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A video still of the Garmin Tactix 8 unveiling, showing a Rucking activity on the start screen with "Pack Weight: 25 lbs." underneath. Under the watch, the words "track your march with a rucking activity" are superimposed over a rocky background.

Garmin added the rucking tool I'd craved, but I already want more

By Michael L Hicks published

Rucking cool Garmin gave the new Tactix 8 first dibs on a new pack weight feature that all Garmin watches need. And I have ideas for where this feature goes next.

Rucking cool
The Garmin Instinct 3 AMOLED, Instinct 2X Solar, and Instinct 2 Solar next to one another, showing the different display types.

Garmin Instinct 3 vs. 2X vs. 2: Every key upgrade

By Michael L Hicks published

Battery life battle The Garmin Instinct 3 vs. 2 has major differences in battery life, accuracy, smarts, display quality, and memory, but the Instinct 2X is surprisingly similar.

Battery life battle
A left-side view of the Garmin Instinct 3's three buttons

I can't decide if the Garmin Instinct 3 is a winner or a flop

By Michael L Hicks published

Sunday Runday After a week with the Instinct 3, I'm struggling to decide if I should be content with more of the same, or if Garmin should have done more.

Sunday Runday
Angled view of all four Galaxy S25 Ultra colors with S Pens unsheathed

News Weekly: DeepSeek rising, massive Garmin outage, the S Pen confusion, and more

By Nandika Ravi published

News Weekly A round-up of the biggest Tech-related news that stood out this week.

News Weekly
A collection of the best Garmin watches owned by the author: The Venu 3, Forerunner 965, 955, 265, and 255 Music, Instinct 2 Solar and 2X Solar, and Vivomove Trend.

Garmin has pushed a blue triangle fix for its watches; here's what you should know

By Nandika Ravi, Michael L Hicks last updated

Garmin crashing? Garmin watches crashed when you started an activity due to issues with the satellite packet. Here's what to try if your watch is showing a blue triangle.

Garmin crashing?
A photo of the Garmin Instinct 3 AMOLED on a man's wrist as he fishes

The Garmin Instinct 3 went AMOLED (sort of); here's every new trick and tool

By Michael L Hicks published

CES 2025 The Garmin Instinct 3 makes you choose between a much-needed visual facelift and the lineup's signature "unlimited" battery life.

CES 2025
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (left), Garmin Fenix 8 (middle), and Google Pixel Watch 3 (right) sitting on a chair.

I love Garmin watches, but they could learn a thing or two from Android smartwatches

By Michael L Hicks published

Wear OS Weekly Even as Samsung and Google play catch-up with Garmin on fitness, Garmin itself could learn a thing or two from Wear OS watches to keep customers happy.

Wear OS Weekly
Garmin Fenix 7 Pro smartwatch on wrist with hand in coat pocket

Woah! The Garmin Fenix 7 Pro never lost its Black Friday discount — get it before it's gone

By Patrick Farmer published

Solar savings Days after Cyber Monday, Amazon is continuing the holiday deals by carving 28% off the Garmin Fenix 7 Pro (Sapphire Solar edition).

Solar savings

Here's everything Garmin added to its smartwatches in the December 2024 update

By Brady Snyder published

Big updates Lactate threshold auto-detection, functional threshold power, and more are coming to select Garmin watches.

Big updates
Three Garmin Venu 3 watches, showing different watch faces and data.

Garmin Venu 3 vs. Venu 2: Every key upgrade

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Versus Garmin Venu 2 owners have a ton of reasons to upgrade. For Venu 2 Plus owners, it's a tougher decision.

Versus
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