Garmin unveils a gorgeous new smartwatch for women with a hidden display and loads of sensors،
Garmin may be best known for making big, muscular smartwatches aimed at (mostly male) outdoor enthusiasts and capable of putting the rugged Apple Watch Ultra line to shame with their incredible and sometimes literally unbeatable battery life, but the company offers also a family of wearable devices that can be seen in many ways as the exact opposite.
What's new, what's (exactly) the same?
Although Garmin claims that the Lily 2 series brings “big updates” over the original duo of women-centric smartwatches, we'll be honest with you and say that we don't see any major changes outside of what is abundantly obvious at first glance.
For the most part, the Garmin Lily 2 and Lily 2 Classic appear to use many of the same tricks and present the same key selling points as their predecessors with an identical 5-day battery life, a nice hidden touchscreen capable of displaying all of the information. the health information you care about and a set of sensors that can monitor everything from your heart rate, to your body battery energy, to all-day stress levels, to blood oxygen, to breathing , sleep quality and the menstrual cycle.
Of course, that's already a pretty impressive list of features for a smartwatch focused on fashion more than anything else, so it's hard to imagine what more you could have realistically expected from the Lily 2. Yes, standalone GPS connectivity would have been nice, but it would also have increased the aforementioned prices and reduced uptime between charges.
What's new?
Unsurprisingly, the main focus of the update will be to make it easier for users to track and track their personal health and fitness goals, and if you want to be among the very first people to experience it , you can try a beta version of the updated Garmin Connect platform starting today.
It's unclear how long these public beta tests will last, as Garmin is only ready to commit to a full, proper release for the general public at an unspecified time “later this year.” That could mean February… or it could mean December, so you might want to be patient and expect occasional beta-specific bugs while you test the “refreshed” Connect experience.