First look at Garmin’s new Vivosmart activity tracker
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/vivosmart-activity-tracker.htmlToday at IFA, the giant consumer-electronics focused show in Berlin, Garmin announced their latest activity monitor, the Vivosmart.
Garmin Venu 3 Complete Beginners Guide
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/09/garmin-venu-3-complete-beginners-guide.htmlHere’s your complete Garmin Venu 3 Beginners Guide, which covers everything you need to know about how to use the watch day to day.
A much better USB ANT+ stick for your Garmin Forerunner…by Suunto
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/02/much-better-usb-ant-stick-for-your.htmlIf you’re like me and are constantly on a laptop – there are really two minor issues that I have with the Garmin USB stick that I use to download workouts from my Forerunner to my computer.
Garmin gives updated Vector power meter schedule (February 2013)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/02/updated-schedule-february.html[Please Note: Garmin Vector has been released, you can see my first look at it here.
Garmin gives updated Vector pedal schedule & info
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/11/garmin-gives-updated-vector-pedal.html[Please Note: Garmin Vector has been released, you can see my first look at it here.
Garmin Edge 800 adds NP/IF/TSS, left/right power, tons more data fields
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/10/garmin-edge-800-adds-npiftss-leftright.htmlGarmin has released a substantial update that adds the TrainingPeaks metrics of NP/IF/TSS to the Edge 800, as part of their previously stated plan to add it to the Edge 500/800 and FR310XT/FR910XT.
Thursday Tech Tidbit: Garmin Rolls Out Sleep Cycle Details, including REM Sleep
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/06/thursday-details-including.htmlAs of this morning Garmin has rolled out additional sleep analytic data within Garmin Connect, which breaks down your sleep cycles based on leveraging additional data from the wearable to get more details which are in turn translated to specific sleep stages.
Garmin Shows Off Smart Trainer Integration on Fenix 6 & Forerunner 945
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/08/trainer-integration-forerunner.htmlBut through the magic of TV or easy-bake ovens, fast forward to now, and Garmin has quietly launched it in public beta.
Garmin Forerunner 910XT delayed until after the holidays
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/12/garmin-forerunner-910xt-delayed-until.htmlAfter quite a bit of public wrangling on dates over the past few weeks, the public availability of the Garmin FR910XT has been delayed temporarily.
Garmin Vector Power Meter pedals delayed to unknown date
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/04/garmin-vector-power-meter-pedals.htmlJust a quick bit of news from Garmin to start off your day: “After testing our latest advanced prototypes of the Vector system, we are still not satisfied with the results.
Tech Tidbits: Garmin GPS Offsets Again and PowerTap Units Discontinued
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/02/tidbits-powertap-discontinued.htmlAs we round out Wednesday, there’s a few tidbits of news that are definitely worth mentioning – especially this first one as a heads up for Garmin users to ensure you don’t get any wonky GPS tracks over the next day or so.
Garmin Forerunner 255/265/955/965 Get Slate of New Features in Beta
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/garmin-forerunner-features.htmlLast night Garmin dropped a new beta firmware for the Forerunner 955 and 955 Solar, adding a slate of new features coming from the recently released Fenix 7 Pro & Epix Pro series.
Quick Tidbit: Garmin Adds Dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart HR Broadcasting to Fenix 6
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/tidbit-bluetooth-broadcasting.htmlSlipped into yesterday’s most recent Garmin Fenix 6 series public beta is a new feature that slightly revamps heart rate re-broadcasting.
Garmin releases new Edge Explore 1000 Edition: Tells your friends when you crash into a ditch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/08/releases-explore-edition.htmlMinor Confession: A small part of me simply wanted to title this post: “Garmin Releases Yet Another Product This Summer, Because It Can”.
Tuesday Tidbits: Stages Android App, new Misfit Shine unit, $200 rebate on Garmin Vector, and more
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/07/tuesday-tidbits-android.htmlEffective today through September 30th, 2014 the Garmin Vector power meter has a $200 rebate on it.
Garmin Adds Training Readiness & Morning Report to Instinct 2 in New Beta!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/training-readiness-instinct.htmlSee, Garmin does listen when enough people get upset about something.
Garmin Watches Now Wish You Happy Birthday
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/garmin-watches-birthday.htmlLast Friday when I woke in my little tent, the Garmin Forerunner 955 wished me Happy Birthday.
The Garmin ANT+ Footpod Calibration Tool
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/06/garmin-ant-footpod-calibration-tool.htmlA bit ago I stumbled upon a really cool tool that allows you to determine your Garmin ANT+ footpod calibration factor based on existing run data that you might have already run with your footpod.
Heads up: Garmin Fenix2 on sale to $299, VIRB/VIRB Elite down to $229/$299
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/garmin-fenix2-virbvirb.htmlJust a super-quick heads up that Garmin has temporarily dropped the price on two different products for the next 9 days until September 1st.
A look at Garmin’s new Chirp and potential use in sports
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/10/look-at-garmins-new-chirp-and-potential.htmlWhen Garmin announced their newest product – Chirp – last Friday, I’m fairly certain that a grand total of 3 people in the endurance sports world actually noticed.
Garmin rolls out 5.7K stitching support to VIRB 360, new HyperFrame director mode
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/stitching-hyperframe-director.htmlAnyway – back at launch, Garmin only supported in-camera stitching at 4K resolution (not the 5.7K the unit was capable of).
How to create maps/courses for your Garmin Forerunner
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/03/how-to-create-mapscourses-for-your.htmlOne of the most common questions I get is how you can create routes and maps that you can follow on your Garmin device.
CES Roundup Part 2: Garmin, ANT+, 4iiii, BKOOL, Withings, O-Synce, Outside Interactive, LG, Pebble, Casio, Opryx, Glucovation
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/01/roundup-withings-interactive.htmlAs always, I spent a bit of time talking to Garmin folks.
Tuesday Garmin Tidbits: New Fenix2 Edition, new/free Vivokeeper safety bands
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/tuesday-edition-vivokeeper.htmlThere are two minor and quick pieces of news from the Garmin camp.
Sports Technology Buyers Guide: Winter 2020-2021
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/sports-technology-recommendations.htmlStill, there’s a reality when one company in the industry (Garmin) sells many millions more sport-focused devices than everyone but Apple, that there’s just going to be more categories that are in their favor. … The Vivoactive 3 floats between $110 and $130 these days, and is an incredible value (add $30 for the Vivoactive 3 Music if you want).
