The Garmin Forerunner 935 is a GPS smartwatch for serious athletes

Garmin on Wednesday announced its latest wearable device, the Forerunner 935 GPS Running and Triathlon Watch, aimed at athletes who focus on performance and results.

The smartwatch comes with new performance monitoring tools, GPS and Elevate wrist-based heart rate technology. Additionally it includes built-in sensors for altimeter, barometer and compass, as well as built-in multi-sport tracking for hiking, trail running, sking, paddle sports, golf and more.

The Garmin Forerunner 935 comes with new training features with technology provided by Firstbeat that allows users to monitor performance and better prepare for a race or training cycle. It offers two training features: training load and training status. Training status analyzes the users previous exercise and fitness level to let them known, how their body is responding to the workout, and letting them know if they are training productively, peaking or overreaching. Training load gives users an overview of their weekly activity and help them to determine if they are training in the right zone and whether their sessions are too easy or hard.

The smartwatch also features advanced dynamics for cycling and swim training. For cycling, the wearable will track dynamics including power zones, time seated and standing, while on water, it can track distance, stroke, pace, personal records and more. The data for every activity collected by the smartwatch is automatically uploaded to the Garmin Connect app.

It weighs 49g and is waterproof for up to 50 meters, and promises up to 24 hours of battery life in GPS mode, up to 50 hours in UltraTrac battery saver model, and up to two weeks in watch mode.

The Forerunner 935 is priced at $499 and comes in Black color . There's also a tri-bundle options priced at $649.99, which includes a black watch face with force yellow strap, HRM Tri, HRM-Swim, Quick Release Kit and additional strap in black.

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