- Garmin Cirqa is a rumored screenless smart band, like a Whoop or Google Fitbit Air
- It has been the subject of a few unofficial leaks and has been posted on Garmin’s website by mistake before
- Another recent now-deleted post on Garmin’s Romanian website has added fuel to the rumours
The Garmin Cirqa smart band is almost confirmed at this point. For months now, we’ve seen leak after leak about Garmin’s Cirqa fitness tracker, and while we don’t know too many details, it’s apparently a screenless smart band designed to compete with the likes of Whoop and Google’s Fitbit Air.
Now it has allegedly leaked again. As spotted by Gadgets and Wearables, a recent update to Garmin’s Romanian website, on the page explaining a feature called Health Status, mentions the Garmin Cirqa smartband (styled ‘CIRQA’) as a compatible device.
Health Status is a feature that combines five core measurements – heart rate, heart rate variability, respiration, skin temperature and heart rate – to provide an overview of your overall health. It’s a feature on most of the top Garmin watches now, so it’s no surprise that Cirqa would get it.
The reference to Cirqa was reportedly quickly deleted, but not before a screenshot was taken.
In January, Garmin posted Cirqa on its own website, including color options (black and French gray), before quickly deleting it. It seems this has happened again. Add in other recent leaks and you can see why it’s basically confirmed at this stage.
The screenless ‘focus wearables’ category is having a moment. We’ve already seen the launches of the Oura Ring 5, Whoop competitors such as the Polar Loop (as seen in the image above, alongside the Whoop MG and Amazfit Helio Strap), and most recently the Google Fitbit Air. It makes sense that Garmin, one of the leading names in fitness tracking, would get in on the action while the category is still on the rise.
I don’t think a launch could be far off at this point, and I’ll be keeping my ear to the ground for more Cirqa news as it breaks.
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