I am wondering if the days of the Forerunner are over. Is anyone using a Samsung Gear (or other smart watch) instead? Do you have apps that let you do intervals, tempos and use pre-defined routes (e.g., displays current pace, avg pace, lap avg pace, etc.)? Are the millage & HR estimates as good as Garmin's? My Garmin tends to over-estimate distance by 2-4%. Are the numbers as large and clear? What's your take?
Make sure the smartwatch you buy has an internal GPS chip. A lot of them rely on a bluetooth connection w/ your phone for location data.
AFAICT, smartwatches are moving away from endurance sports specific uses rather than towards.
Example: the MotoActv was a damn fine GPS watch with some battery and waterproofing limitations. The next generation of smartwatches ditched the GPS and relied on being an extension of your phone.
Stick w/ a running specific device for now, IMHO.
keeping an eye on the fitbit surge (due to come out 2015). seems like it combines all the features or a smartwatch and gps watch and hr monitor. could be a game-changer.
Timex is coming out with the One GPS smart watch-- no phone needed.
The microsoft "band" announced yesterday is intriguing as well. I think we are getting closer to the point when smartwatches make sense and have good functionality for runners too.
gates comma bill wrote:
The microsoft "band" announced yesterday is intriguing as well. I think we are getting closer to the point when smartwatches make sense and have good functionality for runners too.
No GPS though. The step counters typically have a mileage and pace accuracy of +- 20%. I might as well just guess the distance I covered.
You should go with this watch when it comes out soon, it will have GPS and runs Android wear so it should be decent.
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=sony_smartwatch_3_black
Smoart watch wrote:
gates comma bill wrote:The microsoft "band" announced yesterday is intriguing as well. I think we are getting closer to the point when smartwatches make sense and have good functionality for runners too.
No GPS though. The step counters typically have a mileage and pace accuracy of +- 20%. I might as well just guess the distance I covered.
Do your research before you around spreading lies. The product's web page clearly states "GPS run mapping."
http://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-band/en-us?ocid=MSCOM_HPThey need to rotate the display by 90 degrees, otherwise this will lead to another disaster a la "Zune".
Other than that, pretty impressive.
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