Garmin’s new screen-free fitness tracker doesn’t require a subscription

Garmin announced a new smart band today designed to track "advanced fitness and wellness features" without a screen to eliminate distractions and push its battery life to up to 10 days between charges. Similar to competing products like the Whoop 5.0 and Google's recently announced Fitbit Air, the Cirqa uses a combination of heart rate, blood oxygen, skin temperature, and motion sensors to monitor your health and activities around the clock, but without any subscription fees. The Garmin Cirqa is available now through the company's online store for $199.99 and comes with an adjustable fabric strap in several different colors that can be worn … Read the full story at The Verge.

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