Week in Review–September 2nd, 2018
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/09/week-in-review-september-2nd-2018.htmlTuesday: First Look: Fitbit Charge 3 Activity Tracker with SpO2 Sensor & Sleep Disturbance Tracking…
Mio shows off new Mio Velo and Mio Fuse optical heart rate units
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/optical-heart-units.htmlThis is similar to most Fitbit and related products.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/03/random-things-did-this-weekend-89.htmlStill, if Samsung can pull this off – then the folks at Garmin and Fitbit will definitely need to re-address either their pricing or feature sets, since their on-board music+GPS offerings are far higher in price point.
Apple Watch Series SE: A Fitness First Impressions Untangled
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/09/fitness-impressions-untangled.htmlI had multiple devices with me, including the Apple Watch SE, the Fitbit Sense, the Garmin FR745, a chest strap (Garmin HRM-PRO), the Polar OH1 Plus, and the Whoop strap, all properly spaced and not-conflicting with each other.
Week in Review–March 6th, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/03/week-reviewmarch-2016.htmlThursday: Fitbit Blaze In-Depth Review…
Samsung Announces Galaxy Ring: Everything You Need to Know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/01/samsung-announces-everything.htmlLikewise though, Oura hasn’t seemed to break out into becoming a household product/name (like a Fitbit did years ago).
Polar Grit X2 Pro In-Depth Review: A Flagship Watch?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/05/polar-grit-x2-pro-in-depth-review-long-term-testing.htmlBut it also includes more nuanced AMOLED display-related features that Suunto, Garmin, Apple, Fitbit, and many others have around better sleep modes/display brightness, better flashlight modes/interactions, and more.
Wahoo TICKR FIT Optical HR Sensor In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/01/wahoo-optical-sensor-review.htmlMost manufacturers do this, be it Garmin, Polar, Fitbit, or others.
Under Armour (owner of MapMyFitness) buys both MyFitnessPal and Endomondo
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/02/mapmyfitness-myfitnesspal-endomondo.htmlFor example, they integrate with major brands like Garmin, Fitbit, soon Polar, and many more.
5 Sport Tech Products I Want To See AirTag Integration In
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/06/products-airtag-integration.htmlWe saw Fitbit add Tile support, and 4iiii add Chipolo support.
Week in Review–November 13th, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/11/week-reviewnovember-13th.htmlFriday Evening: Garmin enables migration from Fitbit: Here’s how it works…
3 Ways to Automatically Copy Your Garmin Training Data to Other Fitness Sites
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/12/automatically-training-fitness.htmlIt does Garmin Connect to Strava like the others, but it also covers more health-focused sites like Withings, FitBit and iHealth.
First look at the new Magellan Echo Fit
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/first-look-magellan.htmlThe first is daily activity tracking, making it like a FitBit or a FuelBand.
Zwift Increases Prices (App & Hardware): What you need to know!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/05/increases-prices-hardware.htmlEven within the sports/fitness space, companies such as Garmin & Fitbit have kids account, as does Peloton (down to 13yo).
Week in Review–June 6th, 2021
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/06/week-review-june-2021.html5) Peloton acquires yet more tech companies: This time, Latitude 32, an engineering company that has assisted Fitbit, GoPro, and numerous other big names.
Week in Review–February 5th, 2012
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/02/week-in-reviewfebruary-5th-2012.htmlIt’s also one area that all of the ‘legacy’ device manufactures (Garmin, Timex, Suunto, and to a lesser degree Polar) have largely woefully ignored – instead letting in all the new kids to take this turf (FitBit and cousins).
Last Week in Review–June 20th, 2017
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/06/last-week-reviewjune.htmlTuesday: Fitbit Alta HR In-Depth Review…
Hands-on with Timex’s new Move x20, Run x20 GPS, and Run x50+ fitness units
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/movex20-runx20gps-runx50.htmlBoth of these functions seem to be on the fringe of becoming mainstream on various activity trackers – such as was planned for the now defunct/recalled FitBit Force.
Week in Review–March 24th, 2019
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/03/week-review-march-24th.html5) Fitbit now named a covered fitness benefit in 27 states: I had this tagged from last month, but forgot to mention it.
Stryd: Hands-on with the first running power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/stryd-first-running.htmlCurrently the pod has staged an Occupy movement inside what appears to be an old Fitbit Zip rubber clip.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/08/random-things-did-this-weekend-79.htmlPlus, I’ve still gotta dig into the large pile of footage on my Fitbit Charge 3 video, that should be up tomorrow.
Stages Dash L10 Bike Computer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/06/stages-dash-computer-review.htmlMaybe we’ll see them add in Withings too – since that would round out all the major scales (Fitbit, Withings, Garmin, and a side of Under Armour).
I’ve got new digs! Check out the new DC Rainmaker site!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/11/ive-got-new-digs-check-out-the-new-dc-rainmaker-site.htmlthe FitBit’s of the world, power meters, etc…).
Polar adds ANT+ to two devices, contemplates ANT+ expansion to Vantage series
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/03/devices-contemplates-expansion.htmlThe same goes for wearable consumers that match Polar’s target audience (meaning, endurance sport people not using an Apple/Samsung/Fitbit Watch).
The Feiyu Tech GoPro Action Cam Wearable Gimbal In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/03/feiyutech-wearablegimbal-review.htmlAnd here’s one while running that I put together for the Fitbit Blaze:…
