Samsung Outlines Galaxy Watch4: First New Google WearOS Watch–Full Details
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/08/samsung-outlines-details.htmlFirst up is a new optical heart rate sensor and underlying system, which they specifically noted they moved closer to the wrist for better accuracy. … This is similar in technological concept to most body composition scales that we’ve seen for decades, except, that Samsung says it’s actually accurate (I’ve shown many times that body composition scales are mostly a crapshoot).
Google Pixel Watch Announced: Everything You Need To Know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/google-complete-details.htmlOn the rear, there’s an optical heart rate sensor, which Google later says does do 24x7 heart rate tracking (as it should). … - Fitbit will provide health/fitness tracking: Specifically Fitbit will cover continuous heart rate and sleep tracking, Active Zone Minutes (a Fitbit intensity tracking metric), as well as tracking “your stats and progress against your personal fitness goal” (whatever that means).
Fitbit Charge 5 vs Garmin Vivosmart 5: A Ridiculously Detailed Comparison
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/vivosmart-ridiculously-comparison.htmlBut, they try and make up for it with better heart rate accuracy and deeper workout insights. … Same goes for more longer-term data, or even broadcasting out your heart rate to apps like Peloton or Zwift.
Week in Review–April 17th, 2011
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/04/week-in-reviewapril-17th-2011.htmlCheck it out! 1) Bluetooth Heart Rate Strap Monitors 2) Android ANT+ Cell Phone Client and App Options 3) Review of smartphone clients and apps You can read all my past weekly mailbags at Slowtwitch here. … Random Note #2: Heart Rate Straps This was the week of heart rate straps arriving at the DCRainmaker pad.
Spire: These activity tracking sensors attach to your underwear
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/01/activity-tracking-underwear.htmlThe company is at CES this week showing off their semi-permanent, semi-disposable biometric sensors that will monitor your heart rate, track steps, and do all the other glorious things that your average optical HR sensor watch will do…except, it doesn’t require a watch be worn. … The pod itself has a soft fabric on the side facing your body, which also has the optical HR sensor placed there as well to read your heart rate.
The Power Meters Buyer’s Guide–2015 Edition
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/10/buyers-guide2015-edition.htmlIt monitors your heart rate and then uses the rate of change to determine power. … PowerCal: The PowerTap PowerCal (offered in both ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart) is a heart-rate strap that also transmits power information.
First Look: Wahoo Fitness RFLKT+ with ANT+ to Bluetooth Smart Bridge, Barometric Altimeter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/bluetooth-barometric-altimeter.htmlThese could be ANT+ power meters, ANT+ heart rate straps, or ANT+ speed/cadence sensors. … The unit will use the GPS of the iPhone to provide distance (and speed), while pulling data like heart rate and power from my ANT+ heart rate strap and power meter.
Garmin Edge 830 Cycling GPS In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/garmin-cycling-depth-review.htmlIn my case I’ve paired a blend of sensors, mostly ANT+ power meters/trainers, cadence sensors, speed sensors, and both ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart heart rate straps. … It allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more.
First Look: Fitbit Charge 3 Activity Tracker with SpO2 Sensor & Sleep Disturbance Tracking
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/08/activity-disturbance-tracking.htmlIn Fitbit’s case, they got themselves caught up when users expected medical-level heart rate measurement quality from a consumer-level product. … The conversation then turned to whether or not they were misrepresenting heart rate accuracy in general (medical issues aside), but that’s another topic for another day.
The Power Meters Buyer’s Guide–2014 Edition
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/buyers-guide2014-edition.htmlIt monitors your heart rate and then uses the rate of change to determine power. … PowerCal: The PowerTap PowerCal (offered in both ANT+ and Bluetooth Smart) is a heart-rate strap that also transmits power information.
A First Night with Apple’s New Sleep Tracking Feature
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/apples-tracking-watchos7.htmlOther added data bits, it records your heart rate (BPM) all night long roughly every 5 mins. … - For average sleep heart rate, all companies track heart rate constantly throughout the night.
Garmin plans to keep on selling FR305
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/11/garmin-plans-to-keep-on-selling-fr305.htmlFurther, none of the other GPS watches that flirt with the sub-$200 price point include a heart rate strap. … The FR305 is not only a powerhouse of a device…but it’s also a great entry watch for folks looking to get into either running or triathlon and train with GPS or heart rate technology.
