Samsung is holding an event on August 5th, where the company is expected to officially introduce the Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Z Fold 2, and several other products including new earbuds, a new smartwatch, and two new tablets. But thanks to a series of leaks, it’s not like we don’t already know most of the […]
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Garmin Forerunner 645 smartwatch features GPS, Garmin Pay, music playback
Garmin’s latest watch blurs the lines between a fitness/running gadget and a smartwatch. The Garmin Forerunner 645 Music has integrated GPS for run tracking and navigation, a music player that lets you listen to tunes while on a run, while leaving your phone at home, and support for Garmin Pay contactless payments so you can […]
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Garmin launches Vivofit 4 activity tracker with a year of battery life
Garmin’s Vivofit line of wearable activity trackers offer all the basic features you’d expect from a bracelet that tracks your fitness stats, including step counting, sleep monitoring, and even water resistance. But while most fitness trackers have rechargeable batteries that you need to top off every 2-14 days, depending on the model (and usage), the […]
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Garmin’s latest fitness tracking watch looks like… a watch
Garmin has been making activity trackers, GPS watches, and other fitness-oriented wearables for a few years. But the Garmin Vivomove may be the company’s first fitness gadget that looks more like a watch than, well, a gadget. It’s a waterproof watch with an analog watch face, long battery life, and support for interchangeable bands. But […]
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Garmin set to launch an Android media stick
Garmin is probably best known as a maker of GPS products, but the company has also branched out into fitness trackers, action cameras, and other products in recent years. Now it looks like Garmin is getting ready to launch a TV stick. The Garmin Vivohub 2 showed up at the FCC website recently, and it’s […]
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Garmin introduces vívofit 2 and Style Collection fitness trackers
In addition to launching 3 new smartwatches this week, Garmin is updating its vívofit line of activity trackers. The first vívofit was launched at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show. This year the company is introducing the vívofit 2 with new features, as well as the Style Collection with more fashionable straps. Like last year’s model the new vívofit 2 […]
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Garmin launches 3 new smartwatches focused on fitness, location tracking
Garmin makes a range of GPS devices and sports and fitness products. So it’s not surprising that the company’s 3 new smartwatches place a heavy emphasis on those features. The Garmin epix is a phone with a 1.4 inch color touchscreen for displaying maps and satellite imagery. Garmin’s vívoactive is a GPS watch with sports and […]
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Garmin Vivosmart wants to be your activity tracker… and smartwatch
Plenty of companies offer fitness tracking features in their smartwatches. You can measure your heart rate or keep track of your steps with a Samsung Gear, for example. Garmin’s taking things in a different direction with its new Vivosmart. It’s an activity tracker first and foremost… but it can also display notifications from your smartphone. […]
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Garmin Viago brings navigation to iPhone, Android for $1(ish)
Garmin is one of the biggest names in GPS navigation… but now that many smartphones include free navigation from Google Maps, Apple Maps, or Nokia HERE, it’s hard to justify paying for a dedicated GPS device. So Garmin also offers mobile apps for smartphone users… but some of those apps can be rather expensive. Now Garmin […]
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Garmin introduces Vivofit fitness tracker with 1-year battery life
GPS device maker Garmin has been offering GPS watches for runners for a while, but now the company is jumping on the wearable fitness tracker bandwagon. The company’s new Vivofit straps to your wrist and monitors and displays your activity stats including how many steps you take in a day and how much sleep you […]