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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · 4d

Strava just "voluntarily dismissed" its huge lawsuit against Garmin for patent infringement. The question is, why, and what happens next? www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/stra...

Strava Voluntarily Drops Lawsuit Against Garmin

Strava’s multifaceted legal (and social media) attack on Garmin was short-lived. Just 21 days after filing the original patent infringement case, alongside a Reddit post from their executive team at...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · 5d

It's up! The Oakley-Meta Vanguard In-Depth Review, which are smart glasses (with a 3K camera) that integrate with Garmin, Strava, and more. And critically, after a decade+ of trying crappy smart glasses, these are really effing good. Everything you need to know! www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/oakl...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · 5d

Pixel Watch 4 In-Depth Review! After boatloads of runs, rides, swims, and more, here's everything you need to know about Google's latest watch. The awesome, the good, and a wee bit of unexpected ugly. Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/pixe...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · 5d

Pixel Watch 4 In-Depth Review! After boatloads of runs, rides, swims, and more, here's everything you need to know about Google's latest watch. The awesome, the good, and a wee bit of unexpected ugly. Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/pixe...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · 10d

COROS APEX 4 is out! Here's your full in-depth review, covering everything from the battery life to the depth gauge, and more! Written review also up shortly on site: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8L4...

COROS APEX 4 In-Depth Review: 21 New Things to Nnow!

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · 16d

Here's your complete 360 Action Cam Comparison. It's the GoPro Max 2 vs Insta360 X5 vs DJI OSMO 360, compared in over 40 different features/categories with tons of real-world usage. And cannonballs, obviously. Dive in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdJO...

Ultimate 360 Action Cam Comparison: GoPro vs Insta360 vs DJI!

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · 17d

All of these are still live, and a few new ones - including the Epix Pro for just $499, the lowest price we've ever seen (and this one supports ECG too). Super solid deal: amzn.to/46XQdlI (Amazon Affiliate link)

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · 19d

Depending on how many times I get distracted today, I hope to have a full 360 action cam comparison out in a few hours.

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · 19d

Here are all the best sports tech deals on Amazon for Amazon Prime Day. Worth a quick look. Including the new Garmin Venu X1, KICKR CORE & KICKR V6, Suunto Run, and many more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/amaz...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · 24d

Exclusive: Strava just sued Garmin, demanding the company stop selling all their fitness devices (watches and bike computers), due to infringing on a patent. I dive into what's being said, a whole lot of history, what it means, and much more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/10/stra...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · 25d

Suunto Vertical 2 is here! It marks the end of new MIP-based display at Suunto. But also the first Suunto with a flashlight! Critically, Suunto claims no battery loss compared to Vertical 1...so, I put that to the test with a 15hr trek: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/suun...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · Sep 23

The GoPro Max 2 is out! It's been 6 years since the last version, and now this one drops in with a ton of new features and 8K. But how does it actually stack up? Dive in (literally this time): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br6a...

GoPro MAX 2 In-Depth Review: The Best GoPro?

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · Sep 22

DJI's latest Mini-series drone may be good technically, but it's also breaking the law. I dive into this solid mess of a situation, and what it means to consumers, retailers, distributors, regulators, and DJI itself: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymp8...

DJI's Mini 5 Pro's Biggest Problem: It's Not Legal

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · Sep 21

The AirPod Pro 3 is already on sale. Not a huge discount, but hey, leftover money for ice cream. These are the ones that did incredibly well in my heart rate accuracy testing: amzn.to/4mqxk0c (Amazon affiliate link)

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · Sep 18

Garmin Lifestyle Logging & Health Status: These two just-launched features seem to be the final software puzzle pieces needed for a future direct showdown with Whoop. The question is, how do they compare to Whoop's features? I dig in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/life...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · Sep 17

The Garmin Venu 4 series is out! And this one is definitely interesting. It's (by far) the biggest upgrade in features ever to the Venu series, but also, the biggest jump in price to the Venu series. Dig in for all the details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · Sep 17

The new Garmin Instinct 3 Crossover AMOLED & AMOLED Tactical is here. The Crossover watches are the ones with real mechanical hands, full gearbox and all. But this time, combined with an AMOLED screen and more. Here's everything you need to know: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · Sep 16

Here's a deep-dive comparison between the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Apple Watch Series 11. I dig into over 50 features and how they compare, from hardware to software and plenty more: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/appl...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · Sep 15

Oh, and in case you want the full video review of the AirPods Pro 3, that's now up too (including all my aquatic fun with it...). Dive in over on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZwO...

AirPods Pro 3 Sports In-Depth Review: Heart Rate Redemption?

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · Sep 15

Apple AirPods Pro 3 Sports & Fitness In-Depth Review: Gonna tell you straight up, these are impressive from a HR accuracy standpoint. After the PowerBeats 2 Pro accuracy dumpster fire earlier this year, this is an astonishing turnaround. All the details & testing: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/airp...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · Sep 15

Apple AirPods Pro 3 Sports & Fitness In-Depth Review: Gonna tell you straight up, these are impressive from a HR accuracy standpoint. After the PowerBeats 2 Pro accuracy dumpster fire earlier this year, this is an astonishing turnaround. All the testing: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/airp...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · Sep 12

Apple secretly added a huge new feature to iOS26/WatchOS26...but then oddly didn't tell anyone about it. Here's everything to know about the new custom workout builder in iOS26, including all the customizations and details: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/appl...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · Sep 12

The Garmin Edge 550 & 850 have a secret feature: User-serviceable batteries. This means that (way) down the road if the battery dies you can swap it out. Fully supported by Garmin. So I decided to take it apart and see how easy it is. Dive in, literally: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/garm...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · Sep 10

In case you missed the video yesterday, I've now got a full written post up on all the new features of the newly announced Wahoo KICKR Bike Pro. Dive in: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/waho...

Wahoo KICKR Bike Pro Hands-On: Everything You Need To Know!

Wahoo has their new KICKR Bike Pro, which takes their existing KICKR Bike and makes a number of tweaks to what Wahoo calls the bike’s core “touch points”, which means the areas that your hands and b...

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DC Rainmaker @dcrainmaker.com · Sep 10

The Apple Watch Ultra 3 is out! It includes not just satellite SOS messaging, but full text messaging, location updates, and more. All...for free. Here's everything you need to know about the Ultra 3, including both the new hardware and software bits: www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/09/appl...

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