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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Garmin's Fenix line has long been the watch to beat in the outdoor GPS category, and the new Fenix 9 Pro checks all the right boxes. You still get excellent mapping, a durable and premium build, and strong battery life, plus a handful of quality-of-life updates that make daily use even better. Here are the five features on Garmin's latest flagship that I suddenlly find I can't live without. Garmin Epic training summaries (aka multi-day activity grouping)Not to be confused with the older Epix product line, Garmin Epic is a new way to tell the story of a trip rather than just log it. Instead of scrolling through a pile of disconnected activities after a multi-day hike or a training block, Epic groups related sessions int...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. October Prime Day is coming up, but early deals are already live on Amazon. Among them is the Anker Prime Foldable MagSafe Charger, now $99.73 (originally $149.99), its lowest price yet according to price-tracking tools. Compatible with iPhone 12 series and above, AirPods, and the Apple Watch, this three-in-one MagSafe charger lets you securely charge all these devices at once. That’s especially convenient when you’re traveling with all three, as the charger is compact enough to bring along: It folds down to 3.74 by 2.38 by 1.22 inches and weighs about eight ounces, roughly the same as an iPhone 17 Pro Max, so it should fit among you...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Apple caught my attention with their claim that the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 have the “most accurate heart rate in a wearable.” It’s hard to make a really accurate heart rate sensor, and in my experience, Apple hasn’t had a great track record in that area. So I tested the Series 12 pretty intensively over the past week or so, and now I have results. I’m picky about accuracy; longtime readers have seen me test watch after watch against my trusty chest strap to find out how good each one really is. That sometimes brings surprises: The Powerbeats Pro 2 are surprisingly bad at heart rate tracking if you have small ears, for example. I also discovered that the Garmin Forerunner 570 is shockingly good at heart rate ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. One of the big features Apple announced alongside the new Apple Watches is Siri AI—now available on your wrist! You need to join a waitlist to try Apple's new and improved chatbot, and since my turn just came up, I put the new on-wrist Siri through its paces. Here's how it went, and why I don't think the experience lives up to Apple's promises (yet, anyway).What devices have Siri AI? Since Siri AI requires Apple Intelligence, you’ll need a device that supports it. Those include iPhones 15 Pro and newer, and an Apple Watch that is Series 9 or newer. If you want to use Siri AI on the Apple Watch, you need both a supported watch and a supported phone—a new watch and old phone won’t do the trick. With my phone and watch bo...