Garmin Connect IQ Announces New Features and Apps/Devices
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/10/connect-iq-2-2.htmlLast week while at the annual ANT+ Symposium, Garmin announced a pile of new features for Connect IQ, and in the process, also lit up a bunch of partner apps and devices.
How To Use a Cycling Power Meter With a Garmin Vivoactive or Venu Watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/05/cycling-power-vivoactive.htmlOfficially, power meters are not supported on Garmin’s Venu & Vivoactive watch series.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Garmin Vector pedal based power meter
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/09/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know.html[Please Note: Garmin Vector has been released, you can see my first look at it here.
Best Bike Computer for Climbing: Garmin vs Hammerhead vs Wahoo
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/03/climing-comparison-hammerhead.htmlUnlike something like Strava Live Segments, which largely automatically trigger, the climb functions on Garmin & Hammerhead need a route loaded. … Note that the Edge 130 Plus does have ClimbPro, but just not the coloring since it’s a black and white screen.
YouTube Music now on Garmin Watches: Quick How-To Guide
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/youtube-music-setup-garmin-watches.htmlGarmin has rolled out support for offline YouTube Music on their watches.
Garmin Forerunner 165 vs Forerunner 265 Comparison Review: All 107+ Differences Detailed
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/02/forerunner-differences-comparison.htmlTraining Readiness is Garmin’s umbrella score that encapsulates a suite of metrics that measure training load and recovery, and give you a constantly moving score as to how “ready to train” you are at any point in the day.
Apple Watch vs Garmin Watch: Skiing Features Tested!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/02/garmin-skiing-features.htmlHowever, for both Garmin and Apple watches, there are features and apps that are catered specifically to skiing/snowboarding, that track things like number of runs, total descent, chairlift time, and even how you compare to your friends.
Garmin Live Event Sharing: Everything you ever wanted to know about it
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/garmin-sharing-everything.htmlOver the last month as part of Garmin’s new devices extravaganza, there was barely a mention of ‘live event sharing’ for certain devices.
Garmin Forerunner 410 In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/01/garmin-forerunner-410-in-depth-review.htmlBecause I want to be transparent about my reviews, as I mentioned when I first got the device – Garmin sent me this FR410 for a period of 60 days as a trial unit.
Garmin Connect App Revamp: Complete Walk-Through
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/01/garmin-connect-through.htmlEarlier this week Garmin announced the beginnings of a revamp of the Garmin Connect Mobile app - something that many people have been eager for…for many many years.
Garmin ANT+ Foot Pods: Everything you ever wanted to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/01/garmin-ant-foot-pods-everything-you.htmlHeads up: This is an old version, Garmin has since released the Run Dynamics Footpod.
So you just gotta Garmin Fitness watch? Start here.
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/12/so-you-just-gotta-garmin-fitness-watch.htmlA whole lot of ya just got new Garmin Forerunner’s and Edge devices over the last few days, so I figured what better way to get you all kick-started into the world of GPS running devices than a consolidated post of all the best ‘How-to’ posts for getting the most from your Garmin Device.
Garmin Acquires Firstbeat Analytics: A Quick Analysis of the Winners and Losers
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/acquires-firstbeat-analytics.htmlIt was about that time of year for Garmin’s fitness or outdoor business to acquire someone else.
Garmin Varia RTL510 Radar/Cycling Light In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/garmin-rtl510-cycling.htmlBut no, it’s not the first bike radar Garmin has made. … I did that for all my rides with the new RTL510 – it was paired concurrently to an Edge 1030, Edge 130, and Edge 520 Plus.
SportTracks adds Garmin Connect automatic sync
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/10/sporttracks-connect-automatic.htmlThis past weekend SportTracks enabled support for automatic sync with Garmin Connect.
Garmin Launches ‘Connected GPS’ Functionality For Wearables Without GPS (Vivosmart 4 & Vivomove 3)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/connected-functionality-wearables.htmlLast week Garmin ever so quietly added so-called ‘Connected GPS’ functionality to the Garmin Connect Mobile application, while concurrently releasing a firmware update for the Vivosmart 4 (which came a year ago), as well as incorporating it into the base Vivomove 3 announced last Thursday.
How to race tri’s with a Garmin Forerunner or Edge
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/05/how-to-race-tris-with-garmin-forerunner.htmlWhile I have many posts on how to get the most from your Garmin Forerunner, it was pointed out to me recently that I don’t actually have any posts on how best to race with it.
Garmin releases Strava Live Segments for Running, Muscle Oxygen on devices, Photo Watch Faces
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/08/releases-segments-running.htmlPhew, all sorts of Garmin news over the last few days on numerous fronts, and this post seems the easiest way to bundle up three totally different things into one tidy little package.
Garmin announces ability to develop apps on wearables, with Connect IQ
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/garmin-connect-apps.htmlToday, at the ANT+ Symposium in Kananaskis, Canada, Garmin has announced a sweeping change to how 3rd parties can interface with Garmin wearable devices a new platform called Connect IQ.
Lots of Garmin Updates: FR620 gets cycling mode, AutoSync with MyFitnessPal, full Fenix lineup support for Android
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/06/autosync-myfitnesspal-support.htmlOver the past few days Garmin has released a flurry of updates for a bunch of very different fitness devices.
Garmin Launches Clipboard App For Coaches: Here’s how it works
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/09/launches-clipboard-coaches.htmlGarmin has dipped its toes into the coaching platform realm with the release of a new app today, called Garmin Clipboard.
The New Garmin Forerunner 310XT Openwater Swim Mode…In Depth.
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/06/new-garmin-forerunner-310xt-openwater.htmlLast week Garmin quietly introduced a new upgrade to the Garmin Forerunner 310XT watch that now enables an open water swim mode.
Guest Post: Tracking a runner in the Boston Marathon with the Garmin GTU 10
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/04/guest-post-tracking-runner-in-boston.htmlNote from Ray: Last week leading into the Boston Marathon I had a reader (John) that e-mailed me asking if I’d like to follow along his wife’s progress on the day using the new Garmin GTU 10 tracker.
Garmin announces automatic sync with Strava, MapMyFitness and Endomondo
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/08/automatic-mapmyfitness-endomondo.htmlToday, Strava along with MapMyFitness and Endomondo have announced automatic sync with Garmin Connect.
Hands on: Strava and Garmin introduce on-device Live Segments for Edge series
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/07/introduce-segments-series.htmlNote: As of August 25th, 2015 Garmin has now released firmware updates for the Edge 510, Edge 810, and Edge 1000.
