Portugal-based Kinematix  have just raised €2 Million from a Portugese investor. Presumably this is for further…
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SUUNTO's SPARTAN Enhance GPS
Suunto claim to have addressed GPS accuracy issues experienced by some users, see below. Release v1.4.6.624/10Nov2016…
Garmin Consolidate Step Activity
Gadget-encrusted step-counters worldwide will rejoice at Garmin’s just-announced move to enable Garmin Connect to consolidate steps…
Garmin Fenix 5 Collection For Q1 2017?
Expect an announcement for the Garmin Fenix 5 in early January 2016, perhaps coinciding with the…
MIO Global (the Link, Alpha, Velo people) get $15m funding
From the makers of the MIO Link wrist-based HR strap and the former supplier of licenced…
Suunto Spartan TRAINER – the GPS bump is back, plus optical HR in an AMBIT-shell :: FCC filing
Suunto have registered their optical HR version of the SPARTAN at the FCC. Is the bump…
BRIM Brothers – Spark ! Rise ! Fall :-( Aftermath :-(
“One of the most highly anticipated cycling products in recent memory was the intriguing Brim Brothers…
Apple raise prices in the UK to help the poor in America – errrr
The BBC today headlined Apple’s UK price rises on computer sales. “Apple suggests product prices internationally…
IDC Report: Garmin Wins, Apple Loses Big, Everyone Else loses, sigh
The title “IDC Report: Garmin Wins, Apple Loses Big, Everyone Else loses” sums up IDC’s take…
EMFIT QS – Dashboard Upgrade
EMFIT QS is an under-mattress monitor of recovery and sleep quality. It certainly appears accurate to HRV…
Running Power – Some Updates From STRYD and Golden Cheetah
I get a ‘feeling’ that STRYD has successfully scaled the first peak of their adoption into…
GPS Getting 1m Accuracy – Forget GLONASS, What about Galileo and BeiDou / BDS?
Currently, many sports devices use GPS for positioning. There is a constellation of up to 31/32 GPS satellites…
Polar M200 – New Running Watch Announced
Polar have a new entry-level watch for runners. One of the great things is that now…
Garmin Fenix 5 – hardware specs leaked
(Edit: Jan 2017 – 5x specs here) As half-expected <here> it seems that the FENIX…
