Garmin News Tidbits: Peloton Integration, Earnings Miss, Sleep Mode Controversy, MicroLED interview, and plenty more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/11/garm...

For the first time ever, an AI support chatbot didn't suck. In fact, it was astonishingly good. Here's a super-quick story of my failed Oura ring, and some impressive support tech: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/11/bogg...

Zwift just got a big expansion of new pavement in New York City, including a new Power Segments feature, F-Zero-style escalators, and more! I gave it a few rides, here are my thoughts: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/zwif...

Strava just "voluntarily dismissed" its huge lawsuit against Garmin for patent infringement. The question is, why, and what happens next? www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/stra...

It's up! The Oakley-Meta Vanguard In-Depth Review, which are smart glasses (with a 3K camera) that integrate with Garmin, Strava, and more. And critically, after a decade+ of trying crappy smart glasses, these are really effing good. Everything you need to know! www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/oakl...

Pixel Watch 4 In-Depth Review! After boatloads of runs, rides, swims, and more, here's everything you need to know about Google's latest watch. The awesome, the good, and a wee bit of unexpected ugly. Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/pixe...

Pixel Watch 4 In-Depth Review! After boatloads of runs, rides, swims, and more, here's everything you need to know about Google's latest watch. The awesome, the good, and a wee bit of unexpected ugly. Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/pixe...

COROS APEX 4 is out! Here's your full in-depth review, covering everything from the battery life to the depth gauge, and more! Written review also up shortly on site: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8L4...

Here's your complete 360 Action Cam Comparison. It's the GoPro Max 2 vs Insta360 X5 vs DJI OSMO 360, compared in over 40 different features/categories with tons of real-world usage. And cannonballs, obviously. Dive in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdJO...

All of these are still live, and a few new ones - including the Epix Pro for just $499, the lowest price we've ever seen (and this one supports ECG too). Super solid deal: amzn.to/46XQdlI (Amazon Affiliate link)

Here are all the best sports tech deals on Amazon for Amazon Prime Day. Worth a quick look. Including the new Garmin Venu X1, KICKR CORE & KICKR V6, Suunto Run, and many more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/amaz...

Exclusive: Strava just sued Garmin, demanding the company stop selling all their fitness devices (watches and bike computers), due to infringing on a patent. I dive into what's being said, a whole lot of history, what it means, and much more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/stra...

Suunto Vertical 2 is here! It marks the end of new MIP-based display at Suunto. But also the first Suunto with a flashlight! Critically, Suunto claims no battery loss compared to Vertical 1...so, I put that to the test with a 15hr trek: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/suun...

The GoPro Max 2 is out! It's been 6 years since the last version, and now this one drops in with a ton of new features and 8K. But how does it actually stack up? Dive in (literally this time): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br6a...

DJI's latest Mini-series drone may be good technically, but it's also breaking the law. I dive into this solid mess of a situation, and what it means to consumers, retailers, distributors, regulators, and DJI itself: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymp8...

The AirPod Pro 3 is already on sale. Not a huge discount, but hey, leftover money for ice cream. These are the ones that did incredibly well in my heart rate accuracy testing: amzn.to/4mqxk0c (Amazon affiliate link)

Garmin Lifestyle Logging & Health Status: These two just-launched features seem to be the final software puzzle pieces needed for a future direct showdown with Whoop. The question is, how do they compare to Whoop's features? I dig in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/life...

The Garmin Venu 4 series is out! And this one is definitely interesting. It's (by far) the biggest upgrade in features ever to the Venu series, but also, the biggest jump in price to the Venu series. Dig in for all the details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...

The new Garmin Instinct 3 Crossover AMOLED & AMOLED Tactical is here. The Crossover watches are the ones with real mechanical hands, full gearbox and all. But this time, combined with an AMOLED screen and more. Here's everything you need to know: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...

Here's a deep-dive comparison between the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Apple Watch Series 11. I dig into over 50 features and how they compare, from hardware to software and plenty more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/appl...

Oh, and in case you want the full video review of the AirPods Pro 3, that's now up too (including all my aquatic fun with it...). Dive in over on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZwO...

Apple AirPods Pro 3 Sports & Fitness In-Depth Review: Gonna tell you straight up, these are impressive from a HR accuracy standpoint. After the PowerBeats 2 Pro accuracy dumpster fire earlier this year, this is an astonishing turnaround. All the details & testing: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/airp...

Apple AirPods Pro 3 Sports & Fitness In-Depth Review: Gonna tell you straight up, these are impressive from a HR accuracy standpoint. After the PowerBeats 2 Pro accuracy dumpster fire earlier this year, this is an astonishing turnaround. All the testing: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/airp...

Apple secretly added a huge new feature to iOS26/WatchOS26...but then oddly didn't tell anyone about it. Here's everything to know about the new custom workout builder in iOS26, including all the customizations and details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/appl...

The Garmin Edge 550 & 850 have a secret feature: User-serviceable batteries. This means that (way) down the road if the battery dies you can swap it out. Fully supported by Garmin. So I decided to take it apart and see how easy it is. Dive in, literally: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...

