Category: Outdoors + Tech

Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for December 9, 2019   non-wrist wearable Real-time feedback by wearables in running: Current approaches, challenges and suggestions for improvements Journal of Sports Sciences from December 03, 2019 Injuries and lack of motivation are common reasons for discontinuation of running. Real-time feedback from wearables can […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for December 3, 2019   bracelets A Guide to Fitness Trackers for Seniors Consumer Reports from November 28, 2019 Older adults can benefit from the wearable activity monitors that we test for ease, accuracy, comfort, and more   Don’t Buy a Fitness Tracker for Your […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for November 25, 2019   bracelets Whoop, the sports tech and analytics company that makes discreet wearables, raises $55M – TechCrunch TechCrunch, Ingrid Lunden from November 12, 2019 On the heels of Google buying Fitbit for $2.1 billion, another player in wearables and health technology […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for November 19, 2019   bracelets Why Garmin’s Shares Are Hitting Record Highs As Rival Fitbit Sinks From View Fortune, Aaron Pressman from November 17, 2019 … “Garmin is benefiting from scale and diversification after persistent reinvestments in new growth categories,” Morgan Stanley analyst Erik […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for November 13, 2019   non-wrist wearable Belt System Aims To Help Swim Coaches Train Better 90.5 WESA, Kathleen J. Davis from November 07, 2019 Coaches are tasked with helping their athletes improve, but when those athletes are underwater, in the case of competitive swimmers, […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for November 5, 2019   bracelets Suunto 9 Series Gets New Sleep & Fitness Metrics from FirstBeat Ray Maker, DC Rainmaker blog from October 29, 2019 Suunto has pushed out an update today to the Suunto 9 series (Baro and non-Baro variants, plus all the […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for October 29, 2019   bracelets [Tutorial] Tips for extending battery life Garmin Forums from October 21, 2019 This is not a question but a set of tips to extend your battery life: 1- avoid watch faces with any dynamic data, especially the ones updated […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for October 22, 2019   bracelets Garmin Venu review: Fitness expertise with many pixels left to fill | Ars Technica Ars Technica, Valentina Palladino from October 15, 2019 Smartwatches try to get us away from our smartphone screens, but ironically, a smartwatch’s screen is one […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for October 8, 2019   bracelets Garmin Vivoactive 4s review: So many fitness features, so little time Ars Technica, Valentina Palladino from October 01, 2019 … Garmin added a ton of fitness improvements to this watch, including optional all-day pulse ox measurements, hydration tracking, new […]

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Outdoors + Tech news articles, blog posts and research papers for October 1, 2019   bracelets Garmin enables optical heart rate for swim on Forerunner 245 & 945 Gadgets & Wearables, Marko Maslakovic from September 19, 2019 Garmin has enabled optical heart rate for swimming on the Forerunner 245 and 945. So far the feature […]

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