I’ve had to close the forum on this site, sorry to those of you who were using that. Despite adding just about every possible s**m reduction feature I just couldn’t keep up with making it look all tidy. Both my time and life are limited so… As an example here is a shot from my…
After a recent post, “Rant 1 – 2019 – The Problem with sports watch reviews, freebies and tech bloggers” I started to think a bit more about the issues of the INDEPENDENCE of reviewers/bloggers in the sports gadget market. We all have our favourite sources of online news, scandal and general tech-titillation. I’m no exception.…
Apple Watch 4 Review – A Sporty Perspective
Here we are looking at JUST the GPS performance of the sports watch. Not only how it reports distance but also how well it tracks your route. So it could be the worst ever sports watch in terms of user-friendliness, but if it tracks a route well then it scores highly here RESULT(/52) CHIPSET FIRMWARE…
I did some work on sports apps (run/walk/bike/tri) in mid-2015 for one of my non-the5krunner projects and decided to revisit and update some of the stats from 2015 with figures to the end of 2017. The results make very interesting reading for me and some of the winners and losers might be surprising to us…
As new models have emerged this year I’ve kept a relatively updated list of winners of the TRIATHLON, CYCLING and RUNNING watch awards. Most new watches for 2017 have now been released, the only exceptions being the Garmin Vivoactive 3 and possibly also a high-end Garmin Forerunner. So the list is now FINAL (ish). AWARDS: Best GPS…
This Polar M200 Review continues the elusive search for the best running watch at a budget level. Polar’s latest M200 running watch is priced as a budget model yet it has some advanced components on board that make it worthy of consideration for many levels of runner. In its price bracket it might be a contender…
After a recent post “Rant 2016: The Problem with sports watch reviews; freebies and bloggers”, I started to think a bit more about the issues of the INDEPENDENCE of bloggers in the sports gadget market. We all have our favourite blogs, I’m no exception. Some of my favourite blogs claim to be independent; others, to me, don’t…
Fancy starting a sports blog and getting loads of freebies? This post highlights lots of reasons why that won’t happen. Well, you can start the blog but the freebies will probably not follow. Also I’ll list some of the problems with reviews that you might not be aware of. Two posts in one. Feedback and questions welcomed…
It looks like the Lenovo-owned MOTO brand will not be continuing with smartwatches, according to The Verge, although the existing MOTO 360 (2015) may well be updated to AW2.0 in Q1.2017. Guess which one of these will still be being sold in 2018. It also looks like Fitbit will be buying Pebble. Fitbit haven’t got…
We can already see that sports technology is exploding in many directions: the market is global and is growing globally; technology is broadening its capabilities & competencies; online services and apps are getting cleverer; corporate health consciousness is growing; basic activity trackers’ usefulness is being questioned; smartphone apps offer ever-richer experiences; wearability/fashion is important; and the big boys…
I’ve re-posted an article by Samsung, below in full. It looks at some of the design issues they consider for circular screens interfaces. It’s based more on general usage rather than for sports and it’s OK for a quick read. I’m yet to see convincing usage of “screen real estate” on circular sports watches, although…
After a 2012 look at the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY). Here is my “analysis” of the likely 2016 winner based on my personal favourites and what I think the GB public will vote for. Let’s narrow it down to individual and team Gold medal winners only. The likely winner will be a…
This Garmin Forerunner 735XT Review takes a good look at the latest multi-sports watch from Garmin. It sits ‘somewhere in the middle of the range’ in the sense that it’s not a ‘pro’ triathlon watch like the 920XT or Forerunner 935 nor is it a simple device that, sort of, lets you perform each of…
Here are some interesting figures from Google Play Store (my research compared to last year). It only looks at the growth in the number of reviews. It’s probably indicative of overall growth to some degree. I’m seeing many more Jawbones and Fitbits on the streets and these figures seem to support that. I see a…
Today I was prompted to put together this gallery of some, IMO, rather pretty sports watches by the announcement of the Garmin VIVOACTIVE HR. Possibly Garmin’s prettiest watch to date? I’m sure I’ve missed a few
FitbitI’ve been checking through some old posts and ‘accidentally’ put together a gallery of optical sports watches/devices. I’ve had most, but not all, of them to test and play with at some point. Was it worth it? Yes. I’m now a more complete person. Most Accurate? Scosche (arm band) Most Accurate Watch? Maybe the Epson…
Here is a first attempt at a chart for top SPORTS and ACTIVITY tracking apps. It’s based on the number of reviews on Google Play Store (Android). Notes about this are covered at the end, at least you have a handy link which may prove more useful than the accuracy of the ‘stats’ ! Android App…
And what should I do today? If you are following a plan the best advice is to stick to it. Sometimes you might be a little more or less able to do what the plan says (or what you thought you were going to do if you have no plan) But how do you KNOW what…
And what should I do today? If you are following a plan the best advice is to stick to it. Sometimes you might be a little more or less able to do what the plan says (or what you thought you were going to do if you have no plan) But how do you KNOW what…
