#Tomtom mysports connect app update
#Tomtom mysports connect app full

CHRONO, as you can imagine, is simply a stopwatch. We have two training options to choose from, RACE and TAPE. To start our new training, we simply have to press on the control crosshead to the right (twice, as the first one unlocks the watch, even though the display does not show anything). I did it and, indeed, started downloading an update.

#Tomtom mysports connect app update

However, I recommend doing the initial configuration by connecting it to the computer, as TomTom has probably released some clock update that includes some kind of improvements. Once we've got to know the TomTom Runner Cardio, loaded it up and configured it with our profile, we can go out and train. The strap closure has the TomTom logo engraved on it. The light emitted is the same in both cases, with an intense green colour, thanks to two high intensity LEDs. The optical pulse sensor is licensed by Mio, and as you can see in this picture, both are the same. This will be the usual way of charging, as the strap is fully adjusted with the watch and taking it off costs some work. We can insert and load the unit without the strap.Īnd of course with the strap on. The charging cable is a small desktop base, with a USB connector at the other end that will be attached to the computer to synchronize the clock and charge it, or to a USB charger if you just want to charge it. The belt can be replaced, for example, by the black and red one in which we can also find the TomTom Runner, or a new version that TomTom has just launched on the market: deep green and white. You can also see an extension in the rubber band that holds the watch, and its purpose will surely be to prevent light from outside entering the area where the sensor is located, confusing the readings.Īlthough it has already been inserted into the belt, it can be removed from it. It will do so by projecting light onto the capillaries and then the optical sensor reads our pulses. This sensor is capable of taking your heartbeat directly on your wrist. This is what our new watch looks like as soon as it comes out of the box.Īnd surely the first thing we'll do is turn it over, to see where its magic comes from. Clock, charging and synchronization cable and a short instruction manual. Of course, inside such a small box, there can't be many things. The box itself shows the characteristics of the watch, so that the absent-minded shopper will know it well and learn its characteristics when it is found in the store.īut let's get him out now, because he's anxious to get out and run. Inside, the watch is waiting anxiously for us to take it out and put it on our wrist. The TomTom Runner Cardio (which is the subject of the test, as TomTom also has a slightly different watch, the TomTom Multi-Sport Cardio, which also has specific functions for cycling and swimming and is more oriented towards triathlon) is presented in a square box made of methacrylate on the top and cardboard on the bottom. Remember you can buy it on Amazon through this link and that way you will generate a small commission that will help the development of this page, and that you can see more tests and analysis like this one. It is simply the watch that you and I can buy in any store, with the same accessories and presentation, although I hope that the one you buy works from the first moment.

#Tomtom mysports connect app full

But let's go with the full test.īefore we start the test, I would like to clarify that the watch is a store-bought unit, so it is not a demonstration unit with special care from TomTom or any special software revision (of course, it doesn't work properly).

And not only have they added an optical pulse sensor, they have also improved the software. This watch is the evolution of the TomTom Runner that the Dutch firm launched in 2013. And as the sensor is basically the same as the one in the Mio LINK Anyway, I'll talk about all this later, when I play, in the section about the optical pulse sensor. After consulting several sources, it seems that it is a common recognised failure of some units, so I think it is interesting to reflect this in the test, instead of waiting for a fully functional unit. After making the relevant queries, I finally decided to test this TomTom Runner Cardio unit without waiting any longer. For a few days I was debating whether to arrange a change of device or to carry out the test with the one I had available. As I mentioned on Twitter, after receiving the TomTom Runner Cardio and starting the test, I immediately noticed that I was having problems, specifically with the pulse reading.