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Garmin Garmin’s Forerunner is an intensely popular smartwatch with runners for a lot of reasons, and now there’s another incentive to invest in a running-focused smartwatch. The new Forerunner 165 and 165 Music are a pair of fitness smartwatches that were designed with the range’s laser focus on running in mind. They feature a number of advanced tracking metrics, with a bunch of smart and safety features thrown in for good measure. And best of all, they’re both available for a price that won’t break the bank. Sitting…

Matthew Miller/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysThe Garmin Forerunner 165. With it, one of the company's most compact watches, ideal for those with smaller wrists or who prefer something lighter weight, now has an even better display to help visualize your fitness tracking, metrics, and moreAlso: I hiked with Garmin's 'unlimited battery' GPS tracker and it made life so much easierThe Forerunner 165 launches at $249.99, and the 165 Music is $50 more at $299.99. I've spent the past week using both, and here are my biggest…

Matthew Miller/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysThe Garmin eTrex Solar is available now for $249.99.Potential for unlimited battery life, extensive GNSS support, rugged build, and affordable.Small monochrome display, no turn-by-turn directions of TopoActive maps.My brother and I grew up in the woods of the Pacific Northwest and being outside in the forest is my happy place. I have a good sense of direction, even in nature, but the farther out I explore the more I need GPS navigation to help me get to and from remote…

As an Apple Watch Ultra owner, I’m relatively new to the world of extreme smartwatches that you use to tackle running a marathon or climbing a mountain. That being said, I’ve always known that pretty much anyone who runs, bikes, swims, or is basically into any fitness that doesn’t own an iPhone (or sometimes iPhone owners too) owns a Garmin smartwatch.The company has planted itself firmly in the ground as the go-to smartwatch for people who want to track everything while having great battery life and reliability.…

Garmin Garmin, one of the leading brands for health and fitness wearables, just announced a new heart rate monitor at CES 2024. But it isn’t just any heart rate monitor. The new wearable is the HRM-Fit, and it is specifically designed for women, with a unique clip-on design that easily attaches to sports bras. The HRM-Fit is designed with comfort in mind, hence the clip-on design that attaches to the bottom band of a sports bra. It will attach to both medium- and high-support sports bras for maximum comfort while…

to include recycled ocean-bound plastics in the housing, bezel, and buttons. It is fitting that a wearable dive computer designed to help people enjoy the oceans is made from plastic that was going to be discarded in the waters. has a 45mm polymer case, a sapphire lens with a monochrome display, 100-meter water-resistant rating, and all of the Garmin functionality you expect from an advanced GPS sports watch. and Mk3i is priced at $1,200, the 43mm Mk3i models for $1,600. The Descent T2 transmitteris available for…

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETMention smartwatches and most people will instantly think of the Apple Watch. But there are many more smartwatches out there, and one of the biggest names in that arena is Garmin. Earlier this month I took a look at the Garmin Fenix 7X Solar Sapphire, pitting it head-to-head against the Apple Watch Ultra.  and Pro Sapphire Solar Fenix 7X Pro tech specs42mm (1.2-inch display), 47mm (1.3-inch display), and 51mm (1.4-inch display) size optionsSolar charging allows for up to 14 days (Fenix…

I’m only six months into my relationship with the Apple Watch Ultra, and Garmin is trying to pull me away from it again. Today, the company announced the latest generations of its epix and fēnix watches and both are now going “Pro” in terms of features…and price. The epix Pro and fēnix 7 Pro will start at $799 and $899, respectively, meaning that Garmin’s offerings will start at and then exceed the cost of the Apple Watch Ultra. So, do you get more out of Garmin’s offerings than an Apple Watch Ultra,…

Garmin has launched a trio of Forerunner running watches in India. The line-up includes the top-shelf Forerunner 965 and relatively mid-range Forerunner 265 and 265S. The last two are virtually the same watches with different sizes. Forerunner 265 series price in India is set at Rs 50,490 while the Forerunner 965 will set buyers back by Rs 67,490. The Forerunner 965, 265 and 265S are built around the same design template and have the same key USP— they are Garmin’s first running watches with an AMOLED display. You don’t…

If you look at the Apple Watch Ultra and Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and think, “They aren’t quite up to the job,” then Garmin’s new Instinct 2X Solar may be the smartwatch that will keep up with your lifestyle. The Instinct 2X Solar is a rugged mix of Ultra-style outdoor features and Casio G-Shock toughness, complete with Garmin’s excellent health and activity tracking features. Garmin The massive 50mm polymer case meets the tough MIL-STD-810 standards for water resistance, shock resistance, and thermal protection.…