Image via runScribe Kickstarter page. As sports wearables become standard training equipment, user experience and the usefulness of data are quickly becoming the most important design and adoption factors. runScribe is a new running wearable that provides an optimal UX: barely noticeable when being used, and providing relevant and actionable data to users of all […]
Pricks. Bloody pricks. Ain’t no one got time for them. And paying up to $90 for a bloody, prick-filled lactate test is just adding insult to injury (well, barely noticeable flesh wound). With full production and shipping still two months away, the demand for BSX Athletics’ lactate threshold wearable continues to increase. On a recent stop in […]
One of the most highly recognized running events, the Boston Marathon, took place just two short weeks ago. Marathon Monday is a holiday in the small but pride-filled city of Boston, Massachusetts that has, since the bombing tragedy of 2013, reached fervent heights. All runners are celebrities for the day, whether they are in the […]
Adidas’ miCoach Smart Run GPS will retail for $399 when it becomes available on Nov. 1. (Adidas)
Wearable technology is on the verge of becoming a multi-billion dollar industry before the end of the decade. A study by Juniper Research forecasts smart wearable devices to be valued at $19 billion by 2018.
In many ways, this emerging sector has already begun influencing the sports world. Its impact on the industry can be anticipated at all levels, from amateur to professional and youth to collegiate, and is beginning to profoundly change the landscape of sports. From the evaluation of an athletes’ performance, to the ways in which coaches train their teams, emerging technology’s role has become more defined.
Running programs are kind of like diets. There is so much informtion out there about how to do it best, fastest or most efficient it is usually overwhelming trying to figure out what is truth and what is fiction.
Garmin is trying to change that.
Long having been a global leader in satellite navigation, the company announced last week that they are coming out with the Forerunner 620 and Forerunner 220 GPS running watches. These are two of the lightest, thinnest, most advanced offerings for runners from Garmin, and the goal of the product is to have the watches act as a personal running coach.
