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Average Joe's Wearable Tech Blog

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Aftershokz XTrainerZ Headphones Review – Bone Conduction Headphones for Safe Cycling, Running, and Swimming

This is a review of the Aftershokz XTrainerZ open-ear, bone-conduction headphones for swimming, cycling, and running. We are seriously impressed with these headphones as a safe option for those who do several sports. They make it possible for you to listen to music as you run or cycle, while still being safe because your ears are open to the world around you. They also provide an easy way to relieve the tedium of long training swims.

Garmin Enduro review

Review of the Garmin Enduro Smart Watch

Garmin has a brand new smart watch, the Garmin Enduro. The question is: what is new and different about the Garmin Enduro ? Turns out, it has one new Super Power that may just revolutionize the world of fitness trackers. This post will help you figure out if this new fitness watch is for you. […]

All You Need to Know about the Apple Watch Data Plan

The Apple Watch was originally designed to pair with an existing iPhone via Bluetooth connectivity. The Watch would use the iPhone’s data plan (or Wi-Fi connection), so cellular connectivity wasn’t available with the first two models of the Apple Watch (series 1 and series 2). That has now changed, offering exciting opportunities for Apple Watch owners, as explained in this post.

The Benefits and Challenges of Health Tracking with Wearables

Wearables allow users to monitor their health, receive alerts for potential health issues, and preemptively contact a doctor. The most well known are smart watches and fitness trackers. This article discusses how people use wearable tech for healthcare, and the limitations of these devices.

Safest Headphones for Runners.

Top 5 Safest Headphones for Runners

This post with videos compares the top 5 safest headphones for runners. It includes a table comparing the key features of the top 5 safest headphones for runners.

7 of the Best Fitness Trackers

This video-packed post presents our picks for 7 of the best fitness trackers. Includes chart to easily compare all of the activity trackers! All of these fitness trackers offer excellent ways to track your workouts and a range of other health stats, plus offer other fitness and health features as well. Tracking your workouts is one of the best ways to improve your health, because tracking motivates you to exercise more.

Apple Watch vs. Garmin Forerunner

If you are in the market for a new smart watch, you may be trying to choose between the Garmin Forerunner vs. the Apple Watch. This post compares these two high quality smart watches, to help you choose.

The Fitbit website provides users with ideas and inspiration for improving wellness.

The Amazing Fitbit Success Story

The amazing Fitbit success story is a case study that all business owners can learn from. Success did not come to Fitbit by luck or accident. It was the result of great products, great business strategy, and clever partnerships. It started with one man’s desire for fitness, and has grown into a global community of people who are united by their common goal: being as fit and healthy as possible, even within the constraints of very busy lives.

Review of Upright Go Posture Trainer and Corrector

I recently found an affordable gadget, the Upright Go, which has helped me lot with my posture, so I wanted to share it with our readers. I am not a gadget junkie (like a certain husband I could mention!), but I do love this one.

Jaybird Tarah Bluetooth Headphones - Review. Here's me wearing my Jaybird Tarah headphones

Jaybird Tarah Bluetooth Headphones – Review

Jaybird Tarah Bluetooth Headphones – Our Review. These wireless headphones are ideal if you want the convenience of Bluetooth wireless headphones, but don’t want something heavy around your neck. The sound quality rocks, and the price tag is affordable.

How to Use Your Garmin Vivoactive 3 to Record an Activity. Your Garmin Vivoactive has a button on the right-hand side.

How to Use Your Garmin Vivoactive 3 to Record an Activity

This is a handy step-by-step guide to show you how to use your Garmin Vivoactive 3 to record activities. It is surprisingly quick and easy to use your Garmin Vivoactive 3 to record your favorite activities.

Garmin Vívosmart 3 activity tracker to be Used for Major Research Project

Garmin Vívosmart 3 Activity Tracker to be Used for Major Research Project

Are you one of those people who wonder whether activity trackers provide useful and reliable data? Well, you may be reassured to learn that hundreds of researchers plan to use one of the most popular activity trackers, the Garmin vívosmart 3 activity tracker, in a multi-million dollar research project.

