Apple Watch Series 2 and Nike+ Edition: Sport & Fitness In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/02/series2-edition-review.htmlActivity App: This is basically the Apple equivalent of what you’d see with the Fitbit App, Garmin App, or Polar apps.
Notable Watch Updates: Polar’s Skin Temperature Sensing, Pixel Watch Updates, Garmin’s Connect IQ Update
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/06/notable-updates-temperature.htmlStarting waaaay-back there was Basis and their watches, then Fitbit over the last few years, and more recently we’ve had Whoop, Oura, and Apple all add it.
Basis B1 Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/07/basis-b1-review.htmlYou can see the difference below between the Basis wrist watch and the Fitbit Flex wrist bracelet.
My Winter 2015-2016 Sports Gadget Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/winter-sports-gadget-recommendations.htmlI’ve been including little snippets of these scales in my Fitbit Surge and Withings Activité reviews.
Suunto 9 Peak Pro In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/11/suunto9-depth-review.htmlAll other watches were set in their highest respective modes (multiband/dual-frequency for Garmin watches, multiband for COROS APEX 2 Pro & Vertix 2, All Systems for COROS Apex 2 base, and the Fitbit Sense 2 doesn’t have any options).
Hands-on: Garmin Vivosmart 4, now with Pulse Ox and Body Battery
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/08/garmin-vivosmart-battery.htmlAs with new Fitbit’s Charge 3 last week, there aren’t massive changes here from the previous generations.
Garmin Forerunner 45/45S GPS Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/garmin-forerunner-watch-review.htmlTo that narrow and very specific goal, the company bests Apple or Samsung (or Fitbit).
My Summer 2014 Sports Gadget Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/06/summer-sports-recommendations.htmlI’ve been including little snippets of these scales in my FitBit Zip and Withings Pulse reviews.
Week in Review–May 7th, 2017
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/05/week-reviewmay-2017.htmlThen there’s some Fitbit specific sales, which run through May 13th:… Fitbit Flex 2 – Save $40 (Amazon/Clever Training)
A brief look at the Mio Alpha2 optical heart rate watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/alpha2-optical-heart.htmlThis is notable because it’s something neither the Fitbit Charge or Fitbit Surge supports today.
Heads up: Stack of February Sports Tech Sales
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/02/heads-february-sports.htmlFor whatever reason, today kicked off a wide swath of sales from numerous folks: Garmin, GoPro, Fitbit, TomTom, and Scosche.
Garmin Forerunner 645 Music GPS Running Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/03/garmin-forerunner-music-watch-review.htmlFrom TomTom to Timex, Apple To Fitbit, and many more.
Suunto 7 Wear OS GPS Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/02/suunto7-wearos-review.htmlApple, Fitbit, Garmin, Polar, everyone.
Polar’s Ignite GPS Hands-On: Everything you ever wanted to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/06/polars-ignite-everything.htmlWhile this is common for Apple Watch, Fitbit, and others, it’s far less common for endurance sports type watches that have displays designed to handle days (or weeks) with the display always-on.
Polar M430 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/06/polar-m430-depth-review.htmlIt’s similar to what Fitbit, Garmin, and others do to get you moving, though not quite as regularly as those companies do.
Garmin’s new TrueUp multi-device activity tracking sync: Here’s how it works
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/11/garmins-activity-tracking.htmlOne of the major selling points of Fitbit’s ever-expanding wearables, particularly fashion-focused wearables is the ability to change between multiple devices during the day.
Garmin Venu GPS Smartwatch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/12/garmin-smartwatch-sports.htmlSure, Garmin has had color displays of varying levels for years, but this is similar to what you’d see with a Fitbit Versa or Samsung watch.
Most Smartwatch Companies Aren’t Truthful in Size Specs
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/smartwatch-companies-truthful.htmlAnd finally, I grabbed the Fitbit Sense and the Wahoo Rival.
Polar A370 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/06/polar-a370-depth-review.htmlUnlike most of Fitbit’s units, this will show any app’s notifications that you want.
Garmin Forerunner 225 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/08/garmin-forerunner-225-depth-review.htmlIn particular, it’s best for sports – something sensors found in Fitbit, Samsung, and to a lesser extent Apple’s products aren’t as ideal for.
Garmin Index WiFi Smart Scale In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/02/garmin-scale-review.htmlBut focusing on the most comparable models (Fitbit Aria & Withings WS-50), I was getting either identical weight values, or within .1-.2 pounds.
Peloton Bike+ (Plus) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/02/peloton-bike-depth-review.htmlAnd then there’s the ability to link up to a handful of other 3rd party platforms, namely Strava and Fitbit for posting rides.
A Roodepoort, South Africa Runaround
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/12/roodepoort-africa-runaround.htmlI’ve got the Mio Fuse there, and the Fitbit Charge.
Garmin Launches ‘Connected GPS’ Functionality For Wearables Without GPS (Vivosmart 4 & Vivomove 3)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/connected-functionality-wearables.htmlThis functionality follows with what Fitbit added many years ago for their GPS-less wearables, under the ‘Connected GPS’ name as well.
Whoop 3.0 Band & Platform In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/05/whoop-3-platform-review.htmlHere’s the first data set, compared against a Garmin HRM-DUAL chest strap and a Fitbit Charge 4.
