Garmin

Riders who turn on Garmin LiveTrack can opt in to show up in Waze, and nearby drivers get an alert. Names and routes aren't shared.

Garmin's cheap memory stock is running down, but its prices haven't jumped. Expect thinner sales and smaller storage upgrades before bigger price tags.

If you buy Garmin for weeks of battery and a screen you can read in full sun, memory-in-pixel (MIP) models like the Enduro 4 are safe for now, but Garmin has tied their future to a battery lead that keeps shrinking.

Text in Garmin Connect 5.31 describes sharing a rider's LiveTrack position with Waze, so drivers could see cyclists ahead. Garmin hasn't announced it.

Buy a Fenix 9 or CIRQA soon if you want one. Both are backordered, and Garmin says raising prices is one way it may handle costlier memory next year.

Voice notes, spoken workout coaching and audio alerts become possible in third-party apps on Fenix, Forerunner and Venu watches, but only while the app is open and only after you allow it.

If the $199.99 CIRQA's silence about calls put you off, firmware 4.20 fixes that. It's only a buzz, though, so you'll still pull out your phone to see who it is.

If you use YouTube Music and want to leave your phone at home on a run, the Fenix 9 can do that now. You'll need a paid subscription, and it may not have reached every country yet.