New Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Watch System release date 2011 and review analysis
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New Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS System Device in Digital Watch Shape release date November 2011 and review analysis
Last weekend, Garmin invited as part of the Garmin Barcelona Triathlon 2011 to a product presentation of the new Forerunner 910 XT. Already the previous model is a frequently used area in triathlon training control device to capture times, distances and routes, and documented.
The Clock comes with a new slimmer body and is comfortable to wear on your wrist. The battery life is 20 h and the vibrating alert works for all sports.
Together with athletes, the Garmin team, it was in Barcelona, among others, Jonathan and Alistair Brownlee on a speed boat out to sea to test the new features of the floating clock through its paces. After the brief outdoor swimming session each of the subjects knew exactly how many meters he had swum, is the average time to swim 100 meters and the exact number of moves here. This is made possible by the new G-sensor.
Both indoor and outdoor as you have the opportunity to verify his swim carefully. Especially vulnerable athletes can look so exactly where is still room for improvement exists.
The built-in acceleration sensor detects when swimming among other
- Swimming style (Indoor)
- Speed / Pace
- distance swum
- Swim paths (Indoor)
- Number of strokes (total, average, Indoor, L AST track)
- beat frequency
- Route (open water)
- Swolfs efficiency score, on average, and last track (number of beats per track + time or time in open water at 25m)
- Garmin Forerunner & Watt pedals measurement vector
During subsequent cycling training wheel features also were tested. By the ANT + compatibility, the device is working properly with all standard watt measurement systems. From the spring of 2012, you can use the combination Garmin Vector (watts measured pedal) in combination with the Forerunner. In competition, you have to change the setting, the ability to seamlessly multi-sport discipline to discipline. At the end of the competition, you get all data about each discipline and the changing times.
Of particular interest is the accurate barometric altimeter. In a gondola ride on the Olympic mountain of Barcelona, the testers were able to observe the rise and fall of the altitude.
During the subsequent lunch were the Garminathleten answer questions, what function they value most in their Garmin.
Jonathan Brownlee: “For me, the start-finish function is very important, so I know how to find unknown distances back to the starting point.”
Guido Kuntze (extreme cyclist and record holder of the Race Across Australia): “For me, at my ultra competitions in the virtual partner is very important because I usually have no direct competitors. Also, I’ve been using the Garmin also accurate documentation for the assignment of my achievements in the hand. The great thing is new to the Clock also features swimming, because I do not crawl before 7 months could. ”
Michelle Vesterby: “Especially when we use cycling specific measuring power. In competition it is important to know exactly where you stand and if you walk too much and there is a risk at the end of the race to go high. ”
In water, it is up to 50 m deep water-resistant. He must be, because the Forerunner 910XT is the first multi-sports Clock, the detailed information, such as swimming the distance swum, identification of Schwimmzugs, number of strokes and pool length recorded.
Despite its slender shape, the New Garmin Forerunner 910XT is also suitable for extreme sports. The GPS Clock release date will be release in November at a price of € 399 in the trade. For the version with accessories buyers must shell out € 449.
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