{"id":147987,"date":"2022-09-01T15:24:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T14:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=147987"},"modified":"2022-09-01T15:24:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T14:24:04","slug":"garmin-announces-venu-sq-2-smart-watch-and-a-special-version-of-the-vivofit-jr-childrens-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/smartwatch\/garmin-announces-venu-sq-2-smart-watch-and-a-special-version-of-the-vivofit-jr-childrens-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"Garmin announces Venu Sq 2 smart watch and a special version of the Vivofit Jr children’s tracker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Garmin unveiled two wearables at IFA 2022: Venu Sq 2, priced at $249.99, a new addition to its line of affordable GPS smartwatches;\u00a0as well as an updated children’s watch Vivofit Jr.\u00a03 for $89.99, made in the style of the Black Panther from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.<\/p>\n

<\/center>Changes Venu Sq 2 compared to the\u00a0previous\u00a0version of the device are more of a cosmetic nature: in particular, the diagonal of the OLED screen has grown from 1.3 to 1.4 inches.\u00a0Another new addition is the Health Snapshot feature, a two-minute collection of key health metrics such as heart rate, heart rate variability, blood oxygen levels, respiration, and stress levels.\u00a0But, perhaps most importantly, the manufacturer has almost doubled the battery life of the device from 6 to 11 days.<\/p>\n
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Garmin introduced the Venu Sq 2 smart watch and a special version of the Vivofit Jr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like the original smartwatch, Venu Sq 2 received a music version with a drive that holds up to 500 songs, and again it is $50 more expensive than the original.\u00a0Both versions of the device have risen in price by $ 50 – presumably, Garmin also decided to adjust prices due to inflation.\u00a0The smartwatch comes with 25 pre-installed navigation and sports apps, including strength and cardio, yoga, HIIT and Pilates.\u00a0Users can also create their own programs by choosing from 1600 exercises;\u00a0access to Garmin Coach plans.<\/p>\n

The system tracks various indicators of the body, including stress levels, sleep monitoring, as well as registration of women’s monthly cycles and pregnancy.\u00a0Garmin Pay payment system and smart notifications are supported, there is access to the Garmin Connect IQ app store.\u00a0The device is available in dark grey, white and green for $249.99 for the base version and $249.9 for the Music Edition.<\/p>\n

Special Edition Garmin Vivofit Jr.\u00a03 is almost identical to the original except for the design in the spirit of Marvel’s Black Panther.\u00a0There are plenty of fun apps for kids, as well as features that parents will appreciate: the ability to assign children chores in exchange for virtual currency, which they can later exchange for some gifts.\u00a0The cost of the device is $89.99, and it is available in a limited edition only on\u00a0the<\/a>\u00a0manufacturer’s website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Garmin unveiled two wearables at IFA 2022: Venu Sq 2, priced at $249.99, a new addition to its line of affordable GPS smartwatches;\u00a0as well as an updated children’s watch Vivofit Jr.\u00a03 for $89.99, made in the style of the Black Panther from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Changes Venu Sq 2 compared to the\u00a0previous\u00a0version of the […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":147988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[780],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-147987","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-smartwatch","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}