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…
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. It generally ticks the boxes with: GPS accuracy; personalised training plans for most levels of runner; and an inbuilt optical heart rate monitor for the wrist. It…
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 and I…
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…
