My sports technology ‘predictions’ for 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/01/my-sports-technology-predictions-for-2.htmlNow, because of my fairly detailed sports product reviews, I tend to get a pretty steady stream of e-mail asking me what my thoughts are with respect to this or that upcoming doohicky or toy. … The recently released Pool-Mate, which is a simple wrist watch that automatically counts laps and determines stroke length, is what I think will be the first foray into the swim world for the major sports technology companies.
So you just got a GPS fitness device for Christmas? Start here: 2012 Edition.
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/12/so-you-just-got-a-gps-fitness-device-for-christmas-start-here-2012-edition.htmlIt probably won’t surprise many of you, but the most frequent thing I hear is that many folks actually use my reviews as their manual. … Congrats! So you’ve just unboxed a new GPS watch/device? Good deal, here’s how you can get started in understanding how best to take advantage of your newfound toy.
Fitbit Announces New Charge 6: What’s New and Different?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/09/fitbit-announces-different.html- New heart rate sensor: Fitbit says this is the “most accurate sensor yet in a Fitbit tracker” (though, not including either Pixel or Fitbit smart watches).
Polar A360 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/polar-a360-depth-review.htmlThe reviews generally take a lot of hours to put together, so it’s a fair bit of work (and labor of love). … It is NOT a GPS watch.
Quad Lock Cycling Phone Mount In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/03/cycling-phone-review.htmlActually, to be fair – I do know why I didn’t buy it earlier: I was annoyed with the company and how much they spammed my existing reviews years ago with various links. … In fact, you can watch the entire video here of the return back up out of the canyon.
Hands-on: Kinetic inRide V3 and Smart Trainers now support dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/06/kinetic-trainers-bluetooth.htmlThe reviews generally take a lot of hours to put together, so it’s a fair bit of work (and labor of love). … And, just to round things out, here’s the inRide sensor showing up via ANT+ as a regular ANT+ power meter…
Garmin ANT+ Foot Pods: Everything you ever wanted to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/01/garmin-ant-foot-pods-everything-you.htmlMany of you from the ‘way-back’ era of...well...2000-ish, probably remember foot pods as the defacto way that sports watches could measure distance and speed – this being well before GPS fitness devices.
DJI OSMO Action: In-Depth Review of DJI’s First Action Camera
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/action-camera-review.htmlWatch one action-packed video, and then scroll a bit of text – and you’re all caught up.
Fitbit Versa 2 with Amazon Alexa: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/fitbit-amazon-everything.htmlLike clock-work, Fitbit has released a new smartwatch for the fall and upcoming holiday buying season.
GoPro Hero5 Black In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/10/gopro-hero5-review.htmlYou’ll find a GoPro Hero5 Session In-Depth Review coming up shortly (a few days), and then the Karma Drone and Gimbal reviews later this month (Update: Available now!). … You can either watch the full video below, or skim through the photos.
Friday: Olympics, Presidents and everything else
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/12/friday-olympics-presidents-and.htmlI’m mostly on the trainer as I’ve been focused on getting trainer time for trainer reviews. … My goal events are Triathlon, Marathon, perhaps one splurge to watch a night at the track and field, and then some other different ‘cheaper’ ones – like Badminton.
Tech Tidbits: Garmin GPS Offsets Again and PowerTap Units Discontinued
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/02/tidbits-powertap-discontinued.htmlForerunner 45/245/945, Fenix 6, and a host of other newer units), showing the dreaded GPS offsets that we saw across numerous watch makers back the first week of January.
Tech Tidbits: COROS Adds Full Maps to Vertix 1 & APEX PRO, Peloton’s New Guide Hardware
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/tidbits-pelotons-hardware.htmlAnd atop that, they’re adding Galileo support to both those watches as well, increasing your GNSS options.
Garmin Adds New Beta Features to Fenix 7/Epix Product Family
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/03/garmin-features-product.htmlThe other big thing to remember is that this is the first public beta cycle where all WiFi-enabled products will use the in-watch option to force a firmware update for beta-registered.
My Strava Unique Uploaded Device Tally
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/01/strava-unique-uploaded.htmlThat’s aside from any watches I’m using.
Week in Review–Oct 27th, 2019
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/10/week-review-27th.html5) Fake reviews are only going to increase: What will surprise you though is why the FTC is mad at itself about it. … 2) How Pebble Watches were granted an afterlife: Despite Fitbit purchasing Pebble back a few years ago, none of that meant anything for Pebble users.
Week in Review – March 19th, 2023
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/03/week-review-march-19th.htmlIt lacked many of the features found on their own watches, for example, it didn’t support cycling sensors.
4iiii Precision 3+ Pro Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/02/4iiii-precision-3plus-pro-power-review.htmlIn many ways, power meter reviews are kinda simple (at least, when they work). … With everything all configured, it’s time to pair it up to your bike computer or watch (or, app).
How-To: Using Zwift and TrainerRoad Concurrently
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/02/trainerroad-zwift-same.htmlBut here’s where you could pair your watch, if you don’t have a dual-strap.
Garmin’s New Tactix Bravo: An Explainer
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/01/garmins-tactix-bravo.htmlAnd, I'll also explain what the heck the watch is.
Today’s Plan Adds Triathlon Support (Cycling/Running), and Connect IQ Apps
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/triathlon-support-cycling.htmlStill, for those that have been watching the endurance sports platform space, you’ll know there’s really only a handful of serious/major players.
Peloton Bike In-Depth Long Term Review: Three Years Later
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/11/peloton-depth-review.htmlAll my reviews are non-sponsored, and this is no different. … I think it just felt more ‘real’, sorta like watching a sports team live.
The Google Bike: An In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/08/google-bike-in-depth-review.htmlObviously, I’m not one to joke about reviews. … I was recently out at Google to preview new stuff, including the new Pixel Watch 3, as well as other behind-the-scenes testing and lab pieces.
Garmin Forerunner 255/265/955/965 Get Slate of New Features in Beta
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/garmin-forerunner-features.htmlUnfortunately, as I saw with my Garmin Epix Pro & Fenix 7 Pro reviews, Unified Training Status is still in a weird state for Hill Score and Endurance Score. … This means you shouldn’t install it on your watch and go do an Ironman race this weekend.
Stages Bike (SB20) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/07/stages-smart-review.htmlYou’ll see the same list formatting on all my indoor bike reviews. … I use the big screen to watch what I’m gonna watch, while using the tablet holder to hold my iPad with TrainerRoad.
