FIT87 Watch This Space: We recap a dozen smartwatches launched this month

FIT87 Watch This Space: We recap a dozen smartwatches launched this month

Author: DC Rainmaker & DesFit September 17, 2019 Duration: 58:20
The FIT File with DC Rainmaker and DesFit
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Here's your complete late Summer 2019 watch launch recap. We dive into the key features of each new product - as well as who exactly these companies are targeting, plus, the winners and losers. Here's the full lineup (in order we discuss them):

  1. Garmin Fenix 6 Series 
  2. Garmin Vivoactive 4 Series
  3. Garmin Venu
  4. Garmin Connected GPS Feature for Vivomove 3, Vivostyle, Vivosmart 4
  5. Apple Watch 5
  6. Apple Watch Series 3 Price Drop
  7. Fitbit Versa 2
  8. Sigma Watches id.TRI id.FREE
  9. And a few others that we got distracted on as well...

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