Enlarge (credit: Garmin) At a recent Amazon event, the company announced BMW would integrate Alexa into its 2018 models. It’s no secret that Amazon wants to stick Alexa anywhere and everywhere it can, and BMW is only the beginning. The latest company to announce a collaboration with Amazon is Garmin: the wearable and navigation device manufacturer […]
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Garmin Speak puts Amazon Alexa in your car
Gamin’s GPS devices already feature voice control, but if you’d prefer to have Alexa onboard, its latest product is more your jam. The GPS device maker has just released Garmin Speak, which it says is the first in-vehicle device with hands-free access to Alexa. It’s a tiny little thing, measuring just around an inch-a-half with […]
Garmin launches new Vivoactive 3 smartwatch with Garmin Pay
Enlarge (credit: Garmin) Ahead of this year’s IFA conference, Garmin announced new additions to its Vivo family of wearables. Most notable is the new Vivoactive 3, an update to the Vivoactive HR, that turns the device into a true smartwatch with a round case, NFC payment system, and more. This fall seems to be ripe […]
Fenix 5S reviewed: Exactly what you’d expect from a $600 Garmin sport watch
Video shot/edited by Jennifer Hahn. (video link) Not many companies try to do what Garmin does with the Fenix line of fitness watches. While Apple and Google have their own general-purpose smartwatches priced around $ 300 (neither of which comes close to the Fenix’s tracking abilities), Garmin and a handful of other companies make super-expensive […]
Garmin unveils $139 Vivosmart 3 with rep counting, guided breathing features
Enlarge (credit: Garmin) The battle between Fitbit and Garmin continues as Garmin updates arguably its most valuable Fitbit competitor device. The company announced the Vivosmart 3 today, an update to the Vivosmart HR that came out in 2015. At $ 139, Garmin slightly undercuts Fitbit on price while taking some notes from Fitbit’s playbook: Garmin […]
