Strava Abruptly Ends 3rd Party Data Sync to Apple Health
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/03/strava-abruptly-health.htmlZwift, Garmin, TrainerRoad, etc…) synced to Strava, and insert them into Apple Health – that capability was abruptly killed off late last week.
Polar RC3 integrated GPS watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/09/polar-rc3-integrated-gps-watch-in-depth.htmlIn this case, I went with a Garmin FR210, a Garmin FR610 (a bit higher end), the Polar RC3 (middle), the Polar RCX5 (slightly higher end), and the Timex Run Trainer.
Swimming, crazy man, Tunebugs and Crabs
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/02/swimming-crazy-man-tunebugs-and-crabs.htmlCompuTrainer Garmin Forerunner FR60 Garmin Forerunner 110 Garmin Forerunner 210 Garmin Forerunner 305 Garmin Forerunner 310XT Garmin Forerunner 405 Garmin…
Checking out the Kayak Power Meter system
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/06/checking-power-system.htmlThis one-time procedure is done on PC software (no Mac software yet, though if they see demand for it they said they’ll create it), and is transmitted with a standard ANT+ USB stick (just like downloading from your Garmin Forerunner watch).
Fitbit’s New Charge 5 Details: Starts To Go After Whoop
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/08/fitbits-charge-details.htmlWhile I’ll dive into this in more detail down below, this seems fairly targeted at a more consumer-friendly version of what Whoop is attempting to do with their Recovery Score (or Garmin via FirstBeat, with Body Battery).
Tuesday Tidbits
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/01/tuesday-tidbits.htmlLacking the time or thought capabilities to put together a solid and lengthy post, I present you many little tidbits… Garmin FR-60: I can’t remember if I mentioned this or not, but Garmin sent me out a FR-60 running/cycling watch to review.
Shimano Forces Hammerhead to Remove All Di2 Related Functionality From Karoo
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/shimano-hammerhead-functionality.htmlYou see, back when Garmin and Mio first started connecting to Shimano Di2, there was no such thing as the standard ANT+ Gear Shifting profile.
Weekly Mailbag–July 17th, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/07/weekly-mailbagjuly-17th-2010.htmlThis week’s mailbag covers the following topics: 1) Wheels and training/racing 2) How to use Google Bike Routes to create Garmin Course Maps 3) Whether to buy a bike trainer or Garmin Forerunner 305 Question #1: Wheels and training/racing From Adam- I had a quick question about your wheels.
Week in Review–October 12th, 2020
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/10/week-review-october-12th.htmlPreviously called the Garmin Connect IQ Summit, but now consolidated for all things Garmin developer into the Garmin Developer Conference, this event is where we should expect to see Garmin announce new developer bits for the Garmin fitness/outdoors/etc platforms.
Brim Brothers announces Zone power meter production, my first ride impressions
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/brothers-announces-production.htmlSeems like a logical idea that Garmin should have added a year ago.
Week in Review – November 1st, 2014
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/11/review-november-2014.html- Garmin Vivofit is down to $99US.
SRAM RED 2012 Quarq Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/05/sram-red-2012-quarq-power-meter-review.htmlPolar’s new system, Garmin Vector and Brim Brothers, amongst others).
Wahoo Relaunches Speedplay, Announces Power Meter Plans (POWRLINK Zero)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/03/speedplay-powrlink-announcement.htmlAs did Garmin Vector 1 & Vector 2.
Week in Review – Sept 11th, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/week-review-sept-11th.htmlSound good? Oh – and if you want to get a head start on things, this page is a great resource for watching Garmin firmware updates.
Week in Review–October 16th, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/10/week-reviewoctober-16th.html4) Got a Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 and need a gimbal adapter? No problem, one DCR reader created one for the popular Feiyu Tech G4 gimbal, and put it up on one of the popular 3D printing sites for download and/or printing services.
Week in Review–February 4th, 2018
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/02/week-review-february-2018.html3) Listing of nominees for Connect IQ Developer Awards: For the second year in a row the Connect IQ summit will take place at Garmin’s HQ.
Week in Review–August 8th, 2021
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/08/week-review-august-2021.html6) Garmin announces annual Connect IQ Developer App Award Winners: This small collection of apps includes a bike data field to monitor the wind direction, as well as a watch app for downloading podcasts.
Week in Review: July 22nd, 2018
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/07/week-in-review-july-22nd-2018.htmlNikon’s mostly dismal software was really this camera’s major downfall, along with the fact that both GoPro and Garmin quickly more than doubled the resolution of their 360° cameras, leaving Nikon in an odd spot.
Shimano Dura-Ace R9100P Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/shimano-r9100p-review.htmlIt also supports standard zero-offset commands from head units like a Garmin device.
Polar Starts to License Their Sports & Fitness Algorithms
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/01/license-fitness-algorithms.htmlOf course, Garmin acquired Firstbeat about 2.5 years ago, and the current Firstbeat site doesn’t exactly give the impression they want business anymore (there’s not even a contact option, though on their privacy/legal/accessibility pages, they do have e-mails there, so I suppose you could use that).
First look at the new Polar RC3 GPS–the first integrated GPS watch from Polar
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/08/first-look-at-new-polar-rc3-gpsthe.htmlThe unit is in the same size range as most of the smaller GPS units from Garmin, and doesn’t stand out at all on my wrist – it’s pretty slim.
Week in Review–June 15th, 2014
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/06/reviewjune-15th-2014.htmlgoing from Garmin Connect to Suunto Movescount) and file editing tools, etc… As always, feel free to drop links to your favorite tools (not so much apps, but one-off tools) down below.
Apple’s Series 5 Watch Will Have Always-on Display, drops price of Series 3 to $199
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/apples-series-display.htmlThis shift in pricing is a massive blow to Fitbit and the new Versa 2, as well as a solid blow to Garmin’s new Venu watch (priced at $399), and even the Vivoactive 4 at $349.
Friday Tidbits: Trainer App news, FR245/FR945 gets major update, KICKR Bike gets profiles
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/12/tidbits-trainer-profiles.htmlOver the past week Garmin has pushed out a new firmware update for the FR945 that adds some pretty significant new features from the Garmin Swim 2 watch, as well as a bunch of things from the Venu & Vivoactive 4 series. … Added support for file based Emojis, which brings support for over 1300 Emojis.
Week in Review–April 21st, 2019
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/week-review-april-21st.htmlGarmin Edge 820 is down to $259, a pretty massive price drop.
