Finally, Garmin has now with the new Garmin Forerunner 405 succeded in putting their outstanding GPS technology into a nice looking sport watch. This watch, or GPS, is sleek enough to be worn while exercising as well as at work.

The Garmin Forerunner 405 sends your training data wirelessly to your computer and it has a touch bezel which makes the usage of this watch a lot easier as with its predecessors. There is no need to fumble with any buttons any more.

Like the Garmin Forerunner 205 or 305 this new Forerunner measures distance, speed, time, calories burned and heart rate. It has a highly sensitive GPS receiver which makes it possible to use it on trails in the wood or in the city where skyscrapers normally are a problem for GPS watches.

Interesting for runners is that it has an optional foot pod. That makes sure, that even when the sattelite reception is very bad, you won’t loose any valuable data. It also makes it possible to use it indoors, still measuring distance and speed.

The Forerunner 405 is available with or without a heart rate monitor and in two different colors.

All of Garmin’s new fitness devices (Garmin 405, Edge 605 and 705 and Forerunner 50 heart rate monitor) interface wirelessly with devices compatible with the “ANT + Sport” protocol. This includes devices from other manufacturers as well.

The Garmin 405 will automatically transfer your training data to your computer when the Forerunner is in range. Wireless.

For cyclists there is an optional speed and cadence bike sensor to measure how fast and how far you are going on the bike.

As of today, this is probably the most complete training watch there is.


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