Polar M600 Android Wear GPS Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/10/polar-android-review.htmlOnce you select a workout, depending on the type, it’ll start looking for heart rate (optically) and GPS (if outdoors). … This includes settings like automatic lap options, heart rate zones, and pace/speed metrics.
Samsung Sues Oura: A Closer Look at The Preemptive Smackdown
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/samsung-sues-oura-a-closer-look-at-the-preemptive-smackdown.htmlI mean, I’m rarely one to agree with anything Samsung does technically in the sports technology and heart rate/sleep fields. … That patent basically talks about taking various inputs (e.g., heart rate, activity, sleep), and then spitting out a score on how it relates to your readiness to take on additional efforts/activity.
MWC 2014 Roundup Part 4: Intel Smart earbuds, Ford automated bike-avoiding car, Behind the Scenes at MWC
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/02/earbuds-automated-avoiding.htmlThey had announced through a couple of press outlets a pair of heart rate sensing wired headphones that doubled as an activity tracker, which was to be on display for the show. … The unit tracks heart rate using optical technology.
Garmin Running Power App: The good, the bad, and the ugly
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/12/garmin-running-power-good.htmlWith the ‘Lap’ option, you’ll get a single data field that you can place on any data page alongside other data fields (such as heart rate, pace, time…whatever you want). … For example, in my running setup, I’ve historically had heart rate (HR – Current) on almost all my pages.
An Update on the Mio SLICE: How to get your slice of PAI
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/01/update-slice-your.htmlNow let’s be clear, there is nothing inherently wrong with steps, Mio is just taking a slightly different approach in their aim to track a more holistic look at activity through heart rate. … Mio is pulling from the Hunt study and combining the work done there with their own algorithm to associate a given cardiac output (heart rate) over time with a score they call PAI.
FulGaz rolls out Apple TV App–First Ride Details
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/08/fulgaz-rolls-details.htmlI also selected my TICKR-X heart rate strap. … That meant that it retained the trainer and heart rate sensor connection, but I lost the cadence one.
Just Got A New Sports Gadget? 34 Tips To Get You Started
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/12/just-sports-gadget-started.htmlThis will take a heart rate reading once every 10 minutes, allowing you to do some basic trending on the watch itself. … And most of them support streaming services of some sort (like Spotify, iHeartRadio, Deezer, and Pandora).
Hands-on: Suunto’s Spartan Sport Wrist HR watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/01/hands-suuntos-spartan.htmlThis week at CES, Suunto has officially unveiled their first optical heart rate capable watch – the Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR. … Now it’s important to point out that while the Sport HR measures your heart rate optically, that optical effort is largely focused on workouts.
Garmin Edge 530 Cycling GPS In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/garmin-edge-cycling-depth-review.htmlIn my case I’ve paired a blend of sensors, mostly ANT+ power meters/trainers, cadence sensors, speed sensors, and both ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart heart rate straps. … It allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more.
Kickstarter sports technology projects I’m backing…and why.
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/07/kickstarter-sports-technology-projects.htmlAlpha is a heart rate monitor that optically reads your heart rate straight from under your wrist – no heart rate strap required. … I’ll talk more about how this product is different from the Basis watch I’ve previous covered, on Tuesday, along with some cool comparison graphs between the heart rate data from the Alpha watch and a regular Garmin watch.
Behind the scenes: The DCRainmaker Gadget Cave
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/01/behind-scenes-dcrainmaker-gadget-cave.htmlBack a while ago I had shown a photo of the heart rate strap collection I have, where I stash the massive number of heart rate straps that I seem to have obtained (usually just because they came with various products).
Winter 2017-2018 Sports Technology Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/11/winter-technology-recommendations.htmlThis is my primary and singular running/cycling/hiking/etc heart rate sensor (when not testing something else). … More importantly though, you can mix and match just about everything I’ve talked about above, with in-depth comparison tables over at the product comparison calculator, which today supports: Action Cameras, Drones, Heart Rate Straps, Watches/Bike Computers, Power Meters, Activity Monitors, and Trainers.
Interbike 2011 Day 2 Overview (Sports Technology)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/09/interbike-2011-day-2-overview-sports.htmlThe goal of this test though was to calibrate the new CycleOps PowerCal heart rate strap that’s also a power meter system (eventually I’ll come up with a more eloquent way that). … They sell the software, as well as the required ANT+ USB stick and heart rate strap.
