- Garmin has posted (and then pulled) a new teaser
- Its next device points to the ‘future of wearables’
- We might see a screenless strap or a smartwatch
Could we have a new contender for our best Garmin watch list before the year is out? It seems so, as Garmin itself has posted a teaser for the “future of wearables” on its official Facebook page in India.
It appears the post has since been pulled, but not before it was spotted by Redditor u/Eastern-Signal-1778 (via GSMArena). We get a glimpse of a new device along with promises that it’s “slim”, “smart” and “coming soon”.
At first glance, the wearable appears to be a Whoop-style band without a screen. There have been rumors in the past that Garmin is working on something like this, perhaps called the Garmin Recovery Band, according to those in the know.
Garmin did indeed launch a screenless band in the form of the Index Sleep Monitor back in June, but it’s only for sleep tracking and is a large strap worn on the upper arm. A device similar to Whoop’s products and the Polar Loop may still come.
Watch this space
Finally a “whoop” device from Garmin? from r/Garmin
Closer analysis of the image by well-known tipster the5krunner suggests that this is actually a slim smartwatch with an LED light built in, although it’s not clear which current Garmin lineup the new device might fit into.
Considering the tagline talks about “the future of wearables,” it seems this isn’t just an iterative update. Whether it’s a smartwatch or a screenless strap, it’s likely to be significantly different from what’s gone before.
The team at Gadgets & Wearables speculate that this could actually be a band without a display, in the style of the Whoop, and that the LED light on the side will be used to display a variety of status information – such as battery level, for example.
Whatever it turns out to be, we should know soon. If Garmin is teasing it on social media – albeit a little earlier than intended – then it’s likely something interesting will come before we say goodbye to 2025.
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