Weekly Mailbag–July 10th, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/07/weekly-mailbagjuly-10th-2010.htmlSo…sorry I’m not a huge help here – but perhaps some folks will be able to chime in with their suggestions! Question #3: Choosing between Garmin Forerunner 405 or FR60 From Sandy- Hi Ray, I just stumbled onto your blog while Googling reviews on the Garmin Forerunner 405 and the Garmin FR60. … So for example, I'd like to look at my watch at say half a mile into a race and see what pace I'm doing and go from there.
Back to DC…and time to cook a grand dinner!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/12/back-to-dcand-time-to-cook-grand-dinner.htmlWhy a rolling pin you ask? Well, frequent folks to my product reviews know that I often use the rolling pin to compare different watches/devices – as it gives a much more even comparison between the different units. … Sorry, the meal was just so awesome that I didn’t stop to get good shots! And awesomeness peaked with the Chocolate Molten cakes that Carl worked on: Mmm…sooo goood! The only thing left to do…fall asleep! And for that, I started playing with being able to hook up the Zeo demo unit I have and watch my brain waves in real time…you can see the specially made custom cable sticking out the back… …but…I’ve gotta save something for another post.
The 2015 Annual Giveaway Extravaganza Winners!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/08/2015-extravaganza-winners.htmlBelow is a listing of all the products that were given away yesterday, as well as all the links to reviews and to support the site. … 6PM Giveaway Extravaganza: Polar M400 GPS Running Watch
Week in Review–Dec 4th, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/12/week-reviewdec-2016.htmlIt was mostly a catch-up week, focused on the various Cyber Monday sales (and finding them), and then a number of upcoming reviews for this week. … 7) Epic Lines – Speedflying: Umm, just watch this craziness.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/01/5-random-things-did-this-weekend-20.htmlI was trying to clear out various items from 2015, from some leftover reviews, to just random administrivia junk. … That unit seems to be far more suited to sports given it has a waterproof watch-like transmitter you wear and the unit just follows along, and the video folks are posting thus far on YouTube is really looking pretty good (though, it does need a bit more stabilization that I’d hoped, but that’s fairly easy in post-production).
Giveaway Extravaganza 2018 Winners!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/09/giveaway-extravaganza-2018-winners.htmlBelow is a listing of all the products that were given away yesterday, as well as all the links to reviews and to purchase/support the site. … Giveaway #5: Garmin Fenix 5 Plus GPS Watch
Week in Review–April 21st, 2012
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/04/week-in-reviewapril-21st-2012.htmlMost times these different streams don’t overlap, so be on the lookout at all these places for good stuff! So with that, let’s get into the action! DCRainmaker.com posts this past week: Here’s all the goodness that ended up on the main page of DCRainmaker.com this week: Monday: A working weekend in Vegas Tuesday: Strangely epic race boxes on my front doorstep Wednesday: The Elusive Non-Gadget Weekly Mailbag–April Edition Thursday: The Soleus 2.0 GPS Running Watch In Depth Review Friday: Photo of the week- A summary of my week Facebook question: On Thursday via Facebook I posed an interesting question on how I should balance the length of reviews of products that don’t quite measure up.
A weekend with dueling power meters, activity monitors and more!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/04/weekend-with-dueling-power-meters.htmlI’m looking to put together some sort of shoot-out after I knock out some reviews on them. … Early Saturday morning I got up to watch The Girl play soccer.
Week in Review–December 18th, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/12/week-in-reviewdecember-18th-2010.htmlSaturday: Week in Review – December 11th, 2010 Monday: Back to DC, and time to cook a grand dinner! Tuesday: Swimsense, FR410, Garmin Connect & Bing, and giveaway results Thursday: Behind the scenes on product reviews Friday: The India Runaround Stuff that I found interesting around the interwebs: As always, here’s a sampler platter of some of the interesting articles and posts I found around the Internet this week. … Random Thoughts Section: Basis Heart Rate Watch…without a heart rate strap.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/5-random-things-did-this-weekend-66.htmlI was shooting 7 products for reviews/first looks next week, plus a few more for stuff the following week. … And for everyone else, you can watch the livestream of my keynote on Wednesday at 1PM Kansas time (2PM US Eastern time, 8PM Central European Time) via my Facebook page.
