New Garmin Fenix 3 and Epix
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Jan 2017
12:16pm, 4 Jan 2017
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Badger
Fenix 5 family announced (no 4 - apparently it sounds like 'death' in Mandarin). The 5X is a 5 with mapping, replacing the (never popular) Epix. dcrainmaker.com |
Jan 2017
12:47pm, 4 Jan 2017
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flanker
This might be the version I actually don't buy! I can see the smaller version being popular with the ladies though. Still not convinced by mapping on such a small screen. I suppose it might do in an emergency, but usually if I'm in a situation where I need a map I'll have either/both a paper map & a mobile app. |
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Jan 2017
12:54pm, 4 Jan 2017
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Badger
I'm not particularly tempted by the 5X, for the same reason. I might buy a standard 5 - it looks like being the same price the 3HR originally cost, for slightly more features but minus WiFi (which I hardly ever use anyway).
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Jan 2017
12:59pm, 4 Jan 2017
16,734 posts
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flanker
I'm betting hellen buys the 5S to complete her set of Garmin 
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Jan 2017
1:00pm, 4 Jan 2017
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mbln
No wifi without sapphire glass? And those gouging prices? Not even tempted
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Jan 2017
9:09pm, 11 Jan 2017
855 posts
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mbln
Anyone know if you can enable sound for individual workouts? I normally have them turned off, but would be handy to turn on for just interval workouts, so I don't need to feel the vibration on a cold wrist. I see there's an IQ app called WristGenius which offers this feature, am I wrong to assume there must be a way to set it without shelling out for the app? |
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Jan 2017
10:34pm, 11 Jan 2017
16,745 posts
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flanker
I suspect if someone has gone to the bother of writing an app for it that it's not normally available.
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Jan 2017
6:02pm, 12 Jan 2017
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mbln
The app effectively re-skins the whole watch. You build workouts on their website which then get sent to the watch. One of the features offered is adding sounds to the workouts. I wondered if the workouts were just xml files with a bunch of settings and the workout spec in them, so could I edit them directly for the same function... In fact, I'll go and have a look
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Jan 2017
10:49pm, 12 Jan 2017
16,746 posts
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flanker
Almost certainly xml files. That's all .FIT and GPX files are. It's always been possible to add extra functions like proximty alerts and turn warnings, although not through Garmin sites/software. |
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Jan 2017
7:58am, 13 Jan 2017
7,937 posts
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Badger
FIT files aren't XML. I think you're thinking of tcx.
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