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Conor Allison

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Editor-at-Large at Wareable

Editor-at-Large, Wareable

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  • Garmin's LTE comeback: Latest leaks, which watches, and subscription rumors

    5 days ago | wareable.com | Conor Allison

    Everything you need to know about Garmin & LTE—all in one place. The rumor mill is abuzz with whispers of Garmin reintroducing cellular support to its lineup of sports watches, with a Fenix 8 LTE upgrade reportedly being prepared for 2025. If realized, the return to cellular would mark a significant step for the brand.

  • Garmin adds five major smartwatch upgrades-and all-new subsciber features

    2 weeks ago | wareable.com | Conor Allison

    Garmin has rolled out its latest major software update across a wide range of its smartwatches – including the Fenix 8, Forerunner 970, Instinct 3, and Venu 3 series – delivering a familiar blend of helpful free features and access to new premium, subscription-based ones. On the free side, Garmin is adding some crowd-pleasing (and arguably overdue) functionality.

  • Polar boosts Fitness Programme, with service now iOS-ready and in the US

    2 weeks ago | wareable.com | Conor Allison

    Polar is expanding its paid-for Fitness Programme—the service it debuted in April to offer adaptive training plans—to iOS users and the US market. Initially launched in Europe for Android users, the wider expansion puts Polar firmly among the growing list of sports watch and fitness tracking brands betting that users will pay more for personalized guidance. The Fitness Programme, priced at $8.99 per month (with a 14-day free trial), promises a more tailored approach than static plans.

  • Strava updates its AI route planning and cheater detection tools in time for summer

    2 weeks ago | wareable.com | Conor Allison

    Strava is polishing up features it first introduced last year, rolling out smarter AI-based route suggestions while doubling down on its effort to clean up cheating on leaderboards. These updates, which will be exclusive to paid-up Strava subscribers, include a refreshed routing engine and stricter enforcement of its machine-learning-powered activity filtering.

  • Oura activity tracking gets a huge boost-improved accuracy and fitness features inbound

    2 weeks ago | wareable.com | Conor Allison

    Step tracking errors have been reduced by 61%, while integrating data has never been easier. Oura has announced a significant set of activity-tracking upgrades for its subscribers and smart ring users—an update that will include new features and accuracy improvements. It arrives after the brand’s previous update to its activity tracking, the automatic workout detection that came with the Oura Ring 4 hardware launch in October (and has since rolled back to Ring 3 devices).

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Conor Allison
Conor Allison @notallisonconor
9 Sep 24

RT @wareable: We’re at the Steve Jobs Theater for the #AppleEvent24. What do you want to see from the new watches? https://t.co/MeWUJSrv0t

Conor Allison
Conor Allison @notallisonconor
26 Mar 24

For this week’s @pulsebywareable, I explored whether wearables have failed to make us healthier: 📚 When more data doesn't = better results 📈 What increased demand tells us 🧘‍♂️ How to have a healthy relationship with your tracker Subscribe and read ⬇️ https://t.co/o77vfrZn8H

Conor Allison
Conor Allison @notallisonconor
8 Mar 24

RT @notallisonconor: New PULSE by Wareable podcast with @brilliantlabsAR CEO @btavangar 🚨 👓 Making attractive and affordable smart glasses…