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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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–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–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–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–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–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.
Week in Review–May 30th, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/05/week-reviewmay-30th.html6) Fitbit bought Coin: Yes, a week or two old.
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.
Week in Review–March 20th, 2011
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/03/week-in-reviewmarch-20th-2011.html(Hat tip to Mister A) 4) Fitbit Low Battery Alerter: This is cool – a guy made a system which e-mails you when your Fitbit battery gets low.
Garmin Live Event Sharing: Everything you ever wanted to know about it
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/garmin-sharing-everything.htmlThis is also why quick replies on both Fitbit and Garmin devices only work with Android, and not iOS (though, this is an area that Apple makes an exception for their own Apple Watch).
The Massive 2022 Sportswatch Year in Review with DesFit
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/12/massive-sportswatch-year-in-review-2.html42:20 Fitbit Inspire 3… 43:20 Fitbit Sense 2/Versa 4
Spotify Now Available on Garmin: Everything you need to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/10/spotify-available-everything.htmlA company like Garmin (or Fitbit or Samsung or whomever) can request access and petition hard – but ultimately, it’s Spotify’s decision.
