Review of the Suunto X9i
If you like your watches with long feature lists, have we got a watch for you! The Suunto X9i is a wrist-top computer, adding GPS to the usual laundry list of modern digital watch features. There's no question that the Suunto X9i is designed for the great outdoors. Let's get right down to features. The X9i packs in: GPS navigation with a 12-channel receiver. USB data and power interface, with PC software and a free interface to Google Earth. Altimeter. Barometer. Thermometer. ..
Read MoreThe New Suunto D9 and Vyper2 Dive Watches
Suunto, a long-time maker of sophisticated sports watches, also has a line of very nice dive computers for both recreational and professional use. In addition to standard timing features, Suunto dive watches will monitor your air pressure, measure depth and water temperature, and compute things like remaining dive time and decompression stops. These watches are not toys -- they are tools to keep divers alive, and hence are priced accordingly. Suunto has just announced updates to the D9 wh..
Read MoreThe Suunto X9i GPS Watch Integrates with Google Earth
While I'm on the topic of GPS watches (I wrote about the new Casio GPR-100 GPS watch last week), Suunto just released software that allows you to plot your hikes on Google Earth. From what I can tell, it looks pretty straightforward to use. The Suunto X9i has an "activity mode" which records data to what it calls a log file (aka, the watch's memory). The frequency with which it records location information is configurable, and, more than anything else, determines battery life (4-5 hours w..
Read MoreReview of the Suunto n6HR MSN Direct Watch
If you're interested in this watch, I can make the decision really easy for you. As always, I'll go into all kinds of detail below, but for the majority of you, this first paragraph will be all you need. Here it goes: If you're an athlete who wants to optimize his or her workouts by monitoring your heart rate, and you're a geek who wants to be constantly connected via MSN Direct, then buy this watch. Don't hesitate. There are no other watches out there with this combination of functionality,..
Read MoreSuunto Watches Announces the New n6-HR Suunto MSN Direct SPOT Watch
Update (1/30/2005): Wrist Watch Review just posted a good review of the Suunto n6-HR. Suunto Watches (the website, not the actual manufacturer of Suunto watches) has started taking pre-orders for the long-awaited $399.99 Suunto n6-HR Microsoft SPOT watch which is supposed to ship January 6, 2005. It looks like the Suunto n6-HR, if it indeed materializes, will be the first MSN Direct SPOT watch to combine a heart rate monitor with the MSN Direct service which offers wireless connectivity t..
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