Garmin Vivofit In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/03/garmin-vivofit-review.htmlI write these reviews because I’m inherently a curious person with a technology background, and thus I try and be as complete as I can. … Sometimes they’re integrated with a display, or a full watch, and other times they’re just a small band without a display.
Garmin Edge 705 In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2008/12/garmin-edge-705-review.htmlLike all my reviews, they tend to be fairly long - it's just the DC Rainmaker way of doing things. … Everything I’ve discussed thus far is pretty much available on the other Garmin fitness series watches.
Fitbit Ace LTE Kids Activity Tracker Announced: Initial Thoughts
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/05/fitbit-ace-lte-kids-activity-tracker-announced-initial-thoughts.htmlAs a parent of three young daughters who has subjected them to testing other kid activity trackers for reviews, I’m interested in their feedback. … This new model takes their existing inexpensive $79 Fitbit Ace 3 activity tracker, up to a full-blown smartwatch-level device, based entirely on the Google Pixel Watch 2.
Suunto Opens Platform to Xiaomi Watches, More Apps, Also Partners with UTMB
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/03/platform-watches-partners.htmlSure, there will always be gazillions of apps that grab Apple Health/WatchOS data, but that’s a bit different than the connectivity Suunto has been building with something like 150+ app partners that sometimes do legit bidirectional data into the Suunto platform.
YouTube Music now on Garmin Watches: Quick How-To Guide
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/youtube-music-setup-garmin-watches.htmlGarmin has rolled out support for offline YouTube Music on their watches.
Garmin Adds Bluetooth Heart Rate & Running Data Broadcasting for FR245/FR945
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/bluetooth-running-broadcasting.htmlThis is currently available in beta for the FR245 & FR945 watches.
Polar Releases Major New Features to Vantage M & V Series
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/10/releases-features-vantage.htmlRemember back in June when Polar announced the Polar Ignite GPS watch? That unit had a huge amount of new features not previously seen on any Polar device.
Jaybird Vista Earbuds Hands-On: An AirPods/PowerBeats Pro Competitor for Sports?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/07/jaybird-powerbeats-competitor.htmlSure, there’s been Bluetooth headphones/buds around for a long time, but their compatibility with watches for music streaming had more drama than the Kardashians.
Most Smartwatch Companies Aren’t Truthful in Size Specs
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/smartwatch-companies-truthful.htmlI thought I was starting my day down a much narrower hole, to quickly and efficiently demonstrate that the Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro specs for thickness were woefully incorrect and misleading.
Garmin Fenix 7 & Epix Get 50 New Features in Beta Update
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/garmin-features-update.htmlThis one was cut at the last second for launch back in June on the Pro series watches, but you may have seen it in a few reviews out there. … Added Trolling Motor app (allows anglers to control their Garmin Force or Force Kraken Trolling Motor through a compatible Garmin smartwatch.
COROS Rolls Out Strava Routes Sync & Multi-Pitch Climb Support
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/10/coros-strava-routes.htmlThis means that when you create a new route in Strava, it’ll get halfway to your watch.
The Fascinating Reason Why The Garmin FR945 & Fenix 6 No Longer Shows Pool Temperature
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/10/fascinating-reason-temperature.htmlBack in August Garmin released a minor firmware update for the Forerunner 945 multisport GPS watch.
GPS Accuracy Issue Impacted Garmin, Suunto, and Polar Watches Over Past Week
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/accuracy-impacted-watches.htmlOver the past 7 days there’s been a slew of folks with certain GPS watches seeing accuracy issues, whereby the GPS track is offset from reality (usually in a specific direction).
Garmin’s Biggest Competitor Is Their Own Software Instability
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/06/competitor-software-instability.htmlThe reason someone chooses a Suunto watch over a Garmin Fenix series watch isn’t because Suunto has more outdoors features or even better accuracy these days (they don’t).
Oura Ring Generation 3 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/oura-depth-review.htmlBut the alternative is continued strong unrest in various forums and other places (including a number of the reviews that have been released thus far). … That’s because, unlike a watch or wristband that’s adjustable, the ring needs to be very specifically sized to your finger.
Garmin Rolls Out Ability to Pause Training Status
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/08/garmin-ability-training.htmlTraining status would be bits like the watch telling you that you’re overtraining or undertraining, or just being lazy (roughly).
Timex Cycle Trainer 2.0 GPS In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/06/timex-cycle-trainer-20-gps-in-depth.htmlLike all my reviews, they tend to be pretty in depth (perhaps overly so) – but that’s just my trademark DC Rainmaker way of doing things. … Like most watches, the Cycle Trainer includes an automatic lap setting option, which will automatically demark laps at specific intervals.
Garmin HRM-DUAL Heart Rate Strap In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/01/garmin-heart-strap-review.htmlYou’ll pair up the HRM-DUAL just like any other heart rate strap, usually via the sensor settings on the watch/device/app.
Hands on look at the Magellan Switch and Switch Up GPS Multisport watches
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/01/hands-on-look-at-magellan-switch-and.htmlLast week at CES I got the chance to sit down with the product development leads behind the newest multisport watch in the market – the Magellan Switch (or Switch Up depending on the model).
Garmin Enduro 3 In-Depth Review: The Cheaper/Better Fenix 8?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/08/garmin-enduro-3-in-depth-review-vs-fenix8-solar.html(Oh, quick note: I’m experimenting with doing certain reviews a bit differently, namely ones where things have boatloads of overlap with concurrently released products, like the Fenix 8 yesterday. … The result is a watch I’ve been beating to death over the last little while, across epic hikes in the Pyrenees, rides, runs, swims, and more.
Garmin Edge 530 Cycling GPS In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/garmin-edge-cycling-depth-review.htmlAdditionally, if your phone is within range (and it probably is), you’ll get a notification there which would also show up on any smartwatches you might have on.
Stages Power Meter In-Depth Review Update
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/06/stages-review-update.htmlOn ‘second/update’ reviews: This is the only time I’ve ever completed a ‘second review’ on a product.
Hitcase Pro iPhone Underwater/Bike/Sports Case Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/hitcase-underwaterbikesports-review.htmlI’m often asked about sports camera reviews.
Power2Max Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/power2max-power-meter-in-depth-review.htmlBecause I want to be transparent about my reviews, as I mentioned above Power2Max sent me the unit as a trial unit.
Withings Pulse In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/11/withings-depth-review.htmlI write these reviews because I’m inherently a curious person with a technology background, and thus I try and be as complete as I can. … I didn’t include the below Basis B1 in this shot, merely because it’s a full-on watch as well, and has far more metrics it’s recording (such as sweat and skin temperature).
