Mark Jansen

5 days ago | digitaltrends.com | Mark Jansen

Garmin Vivoactive 6 review: Still my favorite fitness watch MSRP $300.00 “I've forgotten I was wearing it multiple times, including forgetting to alert security staff before walking through a metal detector.” Pros Great and subtle design Extremely comfortable to wear Long-lasting battery Solid health-tracking features Expansive library of exercises for fitness Companion app is good Subscription isn't required Cons Software can be tricky for newcomers Lift-to-wake is still unreliable Limited...

1 week ago | digitaltrends.com | Mark Jansen

Table of Contents Personally, the Google Pixel Watch 3 was the success story of 2024. In just three generations, Google debuted the Pixel Watch, a pretty terrible smartwatch, improved it massively for the Pixel Watch 2, and then perfected it with the Pixel Watch 3. And I’ll admit, it’s a comeback story I wasn’t expecting to see.

1 week ago | digitaltrends.com | Mark Jansen

Table of Contents Has there ever been such a quickly improved product as the Pixel Watch? Google’s first attempt wasn’t great, but the Pixel Watch 2 was much better, and the Google Pixel Watch 3 was, frankly, excellent. So it’s safe to say there’s a lot of expectation riding on the Pixel Watch 4. Will it be a showstopper like the Pixel Watch 3? Or will Google come full circle and release another duffer, like the first Pixel Watch.

2 weeks ago | digitaltrends.com | Mark Jansen

Table of Contents We’ve already said our goodbyes to LG after it shuttered its Mobile divison in 2021. But while time may heal all wounds, for me, there still exists a dull ache in my heart where LG’s smartphones used to sit. And that ache has only become more acute with the final peal of the bell for LG Mobile — on June 30, LG’s mobile update servers will cease functioning, eventually consigning even the most loyal of LG’s followers to another brand of smartphone.

1 month ago | digitaltrends.com | Mark Jansen

Table of Contents I’ll admit it, I’m not a born runner. Far from a graceful antelope on the plains, my natural gait is more akin to a tube man in a gale, limbs flying awkwardly, while also sweating heavily and gasping for air. But even the worst runner wants to see their stats, and for me, that’s meant I’ve played with a bunch of fitness watches and smartwatches over the years.