Dan Bracaglia

3 weeks ago | tomsguide.com | Dan Bracaglia

The concept behind Garmin’s new Smart Alarm feature is pretty simple. To help you avoid a groggy start to your day, the watch tracks your sleep stages and prioritizes waking you during the lighter ones (i.e., not deep sleep or REM). Users preselect a 30-minute wake-up window, and the Garmin does the rest; your wake-up call comes in the form of wrist-based vibrations. I tried out Garmin’s Smart Alarm for a week while testing the new Garmin Vivoactive 6 — a full review of the watch is coming soon.

4 weeks ago | tomsguide.com | Dan Bracaglia

I just went hands-on with the Bark smartwatch for kids and it’s seriously easy to set up and use. Best of all, unlike competitor devices from Fitbit and Pinwheel, there’s no added software bloat. Games and apps are non-existent, instead, it’s all about safety and communication. Here's everything you need to know.

4 weeks ago | tomsguide.com | Dan Bracaglia

Do you hear that? Those three repeating base notes? Yup, that’s Queen’s "Another One Bites the Dust" playing at Google HQ as the brand kills off yet another Fitbit feature. For those needing a refresher, Google bought Fitbit in 2021 and ever since, has slowly chipped away at everything that makes Fitbit, well, Fitbit. While many of the best Fitbit features are now making their way into Google’s best smartwatch models such as. the Pixel Watch 3, the future of Fitbit has never been more in question.

4 weeks ago | tomsguide.com | Dan Bracaglia

I walked 8,000 steps with the Garmin Vivoactive 6 and Apple Watch Series 10 to find out which one is the more accurate fitness tracker. While both are modern and capable devices with impressive fitness and wellness tools, only one can be declared the winner of this showdown. Will it be the Apple Watch 10, our current pick for best smartwatch available in 2025, or the more cost-conscious newcomer, Garmin Vivoactive 6? Find out below.

1 month ago | tomsguide.com | Dan Bracaglia

Next week officially marks the 10th anniversary of the original Apple Watch hitting store shelves. To celebrate, on April 24, Tim Cook and Co. have a challenge for you: close your Activity rings on your Apple smartwatch, and you’ll be entitled to a mix of limited-edition rewards, both digital and physical. Best of all, the challenge is open to all Apple Watch owners, whether you have the best Apple Watch currently available — including the Series 10 and Ultra 2 — or the very first model.