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The Garmin Fenix 8 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, both showing Run activity start screens.

Force Apple to make its Watch less exclusive, and the entire smartwatch industry changes

By Michael L Hicks published

Sunday Runday As unlikely as it is for Apple to open up messaging to non-Apple Watches, it could reshape the entire wearable market, including Android watches.

Sunday Runday
Garmin Forerunner 265 (left) and Forerunner 965 (right) side-by-side

The Forerunner 975 and 275 will show how much gas Garmin has left in the tank

By Michael L Hicks published

Sunday Runday Our two favorite running watches should get new models in the next couple of months, but how many new ideas does Garmin have left?

Sunday Runday
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.

Best Garmin watch 2025

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Best for fitness training These are the best Garmin watches across the Venu, Forerunner, Instinct, Fenix, and other Garmin lineups, for every type of athlete.

Best for fitness training
Acute load data on the Garmin Forerunner 265

Best GPS smartwatches and fitness trackers 2025

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Accurate positioning We have rounded up the best GPS watches with all-systems or dual-frequency satellite data and fitness trackers with built-in GPS.

Accurate positioning
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
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