Aug. 27

Suunto Race 2 In-Depth Review: New Features Worth The Upgrade?

 Suunto has just announced the new Suunto Race 2, a watch that aims to take the existing Suunto Race 1 and provide it with incremental hardware updates to give Suunto more capabilities for future updates. But additionally, Suunto says they set out with one key goal: Make the optical …

Aug. 24

Wahoo Releases Firmware Update to Fix GPS-Time Issue

Just as a super quick weekend PSA, Wahoo has released a firmware update to address the  back-to-the-past time issue that started a week ago, reverting the time back nearly 20 years. That in turn rendered those units mostly useless, due to GPS disconnect and other issues. This impacted BOLT1, ROAM1, …

Aug. 21

Insta360 GO Ultra In-Depth Review: 19 Things to Know!

 Insta360 has announced their latest action cam, the Insta360 GO Ultra. This unit attempts to shift forward the Insta360 GO lineup from being less full-featured, to now having more higher-end features from their Ace Pro series. This includes a bigger sensor size, increase to 60FPS in 4K, better low-light …

Aug. 20

Pixel Watch 4 Launches with Satellite SOS: Hands-on!

 Google has announced its newest Pixel Watches, the Pixel Watch 4 (in both 41mm and 45mm sizes). These watches may look relatively similar from the outside, but there’s a host of new features inside, including the first in a mainstream wearable/smartwatch: Satellite communication & messaging. This new feature allows …

Aug. 19

COROS NOMAD In-Depth Review: Copycat or Champion?

 It’d be easy to look at the new COROS NOMAD and mistake it for a Garmin Instinct. Because visually…ummm…it’s darn near identical - down to the metal ring enforcement around the plastic bezel. But that’d be overlooking the fact that the Garmin Instinct series itself leans heavily on Casio …

» Suunto Race 2 In-Depth Review: New Features Worth The Upgrade?
» Wahoo Releases Firmware Update to Fix GPS-Time Issue
» Insta360 GO Ultra In-Depth Review: 19 Things to Know!
» Pixel Watch 4 Launches with Satellite SOS: Hands-on!
» COROS NOMAD In-Depth Review: Copycat or Champion?

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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.