Huge Sale: 20% off all new trainers, Fenix3 HR, and boatloads more
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/11/trainers-fenix3-boatloads.htmlThere are a handful of limitations, most notably that it’s not valid on Garmin, GoPro, Fitbit, or Suunto.
Week in Review – December 4th, 2017
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/12/week-review-december-2017.html5) Fitbit selected for long-term national health study: Regardless of which vendor is selected, it’s good to see some long-term studies being done with vast numbers of people.
Week in Review–August 30th, 2020
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/08/week-review-august-30th.htmlSure, Fitbit is the most obvious.
Thoughts on the wearables studies (including The Stanford Wearables study)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/06/thoughts-wearables-including.htmlSimilarly, see in the above picture how the Apple Watch is touching the Fitbit Blaze? That’s also likely impacting steps.
Week in Review–August 7th, 2011
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/08/week-in-reviewaugust-7th-2011.html3) More about aerodynamics than you can think of: Bike Radar put together a great in depth post that you should browse on over to if you’ve ever thought about anything to do with cycling aerodynamics (which is all of us) 4) FitBit Google Spreadsheet Goodness: This was from back last month, but just noticed it now.
Week in Review–May 16th, 2022
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/week-review-16th.html8) The Science Behind The Fitbit Murder Conviction: No, Fitbit didn’t murder anyone, but someone was convicted this week of murder, based in part on Fitbit data showing data that didn’t match what the suspect said.
Week in Review–March 3rd, 2019
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/03/week-review-march-2019.html6) Apple sold an estimated 22 million Apple Watches in 2018: Fitbit came in with 5.5m devices, Samsung at 5.3m, and Garmin at 3.2m.
Thoughts On The New Apple Watch Series 2 with GPS & Waterproofing
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/apple-series-preview.htmlSo, will this be the end of Garmin or Fitbit? Well two years ago folks noted that the Apple Watch would kill Garmin and Fitbit.
Garmin Lily Fitness Smartwatch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/01/garmin-fitness-smartwatch.htmlCompare that with Fitbit which shows those stats directly on the watch.
Week in Review–April 18th, 2022
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/04/week-review-april-18th.html2) Fitbit gets medical approval for passive Afib detection: This is a pretty big advance, since it takes what was previously a manual capture process that the user had to manually trigger and wait 15 seconds, to being something that’s just happening 24x7 behind the scenes.
The Weekend: Motorola MOTOACTV, Zeo Mobile, Jawbone Up, long battery tests
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/11/weekend-motorola-motoactv-zeo-mobile.htmlIt’s akin to the Fitbit tracker that tracks your movement, steps and sleep.
First Look at the new $129 Withings Move ECG
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/01/withings-move-hands.htmlWhile internally they’ve got all the smarts of a fancy Fitbit, externally they appear like normal watches of yesteryear.
Suunto announces planned optical HR Spartan GPS, sensor details
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/07/spartan-optical-valencell.htmlRemember, Valencell even sued Fitbit & Apple over it earlier this year.
Whoop Begins Sync from Garmin, Strava, and More: How it Actually Works
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/02/whoops-health-integration.htmlThat includes basically everyone but Fitbit, so be it Garmin, Suunto, Polar, Wahoo, Peloton, Apple, and….Strava.
The Basis Peak In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/12/basis-depth-review.htmlIt’s something not found for example on the Microsoft Band, the Fitbit Charge HR, Fitbit Surge, or Samsung devices.
The Pinnacle of Fitness Failure: Samsung’s Gear Fit Activity Tracker
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/04/pinnacle-samsungs-activity.htmlThis is the company's first direct attempt at competing with activity monitors from the likes of traditional players like Nike and FitBit, as well as newer entrants such as Garmin and Polar.
Peloton Tread In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/12/peloton-tread-review.htmlWithin this is where you can link up to a handful of other 3rd party platforms, namely Strava and Fitbit for posting workouts.
Timex R300 $129 GPS Smartwatch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/timex-smartwatch-review.htmlAnd it’s also semi-critical to understanding how a company with only a handful of dedicated staff for this product line could spit out a watch that easily competes with Garmin or Fitbit’s budget offerings – and in fact, likely eclipses some of them in certain areas.
Initial Thoughts: Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular connectivity
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/thoughts-cellular-connectivity.htmlIn many ways this type of work is similar to what we’re seeing with what Fitbit is talking about as well.
The Massive 2020 Sportswatch Year in Review with DesFit
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/12/massive-sportswatch-year-in-review.html10:56 Fitbit Charge 4… 23:12 Fitbit Sense & Fitbit Versa 3
Garmin’s Vivoactive 4 Series: Everything you need to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/garmins-vivoactive-everything.htmlOther watches, most notably Fitbit, have been doing this for years in the strength and core workout realm.
Garmin Forerunner 735XT In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/garmin-forerunner-735xt-review.htmlA serious difference between competitors like Fitbit that measure every second.
Garmin Venu with AMOLED Display: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/garmin-display-everything.htmlSee, unlike watches from Apple and Samsung, Garmin joins Fitbit in perhaps a new trend of allowing these AMOLED displays to be left on the entire time.
Garmin quietly introduces automatic sleep detection to existing activity trackers
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/03/garmin-automatic-detection.htmlIf you look at competitive offerings, such as Fitbit, you’ll see Fitbit has not only automatic sleep detection, but quite a bit of information about the night – such as times awake, restlessness, and how long I was awake.
