Weekly Mailbag–May 15th, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/05/weekly-mailbagmay-15th-2010.htmlHow do you carry a camera when you race, run, swim, ride? Followed by what camera do you find the best for stills and video when racing? Thanks much for all of your posts, photos, reviews, and generally letting all of us into a slice of your life. … For example, Garmin sent out the Garmin Forerunner 110 watch last week.
The Pinnacle of Fitness Failure: Samsung’s Gear Fit Activity Tracker
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/04/pinnacle-samsungs-activity.htmlAs I often note in Activity Tracker reviews, you’re never going to get two devices to match. … The unit was announced about 45 days ago back at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, along with the Samsung Galaxy S5 phone, and the Samsung Gear 2 smart-watch.
A Grand Budapest Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/grand-budapest-weekend.htmlReviews later in the week. … Still, we find them useful if you know how to use them and what to watch out for.)
Week in Review–Dec 6th, 2015
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/week-reviewdec-2015.htmlFull listing of details/reviews at the link. … Finally, Clever Training is running a bit of a sweepstakes that any purchase on their site between now and Dec 23rd will net you entrance into a $600 Garmin GPS watch giveaway.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/random-things-did-this-weekend-94.htmlNo major product reviews slated in the coming days that I was crunching to get ready for, or massive international travel or such. … In an ideal world I’d own a giant plot of land in the middle of nowhere and be able to setup something akin to a miniature chairlift cable system that drags watches through the woods on a cable to test GPS battery life – swinging them as it goes.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/06/random-things-did-this-weekend-72.htmlSo the loss of one sensor there is tough too as it’s not nearly as complete a picture as I wanted as part of upcoming reviews. … Like watching sand in an hourglass.
Spring 2016 Power Meter Pricing Wars Update
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/03/powermeter-2016-pricing.htmlDefinitely read both reviews though to understand the pros/cons of those products (PowerCal review here, PowerPod here)… My bet is that they will watch sales with the new price, but that they’re still pondering the lower-priced option they chatted about two years ago.
5 (Very) Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/03/very-random-things-weekend.htmlOne of the best pools I know for that is just along the sea in Barcelona, where I’ve taken photos for past reviews. … What I did not expect when I put my GoPro down in the water to capture various underwater pics/video of me and the watch as I was doing my laps…was that I’d be joined by women swimming sans-top.
Week in Review–May 19th, 2013
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/reviewmay-19th-2013.htmlOr, how I take underwater photos for all my reviews. … Wednesday: Testing out the Pebble watch with new RunKeeper app integration
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/random-things-did-this-weekend-109.htmlFew videos require as much editing as action cam reviews or drone review videos. … I used the Karoo 2 as the main GPS bike computer, with a few watches along for the ride.
A return to Skyline!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/08/return-to-skyline.htmlI’m going to be doing In Depth Reviews of both products, and first to arrive was the iBike Aero. … Here was today’s elevation profile: At the front gate the Park Ranger gave us a friendly warning that just this past week a cyclist had hit a deer while descending, and to watch our speeds.
5 Random Things From A Week In Newfoundland
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/random-things-newfoundland.htmlIt’s gonna be a busy fall for reviews, that’s for sure!… And some islands didn’t require stopping at all – as we often had Bald Eagles flying overhead and could just stop and watch from the water for a few moments.
Sports Tracks in depth – ten little tidbits
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/12/sports-tracks-in-depth-ten-little.htmlIf you’ve read any of my Garmin device reviews (305/405/310XT/705), you’d know that I think GTC is a piece of garbage – and I’m pretty sure Garmin would actually agree with me given they haven’t improved it functionally since earlier this decade. … I use Sports Tracks with an old school Polar Watch that’s downloadable, as well as importing in text files from a CompuTrainer.
Tacx shows off new suite of trainers, new accessories, updates on software apps
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/trainers-accessories-software.htmlAnd as for the rest of the functionality in these new Smart Trainers, I’ll be looking at 1-2 of the units (at least the Satori, but perhaps also the Vortex) in upcoming reviews. … So you could for example also use it with a Garmin head unit (via ANT+), or with an iOS app (via Bluetooth Smart) – or even some of the Bluetooth Smart only watches like the TomTom Multisport watch.
Running at night on the National Mall
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/03/running-at-night-on-mall.htmlThough, it could be interesting for product reviews, to allow you to control focus on products. … And, it certainly cut down on me checking my watch for HR zone information – since it was clearly displayed and told to me.
The 2017 Giveaway Extravaganza Winners!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/2017-giveaway-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 purchase/support the site. … Giveaway #12: Garmin Forerunner 935 GPS Watch
Holiday 2015 Deals Begin Today: FR920XT for $329, and more!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/holiday-begin-fr920xt.htmlIn-Depth Reviews:… The FR220/FR225/FR620 are all good GPS watches, no doubt, but just don’t expect future updates with new features on any of them.
Watching a high-speed bike-sharing police chase, and other weekend updates
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/06/watching-weekend-updates.htmlAs with other reviews, I’ll make all the data available in the review for those to dig into as well. … I’ve gone out for a couple of runs now with the Leikr watch.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend in Rome
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/02/random-things-weekend-rome.htmlNot to mention getting through additional reviews lined up for this upcoming week. … People usually give me weird looks taking pictures up close of watches.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/5-random-things-i-did-this-weekend-96.htmlI always do at least one workout from both platforms in any trainer reviews I’m doing. … And this is what my Garmin Connect account looks like for about 48hrs worth, only one of which was a GPS activity from an actual watch.
A Weekend Skiing in the French Alps
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/weekend-skiing-french.htmlSo in the bag was… Some Garmin watches, mostly focusing on the ski/snowboard mode so I can show how it…… We’d watch each of them going off, one by one.
Shark Week…coming to my local swimming pool
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/10/shark-weekcoming-to-my-local-swimming.htmlThe best part here is that when you combine this with the swim cap that I got The Girl a few years ago, we’re like the perfect pair: Maybe I’ll start including it in my swim reviews…after all, gotta get out and do some openwater FR910XT swimming, and it might just have to be in shark infested waters. … – Don’t forget that Kona is this weekend, and you should be able to watch the live streaming on your PC.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/random-things-did-this-weekend-93.htmlSo just shortly after I got them on Friday morning, I tried to order the new PowerBeats Pro – which are basically a blend of the red PowerBeats I’ve long had around (and you’ve seen in my reviews) with the AirPods. … Of course, I’d been testing this for a few days around home and the DCR Cave – and even leaving a watch on my desk I could make it all the way across the DCR Cave (three rooms away) – before I’d find some dropouts (and only partially).
Week in Review–July 30th, 2017
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/07/week-reviewjuly-30th.html4) Chief Commissaire who disqualified Sagan calls for video reviews: Well then, don’t be bringing in logic too fast now!… Well…no YouTube this time, but on Facebook instead (you don’t need an account to watch).
Recon Instruments previews cycling heads-up display
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/03/recon-cycling-display.htmlWe have lots of publicity/marketing items on the Google Glass, but as you often see in my reviews, the devils are in the details. … Within that small screen, you’ll get metrics related to speed/distance/descent/etc… Essentially, the same type of information you’d see while running with a GPS watch, you’re getting from the heads up display for skiing.
