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The new Oura Ring 5 is a genuinely and significantly smaller ring than the previous Oura Ring 4 that was on my finger. That part isn’t really debatable. And the real-world battery life seems to be a *slight* improvement over the past, though most of the time Oura rings seem to slowly and quickly lose their battery life, so this could just be a case of new unit vs well...

Back a few months ago I drove one hour from my home, to the Zwift Community Live 2026 event, where I rode around on a slate of stunning Mallorca roads. During that time I took approximately 2,186 photos that I have basically no use for. 41 of which were of a Zwift branded watch sitting at the front of a converted foyerish conference room at the event. Oddly, virtually...

As I walked towards the main entrance to Eurobike, it was desolate. The slate of temporary bike parking spots that in previous years would have been overflowing with hundreds upon hundreds of bikes was empty. After passing through the doors, I walked nearly a  kilometer through virtually empty connecting hallways to get to the show areas. Again, in previous years...

The sports tech pickings were slim at Eurobike this year, but one device stood out as the most interesting bit of sports technology: Canyon’s Predict smart bike concept. Even in years past, it still would have likely been at the top of the ‘interesting things’ stack, due to the heavy slate of technology it packs inside.

Still, I wanted to dive into all of the d...

It’s back again – Amazon Prime Days. That means that most Amazon country/regional properties are doing pretty substantial deals across the board on all sorts of products for now through Friday. As usual, deals last till they last.

Once again, this year’s deals are definitely better than last year’s deals. There are some very, very strong deals here. As I’ve sai...