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.
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.
A short trip to the Big Easy…with a side of BBQ in Memphis
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/09/short-trip-to-big-easywith-side-of-bbq.htmlFitBit says I walked almost 5 miles today.
Week in Review–Nov 4th, 2018
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/11/week-in-review-nov-4th-2018.htmlFitbit must be feeling pretty left out right now.
Quick How-To: Garmin Wearable Heart Rate Broadcasting to Apps
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/04/garmin-wearable-broadcasting.htmlWhereas devices from Apple, Fitbit, Suunto, Samsung, and countless others don’t broadcast your HR.
Polar A360 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/polar-a360-depth-review.htmlI asked Polar about this, given most competitive units in this price-point do such continual monitoring (Garmin Vivosmart HR, Apple Watch, Microsoft Band, Fitbit Charge HR, Basis Peak, etc…), and they noted that it’s on their roadmap, but they don’t have any specific timeframe for it.
Week in Review – March 19th, 2023
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/03/week-review-march-19th.htmlWednesday: Fitbit Makes Some Premium Subscription Features Free…
Week in Review–August 5th, 2017
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/week-reviewaugust-2017.htmlWednesday: Investor Call Tech Tidbits: Fitbit Q2 2017 [Upcoming smartwatch, other products insight]…
Week in Review – November 1st, 2014
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/11/review-november-2014.htmlMonday: A few quick thoughts on Fitbit’s new activity trackers, GPS watch (with optical heart rate!)…
Week in Review–October 12th, 2020
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/10/week-review-october-12th.htmlFriday: Fitbit Versa 3 In-Depth Review…
Week in Review–June 4th, 2012
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/06/week-in-reviewjune-4th-2012.htmlNike Fuel, FitBit, etc…).
Week in Review–February 23rd, 2013
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/02/reviewfebruary-23rd-2013.html9) How to download FitBit data to Excel: Ok, this is a wee bit complex – but…for those that want…
Spring has sprung–and some first thoughts on the Basis watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/03/spring-sprungand-thoughts.htmlI think there’s some really interesting value in the Basis watch for monitoring the rest of your data, à la…
Heads Up: Garmin FR910XT for $249, TomTom Cardio for $219 (optical HR GPS)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/03/fr910xt-tomtom-optical.htmlIf you compare it to something like the Fitbit Surge or some of the Soleus units – neither of those companies utilize optical sensors that work terribly well during activities.
Week in Review–February 10th, 2014
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/02/reviewfebruary-10th-2014.htmlIt would be interesting to see how Apple-friendly devices like FitBit’s and others that are sold at the Apple store would fair should such a device pop out.
Friday Tech Tidbits: Banning power meters at Tour de France, Polar Vantage now shipping, new COROS APEX GPS watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/10/tidbits-vantage-shipping.htmlOnly so many wrists, with others like the Fitbit Charge 3 and Garmin Vivosmart 4 in-depth reviews also waiting in the wings.
Quick FYI: Trainers are now within the Product Comparison tool
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/12/quick-fyi-trainers-are-now-within-the-product-comparison-tool.htmlAnd then following that, probably weight scales and then perhaps lifestyle fitness trackers (FitBit/Fuel/etc…).
Investor Call Tech Tidbits: GoPro Q2 2017
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/investor-tidbits-gopro.htmlBut there are ones from GoPro, Fitbit, Garmin, and Apple.
Week in Review–August 4th, 2019
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/week-review-august-2019.html6) Phillips sues Garmin & Fitbit: I’d love to get/see a copy of the specific court filing.
Complete List of Trainer Apps Special Events/Promos Right Now, Plus Trainers 20% off
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/03/complete-trainer-trainers.htmlOh, and finally, Clever Training is running a 20% off most sports tech things (one-time VIP sale), minus Garmin/GoPro/Fitbit/SRAM stuff.
Heads Up: New ‘tools’ resource added here on DC Rainmaker
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/10/heads-resource-rainmaker.htmlThen there’s synchronization sites that do everything from getting your activity files automatically copied to numerous services, or simply preparing FitBit weight data to upload to Garmin Connect.
Garmin Forerunner 245 Music GPS Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/garmin-forerunner-music-review.htmlThey’ve easily surpassed Fitbit in this realm (both in providers and the experience), as well as Samsung (in providers).
