|
Timex Updates GPS Watches |
|
|
|
Timex Updates Speed + Distance Sports Watches
I haven’t written much about speed-distance gadgets since the Garmin introduced the “05” Series of devices: Forerunner 205, 305 and the less successful 405 have dominated the GPS running watch market since their introduction. They’ve dominated for good reason… they all do a darn good job tracking your run and measuring how far you’ve gone. Much of their success comes from the third-party SiRFstarIII GPS-on-a-chip that provides the basic GPS functions.
 Timex has long offered a line of sports watches that could be combined with a cumbersome accessory GPS device worn on the arm. Once Garmin introduced the Forerunner 205 and 305, Timex lost most of the market to Garmin. That could change in September with the release of the Timex Ironman Global Trainer GPS sports watch.The Global Trainer has the whole works integrated into a watch that looks like any other sports watch. The display will show up to four data windows simultaneously as seen in the photo here. The Global Trainer will have a SiRFstarIII chip so it’s basic GPS performance should be comparable to the Garmin “05” devices which use the same chip.Training and route data will be stored on the watch and will be uploadable to Training Peaks (http://home.trainingpeaks.com/). The Global Trainer will be compatible with Timex heart rate and bike sensors. The price has not been announced.
|