In case you missed the video yesterday, I've now got a full written post up on all the new features of the newly announced Wahoo KICKR Bike Pro. Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/waho...

The Apple Watch Ultra 3 is out! It includes not just satellite SOS messaging, but full text messaging, location updates, and more. All...for free. Here's everything you need to know about the Ultra 3, including both the new hardware and software bits: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/appl...

It's out! The new Garmin Edge 850 cycling GPS. It's got all the features of the Edge 1050 (and more actually), but in a smaller size. Except, there's a price to be had. Both to your wallet, and battery life. Here's all the testing details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...

The Amazfit T-Rex 3 Pro: It's got a flashlight, new speaker, theoretical offline map re-routing, brighter display and more. All for $399. But, it's also got a ton of issues. I dig into everything: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlsS...

The new Zwift Click V2 is out! For a mere $49 (including the Zwift Cog), it now splits into two...err...clicks, and offers the Zwift Play controller experiance, but in a much smaller form factor. Here's everything you need to know: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/zwif...

The full Fenix 8 Pro video is now up, where I walk through step-by-step on how all the LTE & satellite features work, along with tons of comparisons on the new MicroLED display and plenty more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Dr...

It's out! The Garmin Fenix 8 Pro series, which (finally) brings LTE connectivity, but also two-way satellite messaging, and even MicroLED displays. I dig into how all the features work, from the cellular bits to the satellite bits, and plenty more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...

Here's everything you need to know about Polar's new Whoop competitor, from the hardware, to the software, to accuracy, how it compares to Whoop, and more! Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/pola...

It's up, both the written & video reviews of the new Suunto Race 2! A watch that substantially increases the optical HR sensor accuracy, increases the display size, increases the GPS battery life, and plenty more newness. Full details and testin: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/suun...

Wahoo has issued a firmware update for the BOLT1 & ROAM1, to fix the GPS-time issue. This update will get those units back in action, though the ELEMNT1 unit remains outstanding. Full details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/rele...

Wahoo says they have a fix for the issue, though, won't release it till at least next week, pending a bunch of testing over the weekend. Full statement: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/waho...

It's up! The new Insta360 GO Ultra. This camera is undoubtedly better than the GO 3S in countless ways. But that's only telling half the story. With its new price point as the most expensive action cam on the market, we need to talk about image quality: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9wK...

Google becomes the first mainstream smartwatch with built-in Satellite SOS capability, with the new Pixel Watch 4. Plus a ton of new hardware and software features. Here’s everything you need to know hands-on! www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/goog...

COROS has just announced their new COROS NOMAD watch, packed with offline maps (with new map features), a speaker for voice notes, long battery life, and plenty more. All for just $349! I dive into what works...and what doesn't. Full in-depth review: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/coro...

Owners of the Wahoo BOLT V1/ROAM V1/ELEMNT V1 are having a bad day. The units are resetting back to Jan 2006, and as a result, making the units unusuable outside due to GPS time-sync issues. Here's what you need to know: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/waho...

It's up, The Complete Beginners Guide for the Garmin Venu X1! I dive into a long-form explainer for how to use all the features on the Venu X1, driven by real-world usage on what works well...and what doesn't. Everything you need to know: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8h9...

Apple Watch US Users (Re)Gain Blood Oxygen Feature: Later today, US-based users who purchased an Apple Watch in the last ~18 months, will now get the SpO2 feature. Full details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/appl...

Wahoo has just added native power broadcasting to the KICKR ROLLR, via firmware update. I dive into how it works, and what the power accuracy looks like: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/waho...

It's up, a beast of a comparison between each of Garmin's flagship watches in the Fenix, Forerunner, and Venu series. After months of usage, I dive into more than 230 different categories to see how they compare, and what actually matters. Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/feni...

Week in Review: This one is a bit unusual as I decided to go into slightly more detail on a few topics. Notably: Whoop FDA mess, Insta360 making drones, newer cycling radar fails, and messiness with secure BT heart rate connections...and more (it's fun!): www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/08/week...

Tour de France Femmes 2025: A look at the bike GPS, power meters, trainers, and pleny more! A bunch of interesting things this year in the peloton. Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/07/tour...

New FIT File Episode is out! Summer Cycling Roundup! New Bike Computers, Groupsets, Wheels, Trainers, and More. Here's all the goodness (or your favorite podcast app!): www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IgJ...

Apple's WatchOS 26 Public Beta is out, and with it, Workout Buddy. I've been putting this to the test over the past month on all assortment of workouts, and have a good grasp of it (including where it's great...and bad). Here's everything you need to know: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij3b...

It's my 2025 'Gear I Use' list, with all the sports tech and non-sports tech gear that I actually use when I'm not testing something else. From swim to bike to run, and plenty more within the sports/fitness realm. Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/07/2025...

Rouvy Acquires BKOOL Indoor Cycling Platform: Here's what you need to know: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/07/rouv...