Garmin is launching two new wearables at IFA 2022. The $249.99 Venu Sq 2 is an replace to its inexpensive GPS smartwatch line, whereas the $89.99 Black Panther model Vivofit Jr. 3 will get a brand new particular version band.
The Venu Sq 2 is generally an iterative refresh. The OLED display is a smidge larger at 1.4 inches. It’s additionally included its Health Snapshot characteristic, which lets customers log a two-minute session that concurrently data metrics like coronary heart fee, coronary heart fee variability, blood oxygen ranges, respiration, and stress. Each of those updates are wonderful, however essentially the most vital change is that it’s almost doubled battery life from six days to 11 days. Like the unique Venu Sq, it’ll additionally are available a Music model that may retailer as much as 500 songs on the watch. As common, the Music model prices an additional $50 at $299.99. Talking of worth, all the Venu Sq 2 lineup is $50 greater than the unique, most likely as a result of inflation has finally come for our gadgets.
Like its predecessor, the Venu Sq 2 contains over 25 built-in GPS and indoor sports activities apps, in addition to preloaded cardio, energy, yoga, HIIT, and pilates exercises. Customers also can create their very own exercises from 1,600 workouts, in addition to entry Garmin Coach coaching plans. As for well being options, it helps Garmin’s Physique Battery restoration metric, stress monitoring, sleep monitoring, and menstrual cycle and being pregnant logging. As for good options, it has Garmin Pay, good notifications, and entry to Garmin’s Join IQ third-party app retailer.
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In the meantime, the brand new model of the $89.99 Black Panther Vivofit Jr. 3… seems to be quite a bit like the unique however provides purple etchings on the band. So in case your child wished the older solid-black model was extra colourful, then excellent news: it’s… barely extra colourful now. Garmin has a ton of Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney princess-themed trackers, and this occurs to be certainly one of them. (And, not all of them are for kids.) The tracker itself permits youngsters to unlock app adventures, video games, and icons associated to their favourite Avengers, in addition to earn “Infinity Stone” factors. For folks, the tracker contains an emergency contact widget, and the Garmin Jr. app enables you to assign chores to your kids in trade for digital cash that may be redeemed for no matter you want to reward them with. It additionally has a replaceable battery that lasts as much as one yr.
Each the Venu Sq 2 and the particular version Black Panther band can be found now. The Venu Sq 2 has a prompt retail worth of $249.99 and $299.99 for the Music Version. The common Venu Sq 2 is available in shadow grey / slate, white / cream gold, and funky mint / metallic mint coloration mixtures. The Music Version is available in black / slate, ivory / peach gold, and French grey / cream gold. In the meantime, the newer Black Panther Vivofit Jr. 3 will price $89.99 and is on the market in restricted portions from Garmin’s web site solely.
