If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Battery life has been the Achilles’ heel of smartwatches and fitness watches. While solid state storage and processing power have been evolving at a rapid clip, battery life has remained stagnant. This goes quintuple for watches that… Read more
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(Pocket-lint) – While many of us are still very much locked indoors for the foreseeable, working from home, the spectre of a potential commute is beginning to rear its head for plenty of people. Now more than ever, an electric bike is an attractive prospect. Avoiding public transport, getting fresh air, but without the risk… Read more
read more...Amazfit T-Rex Pro review: The compelling and the compromise
(Pocket-lint) – The Amazfit T-Rex Pro is a sportswatch built for outdoor lovers. Its maker, Zepp Health, has sought to make it a better companion for trail runs, hikes and open water swims than the original 2020 T-Rex model – by making the Pro better suited to surviving in extreme conditions and adding new sensors… Read more
read more...Garmin Venu 2 initial review: The AMOLED display is back
(Pocket-lint) – The original Garmin Venu was Garmin’s stab at something more like a smartwatch. It was designed to address the display above all things, sporting an AMOLED screen – and looking better than all the other devices in Garmin’s range. That’s true of the Venu 2 too and we’ve had one on the wrist… Read more
read more...Garmin Enduro review: Superior stamina
(Pocket-lint) – The Garmin Enduro is a brand new watch range with one goal in mind: to give the biggest battery life you’ll find on any multisports watch when you put GPS tracking to work. It’s also looking to appeal to endurance athletes offering that big battery in a lighter watch design than other battery… Read more
read more...Polar Verity Sense review: Adding heart rate to your workouts
(Pocket-lint) – Many have accepted that heart rate monitoring is part of their workout routine. With heart rate sensors now common on sports devices, we’ve come a long way from the dark days when such monitors were expensive devices exclusive to the sporting elite. So with such wide availability of the hardware, is there a… Read more
read more...Tacx Neo 2T Smart turbo trainer review: Indoor training revelation
(Pocket-lint) – After a pretty nasty ice-related incident over the winter, it became clear that to get back on the bike it was wisest to invest in an indoor trainer. Cue a moment of contemplating whether to go low-end or all-out in that investment – and after using a noisy, non-dynamic wheel-on roller for a… Read more
read more...Fitbit Inspire 2 review: Still inspiring for fitness goals?
(Pocket-lint) – The Inspire 2 is the cheapest member of the Fitbit family – and effectively replaces the Inspire HR that launched in 2019 – aimed at those wanting to keep to the tracking basics. The Inspire 2 sticks largely to the same formula as the Inspire HR, making welcome improvements to the design, bolstering… Read more
read more...Amazfit GTS 2 review: Amazing or overpriced?
(Pocket-lint) – Huami has been turning out various smartwatches that sit under its Amazfit brand, with the square-shape GTS 2 sitting at the top of its fashion watch category. That GTS family also includes the cheaper GTS 2e and the GTS 2 Mini. If you want the best in terms of features and a stylish… Read more
read more...YARH.IO Micro 2 Raspberry Pi Handheld Unveiled
Home News (Image credit: YARH.IO) Fans of the YARH.IO handheld we covered late last year should appreciate this new edition: the YAHR.IO Micro 2. Like its predecessor, it uses a Raspberry Pi and functions as a small, all-in-one computer that fits in the palm of your hand. This new edition is designed to use a… Read more
read more...Best fitness trackers 2021: Top activity bands to buy today
(Pocket-lint) – The fitness tracker market is as crowded as it’s ever been, and only getting busier with time. The benefit of that competition is that more and more devices are releasing that do a great job of tracking your wellbeing and fitness without costing a bomb. Filtering through to the best devices can be… Read more
read more...Garmin Edge 1030 Plus cycling computer review: Data by the bucketload
(Pocket-lint) – Many will look at the price of the Garmin Edge 1030 Plus and wonder if a bike is included. Indeed, for many normal folk, an asking price in the several hundreds will seem simply absurd. But then this product isn’t for casual riders. It’s for hardcore cycling folk and athletes who want to… Read more
read more...Garmin Venu SQ Music: the elegant smartwatch for sports
Remind Apple Watch for exterior design but under the shell they have the DNA of Garmin products: Venu SQ and Venu SQ Music are the new smartwatches of the American company that, in the face of very interesting prices, allow the passionate sportsman to keep track of their outdoor activities by monitoring during the day… Read more
read more...Best smartwatch 2020: Top smartwatches available to buy today
(Pocket-lint) – Smartwatches are here to stay. These wrist-worn phone companions can receive calls, texts, emails, and social media notifications. Many attempts have been made, some more successful than others, some much better looking than others and some smarter than others. If you’re looking to take the smartwatch plunge, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve rounded… Read more
read more...Best smart scales 2020: Keep track of your body the connected way
(Pocket-lint) – One of the great things about the connected world is that it’s no longer difficult to take charge of your body and monitor your weight, body-fat composition and more. What used to involve laborious calculations and possibly visits to dieticians and doctors can now be done at home. Best fitness trackers 2020: Top… Read more
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