Holiday 2015 Deals Begin Today: FR920XT for $329, and more!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/holiday-begin-fr920xt.htmlGarmin, Fitbit, etc…).
Week in Review–June 19th, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/week-reviewjune-19th.htmlVirtually every other company in this space has such API's available to any developer, especially all the majors (Google, Strava, Apple, Under Armour, Withings, Fitbit, etc...).
Sea Otter 2018 Tech Roundup–Power Meters: SRM Pedals, 4iiii Podium, ROTOR INpower, and more
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/roundup-meters-inpower.htmlPlus, I’m looking to kick this Fitbit Versa review out the door, along with perhaps the Suunto 3 Fitness one too.
ISPO 2017 Roundup: Kuai Fit, Coros, Garmin, Salming RunLAB, Digitsole, LG, Casio, Kettler, Bonx Grip, Wiralcam
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/02/ispo-2017-round-up.htmlAlso, Fitbit canceled in the days leading up to it, and GoPro didn’t return either.
Garmin Forerunner 165 In-Depth Review: Best Budget Running GPS?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/02/garmin-forerunner-165-depth-review.htmlThe only watch ‘left’ in the Forerunner landscape is the $200 Forerunner 55, and I don’t see any scenario where Garmin launches a Forerunner 65 that’s MIP-based, when all their Fitbit/etc competitors in that price range have long since transitioned to AMOLED.
Week in Review–February 15th, 2014
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/02/week-reviewfebruary-15th.htmlThen here, with Fitbit and discussing specifically using the Surge for interval training with heart rate and the importance of fast responding.
Samsung Outlines Galaxy Watch4: First New Google WearOS Watch–Full Details
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/08/samsung-outlines-details.htmlBut one has to also wonder why Google didn’t go with Fitbit (which they acquired) for launching their first new Wear OS watch.
Week in Review–February 2nd, 2020
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/02/week-review-february-2nd-2020.html5) Back a few weeks ago, Fitbit started enabling SpO2 Tracking: OK, so that took a while.
Withings Activité & Activité Pop In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/withings-activite-review.htmlHeck, you can even send your weight data to Fitbit – a scale competitor! Withings partners with some 110+ entities these days for transmitting data.
Week in Review–June 13th, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/week-reviewjune-12th.htmlFitbit Charge HR – $129 (was $149) – In-depth review here…
Week in Review–August 17th, 2014
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/reviewaugust-17th-2014.htmlFitBit sync is now on Windows Phone: This was announced a while back, but now has shown up.
A Week in the Canary Islands (and a bit of Africa)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/03/canary-islands-africa.htmlIt’s here I wrapped up a bunch of shots for the Fitbit Blaze review.
Apple to Sell Apple Watch Ultra 2 & Series 9 Tomorrow without Blood Oxygen Feature
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/01/tomorrow-without-feature.htmlWell, obviously, buyers of new Apple Watch Series 9/Ultra 2 units don’t have blood oximetry data - a feature virtually every other wearable company has - be it Fitbit, Samsung, Google, Polar, Garmin, COROS, Suunto, etc… Everyone.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/11/random-things-did-this-weekend-83.htmlFitbit Charge 3…
A Dubai Runaround (Night Interval Edition). And a camel.
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/11/a-dubai-runaround-night-interval.htmlLots of walking, per Fitbit:…
Valentine’s Day Double-Gadget Giveaway!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/02/valentines-gadget-giveaway.htmlThe Fitbit Surge GPS watch…
Suunto 9 Peak In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/07/suunto-watch-review.htmlOver the last few years we’ve seen many companies go into the blood oxygen realm, including Garmin, Apple, COROS, Fitbit, and more.
Hands-on: Polar’s OH1 Standalone Optical HR Sensor
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/polars-standalone-optical.htmlWhile Garmin and Fitbit (for example) have mostly kept to the same design and slowly iterated and improved it with minor changes, Polar took a different approach.
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.
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…
Headed to ISPO this weekend, got tech companies to see?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/02/headed-weekend-companies.htmlEarly September: IFA – Consumer electronics show – used by Garmin/Fitbit/TomTom this year for announcements (Berlin, Germany)…
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).
Holiday 2018 Sports Tech Deals!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/11/holiday-fitness-technology.htmlGarmin, Fitbit, etc…).
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.