Tomorrow is Amazon Prime Day!

Amazon Prime Day Sale Starts Monday!

Amazon Prime Day, one of the biggest sales of the year, starts tomorrow. This post sums up the key reasons to join Amazon Prime, and rounds up some of the best deals available on this year’s Amazon Prime Day.

Powerbeats3 vs Jaybird X3 Headphones

This is an in-depth comparison of Powerbeats3 vs Jaybird X3 Bluetooth sports headphones. It includes a comparison chart of all key features, to help you choose between them. These Bluetooth wireless sports headphones are popular with millions of athletic music lovers. But which of these premium Bluetooth headphones are better?

Amazon Announces the All New Echo Spot

Amazon Announces the New Echo Spot

The Amazon Echo family has a new addition – the all new Echo Spot. This compact Echo has a small screen. The Echo Spot enables you to take advantage of second-generation, far-field voice recognition to watch video briefings, see music lyrics, weather forecasts, to-do and shopping lists, browse and listen to Audible audiobooks, and much more. And of course, you can do all of this hands-free.

This post compares Jaybird X3 vs Jaybird X2 Sport Headphones to help you choose between them. The X2 are on the left, the X3 are on the right, with their new app, MySound

Jaybird X3 vs Jaybird X2 Bluetooth Headphones

After years of updates that did not change much at all, has Jaybird finally hit the sweet spot with Jaybird X3? This post comparing Jaybird X3 vs Jaybird X2 Sport Headphones has the answers! Jaybird Sport Headphones are among the most popular premium Bluetooth Headphones for athletes. This post compares Jaybird X3 vs Jaybird X2 Sport Headphones to help you choose between them

Bose SoundSport Wireless Headphones vs Jaybird X3 Sport Headphones

Bose SoundSport Wireless Headphones and Jaybird X3 Sport Headphones are two of the most popular, premium Bluetooth Headphones for athletes. This post compares Bose SoundSport Wireless Headphones vs Jaybird X3 Sports Headphones to help you choose between them. Includes a chart that you can use to compare the key features of both sets of headphones.

This photo shows the Garmin Vivoactive HR next to the 42 mm Apple watch (which is the larger of the Apple watch’s two sizes). This is to give you an idea of the size of the Garmin Vivoactive smart watch

Review: Garmin Vivoactive HR GPS Smart Watch

This is an in-depth review of the Garmin Vivoactive HR GPS Smart Watch. This best-selling fitness tracker is a four-in-one device: an activity tracker; a sleep tracker; a smart watch with notifications; and a GPS device to track your runs, hikes or bike rides. As such, it is an ideal fitness and activity tracker for dedicated athletes, particularly athletes who usually exercise outdoors, and athletes who do a variety of sports. For example, it would be an incredibly helpful tool for a triathlete.

As you will see from the video, the first step is to download the Philips Hue app on your smart phone

How to Set Up Philips Hue Lights and Connect Them to Amazon Echo

Video – Step by step demo of how to set up the Philips Hue White Lights Starter Kit and connect it up so you can control it with Amazon Echo, aka Alexa. You will need to repeat part of this process every time you add a new light bulb to your automated light system at home. This video shows how to set up your Philips Hue lights, and how to integrate them into your Smart Home network. It also shows how to download and use the Philips Hue app on your smart phone.

Garmin Vivoactive HR unboxing

Video: Garmin Vivoactive HR Unboxing and Set Up

Here’s my video showing the unboxing and set up of my Garmin Vivoactive HR. This best-selling fitness tracker is a four-in-one device: an activity tracker; a sleep tracker; a smart watch with notifications; and a GPS device to track your runs, hikes or bike rides. It’s very clearly a fitness tracker, not a fashion statement, so the Garmin Vivoactive HR is best suited for serious athletes who do a lot of sports, and who work out every day.

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Average Joe CyclistWelcome to our blog! I’m Joe Goodwill, and I spend my time testing and reviewing wearable tech (a tough job, but somebody has to do it). This blog features product reviews, news, and advice for people like you who want to use wearable tech - but who want to do their research and be really clear about what they are doing and what they are buying.
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