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Behind the scenes on product reviews

It occurred to me recently that it might be a bit entertaining to get a ‘behind the scenes’ view on how product reviews come together.

Initial thoughts on the newly announced TomTom GPS Triathlon Watch

My product reviews typically have about 200 more images than this post, and about 60-70 more pages.)… Preface: This is going to be a super quick post, mainly to stem the sweeping tide of e-mails, tweets, FB messages and smoke signal communications that I’ve received over the last 48-72 hours from folks asking about the new TomTom multisport (triathlon) GPS watch and whether I’d heard of it.

Quick Hands-On: Wahoo Adds Music Controls to Rival Watch, Plans for TrainingPeaks Workout Support

Over the last week Wahoo has quietly rolled out a firmware update that adds music controls to their Wahoo Rival multisport GPS watch, enabling it to changes songs on your iOS device.

‘Name That Watch’ Gameshow with DesFit, Chase the Summit, and Matt Legrand

In any case, go give it a watch (above) – it’s lots of fun! And don’t worry, back to boatloads of reviews later this week – things be getting crazy shortly. … Just wanted to drop a super quick post for a fun little game that we played in the courtyard of a hotel last week after the Apple September 2023 launch event (where they launched the Apple Watch Ultra 2, Apple Watch Series 9, and of course the iPhone 15 units).

Timex Ironman GPS Global Trainer In Depth Review

If you’ve read my in depth reviews before, you’ll know that I’m pretty in depth – perhaps overly so. … When the Timex Global Trainer was announced earlier this year, most folks were quite excited to see a new entrant into the triathlon watch/device scene.

Spring has sprung–and some first thoughts on the Basis watch

I think it’ll probably be my next cycling device to hit the reviews. … It was cool to watch.

Fitbit Sense In-Depth Review: All the Data Without the Clarity

Fitbit has started to dig into my data sets, though, in looking at some of the other reviews posted today, the theme seems to be somewhat common. … On one hand, it’s vastly more expensive than any recent Fitbit smartwatch with vastly more sensors.

Polar Ignite GPS In-Depth Review

Back in June Polar announced their Ignite GPS watch.

Suunto Releases 14 New SuuntoPlus Watch Apps

September is a busy month for many watchmakers, and that includes Suunto.

Suunto Ambit In-Depth Review

Like all my reviews, they tend to be pretty in depth (perhaps overly so) – but that’s just my trademark DC Rainmaker way of doing things. … But with all these new features, does the watch fail to deliver on some of the basics? And how does it fit into the scene for non-ultra runners? Well, I dig in to find out.

FIT File: Google Pixel Watch Updates, Suunto + UTMB? Garmin vs Apple Ski Apps, and More SPD Power Meters

In this episode, we talk about Google Pixel Watch Updates, Skiing Apps for Garmin and Apple, More SPD Power Meters, and other interesting news in the sports tech world.

Timex Run Trainer 1.0 GPS In-Depth Review

Like all my reviews, they tend to be pretty in depth (perhaps overly so) – but that’s just my trademark DC Rainmaker way of doing things. … Update Note: Consider looking at the just released Timex Run Trainer GPS 2.0 edition instead, if you're looking at this watch.

Garmin Epix Pro In-Depth Review: Now In Three Sizes!

The new Epix Pro series is here, finally bringing the Epix AMOLED display-enabled watch to the same three sizes as the Fenix lineup (42mm, 47mm, and 51mm).

Product Reviews

Garmin Forerunner 735XT In-Depth Review

I’m gonna mix it up for this review and start with the triathlon mode rather than my reviews starting with running, cycling, and swimming modes individually. … It’s been almost exactly a month since Garmin announced their latest triathlon watch, the Forerunner 735XT.

How to: Installing Free Maps on your Garmin Fenix 5/6, Forerunner 945, or MARQ Series watch

Note that for unsupported watches there is a hail-mary option, which is DWMap.

Garmin Fenix 5/5S/5X Plus In-Depth Review (with Maps, Music, Payments)

I travelled specifically to the peaks of the French Alps to test this watch and the also recent entrant Suunto 9 on fairly demanding trails.

Garmin Forerunner 955 (with Solar) In-Depth Review

Except, it’s actually two watches – the Forerunner 955 & the Forerunner 955 Solar.

Polar RCX5 In Depth Review

Like all my reviews, they tend to be pretty in depth (perhaps overly so) – but that’s just my trademark DC Rainmaker way of doing things. … Further, it levels the playing field between all the watches out there and makes it really easy to see exactly how big each unit is.

Garmin Forerunner 210 In Depth Review

Like all my reviews, they tend to be pretty in depth (perhaps overly so) – but that’s just my trademark DC Rainmaker way of doing things. … First up, you have the watch itself.

Garmin Fenix In-Depth Review

Because I want to be transparent about my reviews – Garmin sent me two units to try out. … It also fell into the category of ABC watches, which stands for Altimeter, Barometer and Compass.

Garmin Forerunner 965 In-Depth Review: Now with AMOLED Display!

Garmin has just announced two new watches – the Forerunner 965 (this review), and the Forerunner 265/265S (full review here!), both multisport watches and both equipped with swanky AMOLED displays.

Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE In-Depth Review

Garmin’s entire focus on the FR945 LTE is about athletic connected features, not general smartwatch features.

Garmin Forerunner 935 In-Depth Review

I’m going to mix things up a little bit in this review from past reviews. … Today Garmin announced their latest triathlon/multisport…and running-specific focused watch, the Forerunner 935.

Sports Technology Buyers Guide: Winter 2020-2021

Even the comments mirror that on not just my review, but all reviews. … This was the first year they’ve overtaken Fitbit and Samsung in smartwatch sales.