Garmin, WHOOP & Fitness Smartwatches: Performance News

Garmin's new MARQ starts at $2,500 with LTE and satellite SOS

Garmin's new MARQ starts at $2,500 with LTE and satellite SOS

Six titanium models run $2,500 to $3,100. For the first time the luxury line gets features the Fenix 9 lacks: worldwide maps, street-address navigation and ClimbPro without a planned route.

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Fitbit Air gets blood pressure and insulin resistance trends, if you pay for Premium

The new trends need Google Health Premium. Workout detection also jumps from 10 activities to over 100, which fixes the Air's biggest complaint.

Google's $179.99 Fitbit Edge ships October 27 with a battery you can replace

Pre-orders are open now. The Charge 6 replacement gets a bigger screen and a week of battery, but no NFC, so it can't pay for anything.

Google forces the last Fitbit app holdouts onto Google Health

If you kept the classic Fitbit app to dodge Google Health, that workaround is ending, and badges, the Community Feed and messages don't come with you.

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Google teases its next Fitbit for October 12, and the tagline says Edge

Google's health account posted "Get an Edge on your health" with the date 10.12.26. The leaked Fitbit Edge is a band with a 1.3-inch OLED screen, reported ECG and a price near $180.

Garmin's Enduro 4 goes on sale October 9 at $899.99, with a golf watch alongside

The Enduro 4 asks $100 more than the Enduro 3 for 64 GB of storage and ultra-running software. The case, screen and battery figures stay the same.

Garmin's Enduro 4 doubles storage and keeps the Enduro 3's battery life

Storage doubles to 64 GB and the software adds ultra-running tools. The case, screen and 90-day solar battery match the Enduro 3.

The Fitbit Edge leaks at €179 with a battery you can swap

The first leaked price puts the Edge about €20 above the Charge 6, and the spec list adds ECG, blood pressure trends and iPhone support.

The Fitbit Edge may be the Google band from September's FCC filing

The filing's screen, GNSS and missing Wi-Fi and cellular fit the leaked Edge, but Google hasn't confirmed the link or the device.

Fitbit Edge images show a screen band with seven days of battery

Android Headlines' exclusive images show the Fitbit Edge, a screen band with GPS and up to seven days of battery, expected to replace the Charge.

Some Fenix 8 owners lose heart rate after Garmin's 23.39 update

Lost heart rate on a Fenix 8 after updating is probably software, and a 90-second power-off fixed it for some owners.

Suunto Race 3S leak lists a $499 price and 45 hours of GPS

Leaked Suunto material lists the Race 3S at $499, targeting October 15, with 45 hours of dual-band GPS against the Race S's 30.

Mobvoi’s TicNote Watch records and summarizes meetings for $249

The watch is built around a record button, and nobody outside Mobvoi has tested its 98% transcription accuracy claim.

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