Week in Review–July 12th, 2020 – DC Rainmaker

The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness Ive written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting generally endurance sports related. Ive often wondered what to do with all of the coolness that people write, and while I share a lot of it on Twitter and Facebook, this is a better forum for sending it on to yall. Most times these different streams dont overlap, so be on the lookout at all these places for good stuff!
So with that, lets get into the action!
Sports Tech Deals of Note:
Ok, not much left this week. Sorta a lull. But hey, if ya need a GoPro Hero 8 Black, its still on sale!
DCRAINMAKER.COM Posts in the Past Week:
Heres all the goodness that ended up on the main page this past week:
Sunday: Week in ReviewJuly 6th, 2020Monday: 5 Random Things I did This WeekendWednesday: Garmin Fenix 6/6S Pro Solar Review: Whats new & differentWednesday: Garmin Instinct Solar Review: Whats New & DifferentThursday: GoPro Adds Webcam Feature to Hero 8 Black: How-to guide
YouTube Videos This Past Week:
Heres what hit the tubes over on the You of Tube, definitely dont forget to subscribe there to get notified of videos the second they hit!
Stuff I Found Interesting Around The Interwebs:
Heres a not-so-small smattering of all the random things that I stumbled on while doing my civic duty to find the end of the Internet (and in this case, some of these are from the past few weeks to clear out the backlog):
1) Under Armour trying to offload MyFitnessPal: Obviously, this will go for far less than what Under Armour paid for it, if, it goes at all. Sure, theres a buyer at any price. But its hard to imagine theres very many mainstream buyers at any meaningful price.
2) iFixit Tears Down Oura Ring Hardware: As always, iFixit is great. And yes, Im considering doing an Oura ring review. Im just not a huge ring person, so thats the main the hold-up since a proper review of something like this realistically requires wearing it for 2-3 months.
3) Ironman Athletes aiming for class action over competitor fee refunds: Maybe its just me, but I think offering a spot in next year free of charge is a pretty fair deal (especially given the contract language is pretty clear that a cancellation means no refund). Im rarely a big fan of WTCs practices, but in this case it seems like a good compromise.
4) Stryd Race Calculator: Thats pretty cool, especially the modeling part. Its kinda like a Best Bike Split for running races, using Stryd of course.
5)Got $20 million for GoPro founders California ranch? If so, it can be all yours! Unclear if Karma drones are included with the barn.
6) Details on Apples Dance Metrics: Im curious though, this seems like a lot of work for potentially questionable data and ultimately unlikely to meaningful impact calorie burn, assuming calorie burn is largely correlated to heart rate anyway.
7) Bicycle Speed Wobbles: How they start, and how to stop them. Ill be honest, I think CyclingTips is producing even more fascinating content since COVID-19 started than any other year. Probably because race-content isnt typically my jam, whereas this sorta science-focused bits are definite reads.
Each week I quickly highlight some of the new firmware, app, software, and website service updates that I see go out. If youre a sports technology company and release an update shoot me a quick note (just one-liners are perfect, or Tweet it at me is even better) and Ill make mention of it here. If I dont know about it, I wont be able to post about it. Sound good?  Oh and if you want to get a head start on things, this page is a great resource for watching Garmin and a few other firmware updates.
[The above site that I typically use as a starting point for Garmin is currently offline this week, so stay tuned as I hopefully return next week with this section. Though, off the top of my head theres no major firmware releases this week aside from the GoPro one I noted aboveoh, and Fitbits just released Smart Alarms and Dynamic GPS for the Charge 4.]
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