Week in Review–September 24th, 2017
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/week-review-september-24th.html3) Red Sox Cheated With A Fitbit: I’d love to know more about the specifics of this.
Week in Review–August 25th, 2013
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/reviewaugust-25th-2013.html11) Fitbit gets $43 million in funding round: Hmm, I’m not sure I get this.
Garmin Venu 2 Plus In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/01/garmin-venu-plus-depth-review.htmlSure, slightly marred by COVID, but by and large Garmin has historically released a new edition each September (like Apple, Samsung, Fitbit, and others have done in that same target market/category).
Garmin Shows Off New On-Device Sleep Tracking Widgets
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/garmin-tracking-widgets.htmlNamely Fitbit with over 100 million devices shipped and 28 million users, and then more recently Xiaomi/Samsung/Huawei.
Week in Review–February 20th, 2011
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/02/week-in-reviewfebruary-20th-2011.html4) FitBit releases development API: I’m still loving the little FitBit I bought back last summer, even though I haven’t written a review up on it yet.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/12/random-things-did-this-weekend-10.htmlThere was the FitBit Charge (but not yet the Charge HR, nor the Surge), and the Basis Peak.
Week in Review–December 13th, 2020
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/12/week-review-december-13th.html7) Fitbit Kinda Quietly Recalls Some Early Sense Units: We’re talking a few hundred units apparently, due to an issue with ECG failures.
2014 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sports Technology Deals
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/11/black-friday.htmlOn the Vivofit, it was a great deal at $99, but at $79 it's cheaper than any display-capable activity tracker except the FitBit Zip, but has way more functionality than that.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/random-things-did-this-weekend-66.htmlAnd then also the Fitbit Versa at the end of the ride.
Garmin Vivoactive In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/04/garmin-vivoactive-depth-review.htmlFor example, if I’m pushing a shopping cart with a wrist-based device such the Fitbit Charge or Vivoactive, I’ll likely get reduced step counts.
Week in Review–Dec 22nd, 2018
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/12/week-in-review-dec-22nd-2018.htmlFitbit Ionic & Versa Firmware Update: Part of a rollout of their new Fitbit OS updates.
Garmin Forerunner 735XT In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/garmin-forerunner-735xt-review.htmlA serious difference between competitors like Fitbit that measure every second.
Garmin Venu with AMOLED Display: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/garmin-display-everything.htmlSee, unlike watches from Apple and Samsung, Garmin joins Fitbit in perhaps a new trend of allowing these AMOLED displays to be left on the entire time.
Garmin quietly introduces automatic sleep detection to existing activity trackers
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/03/garmin-automatic-detection.htmlIf you look at competitive offerings, such as Fitbit, you’ll see Fitbit has not only automatic sleep detection, but quite a bit of information about the night – such as times awake, restlessness, and how long I was awake.
Polar H10 Heart Rate Monitor: Very Long Term In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/12/polar-monitor-review.htmlWe see meandering by the Whoop’s and Fitbit Charge 5 here too.
First Look at COROS’s new Structured Workout & Strength Training Features
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/05/structured-strength-training.htmlFitbit has imagery, and way back when so did Adidas.
Week in Review–November 17th, 2014
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/11/reviewnovember-17th-2014.html2) Fitbit data being used in court: Pretty interesting case, though, I think the logic behind the usage data is pretty thin from a conclusions standpoint.
A Singapore Runaround
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/a-singapore-runaround.htmlIn this case I was using a Fitbit Versa (which uses my phone's GPS), a Garmin FR935, and a Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR.
Week in Review–June 4th, 2023
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/06/week-review-june-2023.html8) Fitbit users can use Google accounts starting June 6th: This isn’t required yet, that’ll come in a couple of years (2025 to be exact).
Week in Review–January 23rd, 2017
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/01/week-reviewjanuary-23rd.html7) Fitbit, but for elephants: Yup, activity trackers have officially arrived.
Week in Review–March 18th, 2018
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/03/week-review-march-18th.htmlI suspect some of these are driven by the various Fitbit announcements as of late.
Week in Review–December 13th, 2015
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/reviewdecember-13th-2015.htmlJust a quick note to let folks know that Garmin, Withings, and Fitbit all ‘re-launched’ many of the Black Friday sales starting today.
Week in Review–May 30th, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/05/week-reviewmay-30th.html6) Fitbit bought Coin: Yes, a week or two old.
Week in Review–February 23rd, 2014
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/02/reviewfebruary-23rd-2014.html1) FitBit recalls FitBit Force wristband activity trackers: After all the skin related issues with the unit that have swept across the web, it’s a wonder it’s taken this long.
First Look: TomTom’s Newly Overhauled Sports App
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/01/tomtoms-overhauled-sports.htmlFor example, we saw TomTom and Fitbit both make software-only fitness announcements at CES.
