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Smart Swimsuit Seeks To Challenge Apple Watch With $30 Swim Tracker

A new swimsuit is challenging Apple Watch with a stealth sensor built into the lining that will track and log swim workouts, alleviating the need for third-party wrist-worn devices.    Swim.com and Spire announced this week a new collaboration in which the Spire Health Tag wearable can be permanently installed onto existing swimsuits on SwimOutlet.com […]

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Improve Your Swing With Garmin’s Impact Bat Swing Sensor

A lot goes into swinging a bat — swinging it correctly, that is. Every level of the game has become increasingly dependent on analytics like launch angle, exit velocity, bat speed, etc. For refined mechanics you need access to those numbers. That’s why Garmin has created Impact, a bat-swing sensor that instantly delivers metrics and feedback […]

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Garmin, Disney Find New Ways To Motivate Children To Be Active

Motivating adults to work out is one thing. Motivating kids is a whole other beast. However, Garmin is trying to tackle that beast by partnering with Disney and creating the vívofit jr. 2 activity tracker for kids. Bands featuring designs with popular kid characters such as Minnie Mouse, BB-8 and Captain America will correspond with […]

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Garmin’s New Smartwatch Lets You Make Contactless Payments

You’re going out for a run to train for that upcoming marathon, and you don’t want to carry anything that will slow you down, including your wallet. But you do want that post-run breakfast burrito and coffee. Garmin has a solution for you — the vívoactive 3, the first of its sport smartwatches to offer […]

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