Ready to run with 47mm Garmin Epix Pro Matthew Miller/ZDNET
We covered a lot of Garmin wearables in 2023, and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) also recognized Garmin’s efforts last year with six CES 2024 Innovation Awards. The Garmin Venu 3, Epix Pro, and MARQ Golfer Carbon Edition were all selected as winners in various categories.
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For 2024, Garmin announced its Lily 2 smartwatch, HRM-Fit clip-on heart rate monitor, and a redesigned Garmin Connect experience coming soon to its smartphone app and website.
garmin lily 2 series
Lily 2 is designed for those who want a small wearable that blends well with their style and fashion, while still providing all of Garmin’s important health and wellness features. The Lily 2 series is available as Lily 2 and Lily 2 Classic, starting at $249.99 and $279.99, respectively.
The Lily 2 watch has a 35mm diameter metal case and a patterned glass lens with a touchscreen display. Order directly from the Garmin website and use the Your Watch, Your Way customization feature to take advantage of a variety of colorways and band materials.
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Garmin’s health and wellness features include Body Battery, sleep scores, fitness tracking (including popular dance forms), workouts and sports with connected GPS capabilities, and women’s health tracking. Garmin Pay is also available on the Lily 2 Classic watch.
HRM fit
Wrist-based cardiac tracking has improved significantly over the years, and chest and arm straps have improved accuracy. Garmin’s new Her HRM-Fit heart rate monitor is designed for moderate and high support sports women with a unique clip-on she design that attaches to her bra. Chest straps aren’t always the most comfortable monitor to wear. That’s why this new monitor is designed to provide accurate heart rate tracking without the discomfort of a chest strap.
The HRM-Fit has clips on each end of the monitor that help secure the central heart rate sensor to the front of your body. Connect to Garmin smartwatches, Edge bike computers, and compatible fitness equipment. The benefit of using an external heart rate monitor like this is that you can capture and save your workout data (steps, calories burned, intensity minutes, heart rate) without having to leave your watch in range. This is because the watch may not be available for some sports. Practical.
HRM-Fit is available now for $149.99. A replaceable battery can provide this heart rate data for up to a year.
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Garmin Connect Redesign
One of the main reasons I use Garmin watches is the great Garmin Connect experience on my phone and via the website. There have been some small improvements to Garmin Connect over the years, but Garmin will soon be rolling out a beta version of the redesigned app and website that offers a simpler, more customizable home page. It is scheduled to be published.
same[ホーム],[チャレンジ],[カレンダー],[ニュース フィード],and[その他]Tabs appear along the bottom, but the data displayed on the page appears to have been improved to a cleaner look that also provides important data such as countdown clocks to races and training plans. status, challenge status, etc. The press images of the redesign look great, and I plan on opting into the beta soon to test the new features on a variety of his Garmin devices.
This panel makes it easy to see details that were previously only visible when consuming each metric. The At a Glance feature reduces the amount of manual intervention required to view statistics, making your use of the app much more efficient.
