Garmin Smart Band - What is it? As well as the very recent confirmation of the Fenix 7X, it looks like Garmin is also releasing a 'smart band'. 'Smart Band' could be a specific name for a new product or a generic name that covers a new Garmin Vivosmart (Vivosmart 5), or similar. I've heard zero intel on this, so I'm purely speculating here - unlike the F7 which is as near to a fact as you'll get! If it's a Vivosmart 5 then I have close to zero interest in that as a product. Whatever it is, it was planned for a Christmas 2021 launch, which would make sense for that kind of product but if announced at the same time as the top-end Fenix 7 then it might, just might, herald a Garmin move toward a product that's similar to WHOOP 4. ie a standalone sleep and recovery band which would be GREAT for many people, even athletes who just don't want to wear a watch in bed. A GAROOP (hmmm) product would do well but as I tentatively predict in this article...it won't happen. Although now I have to admit I'm significantly less certain :-) https://the5krunner.com/2021/09/17/garmin-anti-predictions-what-wont-happen-in-2022/
