The new Oura Ring (v2 for 2018) and the Motiv Ring stand out as the two most sensible places to start your research into an activity tracker in a ring format. Rationale If you are looking for an athletic sports tracker then a ring is NOT the option you want in 2018/19. But the market…
Foam – wonder material or glorified polystyrene?
Is the Triathlon Watch Status Quo about to change? There are going to be some significant changes this year with several new products already announced. Excitement! The party ain’t over yet. This post is more ‘informational’, the Amazon ads and other links are included so you can research the more unusual newer/better products. Background From…
EMFIT QS has been upgraded to include new sensors that can be embedded into mattresses. This is a development from the previous system (reviewed below) that allowed the sensor to reside underneath the mattress – whilst still working ! I use one myself. The new sensor is advertised to be sensitive enough to distinguish between…
The new Oura Ring marks a big step forwards for the Finnish activity-tech firm. The takeaway: Oura already make a ‘wearable’ that actually works! Indeed its sleep tracking is one of the best solutions available to consumers/athletes. This one should be good too. I will follow up with a more detailed review inthe new year…
Looks like someone has been spending money on their product this year. After MILESTONE’s recent release of firmware to enable live broadcast of speed/distance, today yet more new features are announced (here). Here are the headlines (in their words): Run/Walk Toggle. For each running session that includes walking, you can view gait metrics for running minutes only.…
CES is over and 2017 has begun. A few product announcements trickled out but there WILL be more to come as the year progresses, including some MORE big ones. And I mean BIG. Here’s what CES brought us Polar & Suunto Both kindly brought us a new strap. Polar’s H10 offers performance, accuracy and functionality…
I’d forgotten all about this. Think Polar M600 (great piece of kit) . New Balance’s foray into the sports wearables market runs the same AndroidWear OS but has a round screen interface and an app. Otherwise conceptually very similar – untethered music from on the watch, 5ATM water resistance, 5 hours GPS exercise time or 1 day…
