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I’ve been wearing a Garmin for 10 years, and these are the 5 hardest Garmin badges to earn — how many do you have?

There are almost 300 badges available in Garmin Connect, which you earn by doing various activities and other challenges, and these are the five I think are the hardest to come by.

Some smartwatches are actually making up their readings – which is why I keep telling you people never to buy cheap, unbranded Apple Watch dupes

Some smartwatches are actually making up their readings – which is why I keep telling you people never to buy cheap, unbranded Apple Watch dupes

A German regulatory service investigated the cheap smartwatches just making up their readings.

Garmin update brings new fitness tools, smarter alarms and outdoor features to the brand's rugged smartwatch

Beta Version 13.22 brings a raft of new features to the Instinct line

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Garmin's newest Varia radar light is its "brightest and most powerful" yet

The RearVue 820 features advanced vehicle tracking and a light that can be seen from 1.2 miles away

I took the Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs Garmin Instinct 3 snowboarding — and there was one clear winner

I tested the latest Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs Garmin Instinct 3 on the slopes, and one performed way better than the other.

Garmin just quietly launched its 'most powerful and precise' rearview radar and tail light ever

The latest Varia RearVue 820 is more powerful, with a bigger battery life than existing Garmin rear radar units.

Garmin upgrades its Varia bike radar with vehicle “threat levels” and brake light tech

The new Varia RearVue 820 adds smarter vehicle tracking, a brighter tail light and longer battery life

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I completed Marathon des Sables 120km edition – this gear got me through

I completed Marathon des Sables 120km edition – this gear got me through

From the Garmin watch that didn’t run out of charge to the sleeping mat that barely passed, Rod Ardehali reviews the gear that survived the Sahara

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Here’s What It Takes to Cross Newfoundland by Side-by-Side

Here’s What It Takes to Cross Newfoundland by Side-by-Side

This video breaks down how to take a side-by-side across Canada's Newfoundland based on a detailed planning video.

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from Samsung teasing a major S26 upgrade to Garmin's leaked Whoop clone

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from Samsung teasing a major S26 upgrade to Garmin's leaked Whoop clone

Here are the biggest tech news stories from Whoop, Netflix, Samsung, OpenAI, and more for January 31, 2026.

Ditch The Overwhelm: The Ultimate Smart Girls' Guide To Tracking Your Health Without Obsessing

Ditch The Overwhelm: The Ultimate Smart Girls' Guide To Tracking Your Health Without Obsessing

New year, less pressure - the ultimate guide to mindful health tracking.

Garmin Connect is breaking smartwatches for iPhone users, but these fixes have worked for some

Garmin Connect is breaking smartwatches for iPhone users, but these fixes have worked for some

A Garmin Connect update has caused some wearables to disconnect from iOS devices, but there might be a fix.

Garmin fixes a bunch of annoying bugs in Forerunner 570 and 970 watches with latest beta update

Garmin fixes a bunch of annoying bugs in Forerunner 570 and 970 watches with latest beta update

Beta version 16.17 adds a couple of small upgrades, but it’s mostly a round of stability tweaks, including multiple HRV chart fixes

Amazfit teases a display upgrade that puts pressure on Garmin – and Apple

Amazfit teases a display upgrade that puts pressure on Garmin – and Apple

Leaks suggest Amazfit’s next T-Rex Ultra could adopt MicroLED display tech

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Chinese wearable giant targets Garmin with new running smartwatch backed by a legendary Olympian

Huawei teases new performance wearable with Eliud Kipchoge and his training team

Garmin just pushed a rare update to its Approach S12 golf watch - fixes a few annoying course bugs

System Software 5.10 is rolling out now (slowly) to the 2021 GPS golf watch, bringing its first proper tune-up in years

Garmin might finally be launching its Whoop competitor as the Cirqa smart band leaks on its own website

Eagle-eyed Garmin users on Reddit managed to screenshot a leaked smart band – on Garmin's own website.

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Solos is taking aim at Meta, EssilorLuxottica for alleged smart glasses patent infringement in pivotal case

Smart glasses are booming, in large part thanks to Meta. But one of its competitors is now accusing Ray-Ban Meta products of violating its patents.

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Strava isn’t the only one upgrading Apple Watch navigation as Komoot goes fully offline

Garmin has competition

'Garmin actually want their devices to break in these labs' I went to Garmin's closely guarded Kansas HQ to find out why its watches are so expensive

From brutal stress tests to a robot-run warehouse, here’s what surprised me 'behind the scenes' at Garmin’s home in Kansas City.

Got a new Apple Watch? I'd change these 7 settings right away

Here are the essential Apple Watch settings to change after setup.

Garmin just leaked a mystery 'CIRQA' smart band on its own website - and it sounds like a Whoop rival

A now-removed listing hinted at a minimalist, recovery-first wearable without a screen - with shipping suggested for late spring

Strava's finally given Apple Watch users a WorkOutdoors-style feature they've been missing in the Workout app for years

Strava users on Apple Watch can now follow pre-generated routes while recording a workout, just like the native Garmin feature.

Fresh Garmin update just smoothed out a key health feature on its most advanced smartwatches

Latest beta update fixes an annoying HRV issue on the brand's top watches

I walked 5,500 steps with the Garmin Forerunner 570 vs Amazfit Active Max — and it's not even close

Can a budget running watch take on Garmin's legendary Forerunner series? I decided to find out.

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