How to get your trainer apps on the big screen
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/your-trainer-screen.htmlBut I’m trying to balance that massive lift of creating new screenshots, wordy sections, etc… vs other new product reviews at the moment. … I find this also great when I’m travelling and want to watch something like Hulu or iTunes on a hotel TV, since I can just plug it in easily.
Strangely epic race boxes on my front doorstep
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/04/strangely-epic-race-boxes-on-my-front.htmlSome related to product reviews, some related to The Bakery, and some related to completely random stuff. … Like a “here’s a sport watch plus the 3D puzzle” type giveaway.
Week in Review–December 13th, 2015
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/reviewdecember-13th-2015.htmlSee…we made up for the previous quieter week with a threesome of in-depth product reviews!… Definitely a must-watch video.
Fitbit Charge 5 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/09/fitbit-charge-in-depth-review.htmlThe Charge 5 appears to support a more slimmed-down version of the apps that Fitbit has on their watches (Versa/Sense), and thus my guess is that like the other features here, these simply didn’t make the cut for launch.
More trainers, a touch of snow, and a new bike
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/12/more-trainers-a-touch-of-snow-and-a-new-bike.htmlSo, lacking my hope for spending a weekend in the snow, I spent Saturday working away on trainer reviews. … I had received the most recent near-final production unit of the Mio Alpha optical HR watch, with this particular variant being Bluetooth Smart enabled.
A short weekend at home testing action cams…in the rain.
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/11/weekend-testing-camsin.htmlA space the size of the kitchen-table was covered in an orderly pile of boxes to get unboxed for upcoming/eventual/hopeful reviews. … I was testing only two watches this time.
DC Hot Chocolate 15K 2011 Race Report (Alternate Title: How not to organize a race)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/12/dc-hot-chocolate-15k-2011-race-report.htmlI sit here writing five concurrent reviews at once – yikes! Good stuff coming!… Eventually, about 9.2 miles later, we found the finish line: I had been using both the FR910XT and the new Soleus GPS 1.0 watch (that’s the $90 one).
Friday Tidbits
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/05/friday-tidbits.htmlAnd I’ve got tons of exciting stuff coming, from reviews of the Timex Global GPS Trainer to the new Garmin Forerunner 110 to stuff from PedalBrain and others. … The update allows you to wear the watch on your wrist during the swim and still get accurate distance measurements.
GoPro Fusion 360° Action Camera In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/02/gopro-fusion-review.htmlThe ‘preparing media’ (and then subsequent “preparing previews”) steps will take more and more time the longer you have the camera, because likely your SD cards will become more full. … Here, give it a watch:
Wahoo Announces Summit Freeride: First Ride Thoughts!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/04/announces-freeride-thoughts.htmlSo I’ll be putting this to the test over the coming days, alongside gradient reaction time as I’ve been doing recently for the Edge 540/840 units in those reviews. … We saw it with Strava Live Segments (better than Garmin’s implementation), and with bike GPS to watch integration on the Wahoo RIVAL (better than Garmin’s Extended Display).
Whoop 4.0 Band & Platform In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/whoop-platform-review.htmlIt’s not a daily step counter, nor a smartwatch with a display, nor an activity tracker.
Week in Review–August 23rd, 2020
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/08/week-review-august.htmlIt’s also probably easier to watch their video on their Kickstarter page.
First look at Garmin’s new Vivosmart activity tracker
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/vivosmart-activity-tracker.htmlAdditionally, if your raise your hand up as if you were going to look at the unit (like a watch), it'll automatically turn on.
Zwift Hub Smart Trainer In-Depth Review: The Best Bang For Your Buck?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/10/zwift-trainer-review.htmlIn terms of the durability of the hardware, the existing VOLT hardware/unit has more than proven itself to be a good choice long-term, with me seeing virtually no customer complaints on my previous reviews. … The above two are mostly just useful when pairing to more basic smartwatches that might not support power meters/cadence, but I don’t expect it matters to too many people.
Huge Spring Sale Begins: 20% off All Trainers & Most Power Meters, $150 off Fenix 5 Plus and 30% off Suunto
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/garmin-trainers-percent.htmlThere are a handful of limitations, most notably that it’s not valid on non-power meter Garmin stuff (like watches), GoPro, Fitbit, Quarq/SRAM, Favero, and a few others I list down below in the restrictions.
