Some Garmin GPS watches are stuck in a blue triangle boot loop

If you own a Garmin GPS watch, you may want to power it down for a while. Users on Reddit and Garmin’s forums (via The Verge) report that a botched software update is leaving the wearables in a “b [...]

CES 2026: Garmin had the nerve to launch a food-tracking feature in Las Vegas

Garmin’s big announcement for CES 2026 wasn’t another fitness watch. Instead, it revealed it is adding food (and calorie) tracking to its Connect app. It combines AI image recognition with a rich [...]

The best smartwatches for 2025

Smartwatches do more than just track your steps and deliver phone alerts to your wrist. The best smartwatches go even further, giving you the ability to pay for a cup of coffee, take calls and connect [...]

The Tacx Alpine is a $1,100 gradient simulator for your Garmin smart bike trainer

Cycling season may have only just started, but that’s not stopping Garmin from looking ahead to when all the roadies need to take their bikes indoors. On Tuesday, the company announced the Tacx Alpi [...]

Google Maps comes to Garmin smartwatches

If you’ve ever wished that your Garmin smartwatch could do a better job of helping you find the restaurant you’re late for dinner at, you’re in luck. From today, Garmin has announced that the Go [...]

Strava pulls the plug on its Garmin lawsuit after just 21 days

Strava's big attack on Garmin didn't last long. On Tuesday, the former filed paperwork to dismiss its patent infringement lawsuit against the latter, according to DC Rainmaker. The battle, w [...]

Circular’s new smart ring has a built-in ECG

Until now, I could count on one finger the amount of smart rings that offered a one-line ECG in a small package. Bodimetrics’ Circul+ debuted in 2021, but where it excelled in heart-monitoring featu [...]

WhatsApp is now officially available on Garmin smartwatches

There's an official WhatsApp app for select Garmin smartwatches. It's available for free right now in the Garmin Connect IQ Store. WhatsApp is primarily a chat platform, so this new app allo [...]

Strava sues Garmin in bizarre patent infringement lawsuit

Fitness tech appears to be having a strange spat. Earlier this week, Strava filed a lawsuit alleging that Garmin infringed on its patents for two features related to tracking exercise routes: segments [...]