Garmin's new CIRQA Smart Band is here
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Garmin has this week announced the acquisition of the popular cycling training platform, TrainingPeaks, as well as strength training plaform TrainHeroic. The American technology company announced the news in a short press release on Wednesday,
Garmin has acquired TrainingPeaks and TrainHeroic. These platforms are major players in the endurance and strength-training world, and some users are nervous about losing their favorite tools behind a paywall.
Garmin shares rose overnight ahead of Wednesday. Garmin unveiled the Cirqa Smart Band, priced at $200 and with no additional subscription required. Stocktwits sentiment for GRMN shifted to 'bullish' from 'neutral.
Garmin CIRQA brings robust screenless health tracking to your wrist. Get 10 days of battery life and continuous monitoring for $199.99 with this new band.
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Garmin’s new Whoop challenger is also a shot at tech’s favorite business model
The Circa Smartband is a deliberate counter to the subscription-gated model that defines Whoop and Fitbit's latest tracker.
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Garmin reveals its newest product – and it doesn’t have a screen
Garmin shows off Cirqa, its first fitness tracker without a screen - Wearable ‘smart band’ takes aim at Whoop and Fitbit
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Garmin's first screenless wearable comes with Fitbit Air-beating battery life and a higher price tag
Here's something I didn't have on my bingo card as a natural evolution of the tech industry in 2026: the proliferation of wearable devices with less core features than even the humblest activity trackers released five or ten years ago.