First hands-on look & rides with the Garmin Vector power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/hands-on-garmin-vector.htmlOver the past two days, a small number of publications have gotten a hands-on look at the Garmin Vector system – which starts shipping today (Wednesday, August 7th).
Garmin HRM-DUAL Heart Rate Strap In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/01/garmin-heart-strap-review.htmlToday Garmin announced their second dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart transmitting sensor, the HRM-DUAL heart rate strap.
Garmin Vivosmart HR In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/01/garmin-vivosmarthr-review.htmlBack about two months ago, Garmin announced their first wrist activity tracker (non-watch) with optical HR capabilities, the Vivosmart HR.
New Timex Run Trainer vs. Garmin FR210: Fight!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/08/new-timex-run-trainer-vs-garmin-fr210.htmlComparison between Garmin FR210 and Timex Run Trainer When one looks at the GPS sport landscape, it becomes clear that the Timex Run Trainer was targeted purely at a single competitor: The Garmin FR210.
Garmin’s new Index Smart WiFi Weight Scale: Hands-on (or feet-on)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/10/garmins-weight-scale.htmlWrapping up what ought to be classified as a massive year of new product announcements (21 sport products*), Garmin added two more products to the pile today: A weight scale and a revamped optical-sensor enabled Vivosmart HR.
Analysis and Discussion with Garmin and MetriGear about new Vector Power Meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/09/analysis-and-discussion-with-garmin-and.htmlNote: Please see in depth post on Vector "Everything you ever wanted to know about the Garmin Vector pedal based power meter" posted here (it’s a whole lot more detailed and in depth, and includes comprehensive Q&A with the Garmin Vector team).
Amazon Music Launches on Garmin Watches: Everything you need to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/launches-watches-everything.htmlWhen Garmin first got into the music wearable industry some 18 months ago, I don’t think anyone would have sat back and said: ‘Garmin will become the most widely supported music streaming services wearable on the market’.
Garmin Training Status Now Includes Zwift, TrainerRoad, The Sufferfest and Tacx App Workouts
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/06/training-trainerroad-sufferfest.htmlGarmin quietly rolled out an update yesterday that means you’ll now get training load updated on your Garmin devices for workouts done in Zwift, TrainerRoad, The Sufferfest, and the Tacx App, all without using a Garmin device to record them.
Garmin Connect Development Team Tossed Overboard
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/03/garmin-connect-development-team-tossed.htmlIn a bit of a strange twist, the team behind Garmin Connect (the site where you upload all your activities to) has been tossed out on the streets of San Fran.
Garmin Watch Keyring & USB-C Chargers: $9 for Two Pack
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/garmin-keyring-chargers.htmlAs a purveyor of quirky charging cables, I’m back with another installment – this one for not one, but two different Garmin USB-C watch chargers.
Garmin Varia RTL515 and RVR315 Cycling Radar In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/05/garmin-rtl515-cycling.htmlLike clock-work, two years after releasing the last version of the Garmin Varia radar, the company has released its now third generation version.
Garmin Vivoactive 3: Everything you need to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/garmin-vivoactive-everything-need.htmlToday Garmin announced a swath of new Vivo-branded wearable devices.
Garmin announces new VIRB X and VIRB XE action cams
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/04/garmin-virb-action-cams.htmlToday, Garmin announced two new action cameras – the next in their VIRB action cam lineup.
Garmin Instinct Esports Edition with Special Software: An Explainer of Sorts
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/10/instinct-esports-edition.htmlFile this one under ‘Things you didn’t have on your 2020 Bingo Card’, Garmin has launched a new version of the Instinct lineup focused on esports, which will transmit via Bluetooth Smart live your heart rate, stress, and Body Battery metrics (three common metrics on Garmin wearables).
Garmin’s 2024 Q1 Wearables Beta Update: Huge New Features!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/01/garmins-wearables-features.htmlThat’s because Garmin is actually close enough now that all of these major watches are released within a few days timespan.
A look at Garmin’s new ANT+ Speed & Cadence magnet-less sensors
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/05/garmins-magnetless-sensors.htmlThe first thing to know is that unlike Garmin’s past GSC-10 Speed/Cadence Combo sensor, these are two separate sensors.
Garmin’s Vivoactive 4 Series: Everything you need to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/garmins-vivoactive-everything.htmlUpdate! My full long-term in-depth review of the Garmin Vivoactive 4/4S is over here, with tons of accuracy data and months of testing.
Spotify Now Available on Garmin: Everything you need to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/10/spotify-available-everything.htmlCertainly I had plenty of devices that supported music while running, including Garmin ones.
Full details on Garmin’s new FR15 combined GPS watch + activity monitor
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/05/garmin-fr15-firstlook.htmlToday Garmin has announced their newest product, the Garmin FR15.
Garmin enables migration from Fitbit: Here’s how it works
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/11/garmin-enables-migration.htmlI talked about Strava Beacon here, and this essentially allows you to have your Garmin device trigger the Strava Beacon service (*see my 5-second thoughts on this at the end of this post).
Hands-on: Garmin’s New Forerunner 30 Running GPS Watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/garmins-forerunner-running.htmlToday, Garmin announced the new Forerunner 30 GPS watch, which is currently slated only to be sold in Europe and takes the existing Forerunner 35 watch and ‘streamlines’ it (which is a fancy term for ‘remove features’).
Garmin Enduro 3 In-Depth Review: The Cheaper/Better Fenix 8?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/08/garmin-enduro-3-in-depth-review-vs-fenix8-solar.htmlFinally, note that Garmin sent over media loaner units to test out.
3 Ways to Automatically Copy Your Garmin Training Data to Other Fitness Sites
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/12/automatically-training-fitness.htmlWith the rise of connected devices that automatically upload your rides and runs upon completion to Garmin Connect, there’s been a corresponding rise in usage of 3rd party sites that synchronize that data to other training log platforms such as Strava and Training Peaks.
Hands-on with the new Garmin FR735XT Triathlon Watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/05/garmin-fr735xt-triathlon.htmlOver the course of the cold winter, the Garmin FR235 optical HR sensor-enabled running watch hooked up with the elder Garmin FR920XT triathlon watch and made a baby.
Garmin Shows Off New On-Device Sleep Tracking Widgets
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/garmin-tracking-widgets.htmlHowever, I used a new Garmin Fenix 6 sleep widget to demonstrate this, since frankly…it was pretty looking.
