
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/pulsesense-activity-trackers.htmlBoth of these units contain Epson’s in-house developed optical sensor for measuring heart rate via your wrist. … Of course, the most differentiating aspect of the PS-500 (and PS-100) is the inclusion of the optical heart rate sensor on the back of the unit.
Scosche Rhythm+ 2.0 Heart Rate Sensor In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/03/scosche-rhythm-sensor.htmlIt broadcasts your heart rate over ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart, shows your zones…and…well…that’s about it. … But that’s ultimately all most people want a heart rate sensor for – and of course, doing so accurately.
4iiii’s debuts Viiiiva Bluetooth Smart and ANT+ Consolidator Heart Rate Strap
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/09/4iiiis-debuts-viiiiva-bluetooth-smart.htmlToday at Interbike, 4iiii’s quietly showed off a new heart rate strap that contains both a ANT+ chip and a Bluetooth Low Energy chip within it (Bluetooth Smart). … At first glance, you may wonder why this is important – but once I walk through it, you’ll see the implications are far more reaching than simply displaying heart rate data.
A look at the new Polar Beat Bluetooth Smart app with H7 Heart Rate Strap
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/10/a-look-at-new-polar-beat-bluetooth.htmlThis is somewhat ironic in that it’s now the only offering that can take advantage of their own Polar H7 Bluetooth Smart heart rate strap via Bluetooth 4.0. … Both of these do require utilizing a Bluetooth Smart heart rate strap like the H7 though – since both of them focus on heart rate metrics.
Understanding continual (24/7) optical HR data and resting heart rate
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/02/understanding-continual-optical.htmlMore and more devices over the last 1-2 years have begun to include the ability to record your heart rate (HR) data around the clock. … So while I don’t personally have any use for knowing my reaction to the Panthers' loss at the Super Bowl, I’m much more interested in knowing my lowest heart rate of the day.
Umpteen ways to measure your heart rate
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/03/umpteen-ways-to-measure-your-heart-rate.htmlFor reasons unclear to me, this week has turned out to be the week of heart rate related devices plopping onto my doorstep. … The Resting Heart Rate (Pulse) and Oximeter Finger Device: One of the metrics that I use to baseline how my body is feeling on the whole is resting heart rate.
Annual Public Service Announcement: How to fix heart rate strap dropouts/spikes
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/12/annual-public-service-announcement-how-to-fix-heart-rate-strap-dropoutsspikes.htmlI just wanted to put out a quick post as a reminder for folks that may be running into heart rate strap spiking or dropout issues with colder/dryer weather. … A dropout is when the strap monitoring your heart rate records/displays a significant and unlikely drop in your heart rate.
First look at new Mio Link ANT+/Bluetooth Smart optical heart rate wrist band
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/01/mio-link-first-look.htmlToday, Mio announced their newest product, the dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart optical heart rate wrist band: Mio Link. … But first let’s start back at the beginning though and explain what exactly an optical heart rate (HR) monitor is.
How to fix cold/dry weather erratic heart rate readings
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/11/how-to-fix-colddry-weather-erratic.htmlBut rather, the time of year when your heart rate readings start to resemble a seismic monitor more than a representation of your heart rate. … If you’ve been out for a run or ride recently and live in a place other than Florida, you’ve probably noticed that your heart rate strap may show dropouts or spikes – basically situations where the heart rate value is inaccurate by a significant amount.
A Maltese Jellyfish Openwater Swim…with Live Tracking, Heart Rate, Live Video…and more!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/10/jellyfish-openwater-tracking.htmlSo I figured I'd put together this post to explain all the pieces - from the cellular tracking to the heart rate data to the video live streaming. … It shows your trail on a map, as well as speed/pace/distance data and further allowed you to send ANT+ data like cadence, heart rate and power.
