The company has also licensed the Russian navigation system GLONASS, which provides access to more (Russian) satellites. Garmin has integrated its new (and reputedly the strongest available) EXO antenna into the bezel of the watch. Mile-by-mile my data is available under “splits.” I’ve shared a section of the data captured during a run below. Connect is where users can upload training data and tease out stats and splits, including mph, cadence, pace, temperature, elevation profile … or if you’re feeling competitive, see how your stats measure against the best in the ‘hood.
And the Fenix 3’s true power is revealed when synced to the Garmin Connect portal. If you’re serious about training, you’ll want to analyze your data. Watch faces are the fastest growing page on the Connect app store. But a fist-full of designer faces are available to customize your timepiece. Out of the box, watch faces can be displayed in digital or analog.Data Fields allow metrics to be measured and parsed in useful or not so useful ways, like predicting your finish time at your current pace or converting your pace to animal speed.
Developers have posted widgets that can measure air quality, sunrise and sunset, or even allow you to get your daily Chuck Norris fix.
Fortunately neither is at the expense of the other, and it’s all pretty easy to access. Using the two left buttons, you scroll through a series of menus, including steps taken, altimeter, barometer, compass, and temperature. With Bluetooth enabled and the watch connected to a phone, you can also access music controls, weather info, calendar, and notifications on emails and texts. The Basics: The Fenix 3 is a little bit outdoors and a little bit sport. Who’s It For: Runners, swimmers, cyclists and general outdoor enthusiasts. The Gear: Garmin Fenix 3 (available now for $500 add $50 for heart rate monitor)
This upgrade adds a silver-dollar size screen infused with Bauhaus utopian design. But under the elegant bezel, the watch packs a girth of features any outdoorsperson can count on for the mountain or the woods. We’d been using the watch as a primary navigation tool with the map: Turn on the GPS, press a button, and smile as a calculus of latitude and longitude illuminate the watch, the pieces falling together to reveal our route. Not really lost, but unsure where to go next, a spiny ridge blocks our route. We have to drop down… but where are we precisely?īefore I left home to ski around Washington’s Mount Rainier, I had loaded our proposed 24-mile route into the Garmin Fenix 3. Our contributing editor put it to a test last month on Mount Rainier. Home » Technology » Apps, Navigation, Email… Next-Level Outdoors Watch The Fenix 3 by Garmin is made for the outdoors as well as fitness.