The Fitbit Ionic Smartwatch: Everything you need to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/fitbit-smartwatch-details.htmlAs regular readers know however, my first-look style posts are detail-packed…but they’ve got nothing on my In-Depth Reviews. … Today Fitbit launched their first legit smartwatch with 3rd party apps, wireless payments, and music support onboard.
How to: Garmin’s Semi-Secret Triathlon Display Mode (aka ‘Extended Display mode’)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/06/garmins-triathlon-extended.htmlThis function allows you to mirror your watch to your Garmin Edge bike computer.
15 Years This Week: The Forerunner 305 Was Released: How does it test now?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/01/years-forerunner-released.htmlMy work e-mails were just as famously long and detailed as my reviews are now. … Arguably the device that began it all from a GPS running watch standpoint, its famed reddish color made it easy to spot a mile away.
Garmin Forerunner 310XT In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/09/garmin-forerunner-310xt-in-depth-review.htmlI take a gazillion pictures along the way, record all the data and then try to offer the most comprehensive reviews possible. … Obviously the orange thing is the watch itself.
Garmin Forerunner 230 & 235 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/garmin-fr230-review.htmlIt’s been almost exactly a month since Garmin announced their lineup of fall running watches, including three new units: The Forerunner 230, 235, and 630.
Testing Out Samsung’s New 4-Minute Cycling FTP Magician
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/07/samsung-ftp-test-how-it-works.htmlLast week Samsung touted a pretty bold claim in the middle of their keynote for their newest smartwatch: They could determine your cycling FTP (functional threshold power, the max power you can maintain for roughly an hour).
Hands-on: Sigma’s iD.TRI & iD.FREE Multisport GPS Watches
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/sigmas-multisport-watches.htmlHowever, what’s impressive is the list of pretty advanced features for a sub-$300 watch, let alone at sub-$200 watch.
Just Got A New Sports Gadget? 34 Tips To Get You Started
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/12/just-sports-gadget-started.htmlYou’ll find all of all of my Garmin reviews here, which dive into all sorts of tips and tricks more deeply for each model. … As did Apple Watch two weeks prior along with Polar’s latest wares.
Winter 2017-2018 Sports Technology Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/11/winter-technology-recommendations.htmlI’ve been including little snippets of these scales in my Fitbit Surge and Withings Activité reviews. … Instead, what we’ve seen to date is the addition of a plethora of mid-range all-around fitness/sports watches that also do a mid-range job of running.
Polar Vantage V3 Hands-On: Everything You Need to Know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/10/polar-vantage-v3-hands-on-details.htmlStill, as I’ve said on several reviews lately, ~1,000 nits for AMOLED displays is plenty bright to see in direct sunlight. … Polar has just announced their newest watch - the Polar Vantage V3.
Suunto 9 Peak: Everything you ever wanted to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/05/suunto-everything-wanted.htmlSome differences are glaringly obvious, like the sleek new watch design – throwing away the often chunky Suunto exterior style, while somehow feeling distinctly Suunto.
Suunto 5: Everything You Need to Know & First Runs
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/suunto-everything-first.htmlAgain – I’ve kinda covered all of the features of this unit in other reviews, such as the Suunto 9 Baro or Suunto 3 in-depth reviews. … The Suunto 5 is a mostly well priced mid-range multisport watch.
Suunto 7 Update Adds Body Resources, Advanced Sleep Tracking, Komoot Routes: Hands-on
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/firmware-resources-advanced.html- Added turn by turn navigation via Komoot: This is the same as on the other Suunto watches which was added a few weeks back.
COROS Adds GoPro Control, Komoot Route Sync, and More
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/coros-control-komoot.htmlAnother month, another substantial COROS watch firmware update.
COROS Pace 3 In-Depth Review: The Best Bang for The Buck?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/11/coros-depth-review.htmlThis test is done in virtually every one of my GPS watch reviews in the last few years, and is incredibly difficult to do well. … At the time, the original COROS Pace 1 undercut all of their competitors on price, while delivering features that watches double their price didn’t.
Hands-on: FORM Goggles Openwater Swim Mode Released for Apple/Garmin Watches
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/07/goggles-openwater-released.htmlAs previously announced back in May, FORM has released their new openwater swim mode that connects their heads up display swim goggles to certain Garmin or Apple Watches, enabling you to see details of your swim in real-time while openwater swimming without having to look at your wrist.
Here’s All The New Apple watchOS 8 Upcoming Features
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/06/watchos-features-upcoming.html- Added support for HomeKit enabled extended detail notifications on Apple Watch: Specifically doorbell previews and package detection (coming via…… As part of Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), held each June – again this year held purely online, the company has outlined numerous aspects of their platforms (iOS, iPad OS, watchOS, etc..) However, for this post I’m going to purely focus on the wearables side of the house – which is watchOS, for their Apple Watch units.
Garmin Lily 2 Active In-Depth Review: Now with GPS!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/10/garmin-lily-2-active-with-gps-review.htmlThis watch, as the name might imply, is definitely targeting a more sporty customer, with built-in GPS, new sport modes, new structure workouts, sensor pairing, and more.
Peloton’s New Bike+ (Plus): Everything you ever wanted to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/09/peloton-details-features.htmlAdditionally, they added native Apple Watch integration via GymKit, and a slew of slightly more minor things.
COROS Rolls Out 10 New Features To Vertix Series, APEX Pro, Pace 2
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/features-vertix-series.htmlBelow I dive into everything that’s new, and cover which watch these features are available on.
Apple’s New WatchOS 11: Training Load, Turn-by-Turn Trail Routes, and More!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/apples-new-watchos-11-trainining-load-turn-by-turn-trail-routes-and-more.htmlIt’s that time of year when Apple announces the majority of new software features for their various platform operating systems, such as iOS, WatchOS, and more.
First look at Garmin’s new FR620 & FR220 GPS running watches
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/garmins-running-watches.htmlPlease note the final in-depth reviews are now out, and you'll want to look at those reviews rather than this post (which was written at time of announcement on beta hardware/software). … Today Garmin has announced the newest additions to their running GPS watches, the Garmin FR220 and FR620.
Fitbit Charge 6 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/10/fitbit-charge-depth-review.htmlBe it Google services (like Google Wallet or YouTube Music), or Google algorithm advances (such as the optical HR sensor machine learning from the Pixel Watch 1).
Suunto 7 with Wear OS–Maps, Music, Payments: Everything you ever wanted to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/suunto-payments-everything.htmlThere’s only two words to describe the just announced Suunto 7 GPS watch: Hail Mary.
Polar Grit X2 Pro Hands-On: Here’s Everything New!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/03/polar-grit-x2-pro-details-hands-everything.htmlPolar has just announced the latest version of their flagship watch: the Polar Grit X2 Pro.
