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Gone of the days of TomTom purely being a car GPS system. Now TomTom is powering the tech behind Apple Maps, and has successfully branched out into sports gear – hence this review of the TomTom Spark Cardio – Running, music and optical HR, what more could...
I've always championed the Polar M400 if people wanted to no-nonsense, reliable running watch. Given the optical HR, detailed screen graphics, and relatively simple user interface. However with the inclusion of optical HR, I'd actually recommend the TomTo...
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That all changed with the arrival of the TomTom Runner Cardio in 2014. Thanks to some unique fitness features, TomTom came into its own and proved it could do the 'smartwatch thing' as well as the 'sat nav thing'. The Runner Cardio was one of the first sm...
A great workout buddy for those wanting to focus on fitness...
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TomTom made its name in the satnav business, but with sales affected by the ubiquity of smartphone navigation apps, it needed to find another string to its bow. That, over the past two years, has become its line of running watches, and they've been met wi...
The TomTom Spark might lack the advanced data more expensive running watches such as the Garmin Forerunner 630 offer – you don't get running cadence stats, for instance, or useful information about your running style and form, which can be useful in helpi...
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TomTom has diverged from personal navigation, seeing the company embrace sports devices in recent years. After an initial partnership with Nike, it stepped out on its own with the Multi-Sport and Multi-Sport Cardio sportswatches, the predecessors to this...
Plenty of features, good GPS and heart rate tracking performance, easy to navigate...
Music is a little fiddly, dependency on a computer feels dated...
The TomTom Spark is a compelling sportswatch offering plenty of features for fitness fans. Importantly, we've found that the results are accurate, with good distance-tracking and very good heart-rate monitoring. The range of features offered, and t...
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TomTom's Spark wants to be the Jessica Ennis of wearable tech. It's a GPS-equipped tracker with wealth of self-sufficient smarts. And it offers music storage too, so you can leave your smartphone at home when training for a heptathlon… or something less i...
Properly powerful sports sensing, Sounds and situation, without a smartphone, All day tracking on tap, Reliable location lock-on with QuickGPS...
Divisive design, Battery can disappear fast with GPS tracking, Heart-rate tracking is way off, Bluetooth signal susceptible to breaking up...
The features supposed to make the Spark special are sufficiently unstable Does that matter much? Well, it's a telling symptom of the Spark's insecurity. The app and abilities of the watch paint it as an all-singing ally – including cadence sensor pairing...
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TomTom's Spark wants to be the Jessica Ennis of wearable tech. It's a GPS-equipped tracker with wealth of self-sufficient smarts. And it offers music storage too, so you can leave your smartphone at home when training for a heptathlon… or something less i...
Properly powerful sports sensing, Sounds and situation, without a smartphone, All day tracking on tap, Reliable location lock-on with QuickGPS...
Divisive design, Battery can disappear fast with GPS tracking, Heart-rate tracking is way off, Bluetooth signal susceptible to breaking up...
Does that matter much? Well, it's a telling symptom of the Spark's insecurity. The app and abilities of the watch paint it as an all-singing ally – including cadence sensor pairing for cyclists, and swim-tracking for water paddlers.But the watch is only t...
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Music is an essential motivating tool when working out. It can provide a steady beat to get you through long slogs and can get your heart pumping to make it up that last hill. That's why it's great to see music players built in to more and more GPS watche...
Accurate GP, heart rate monito, Acquires GPS signal quickl, Built-in musi, Headphones included...
A bit bulk, Menu structure somewhat confusing...
GPS, heart rate tracking and the ability to play music, all from a single device, make the $249 TomTom Spark 3 Cardio + Music the best all-around GPS watch for runners, and when you add in the pair of Bluetooth headphones, it's the best for the money, too...
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Face it; we all love gadgets. I love them more than most. I have been running a lot lately, training, competing, etc. While running with my phone is an option for training; running long distances with my phone isn't. Additionally, running through the muck...
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Activity trackers are getting smaller and more stylish so you can wear them all day every day without your wrist becoming the center of attention. TomTom, maker of popular in-car navigation products, has taken the exact opposite approach with its line of...
Accurate heart rate monitoring, 3GB of local music storage for up to 500 songs, GPS maps routes without a phone...
Bulky hardware fits awkwardly on smaller wrists, Adding music is a cumbersome process, Touchpad navigation is difficult while running...
TomTom put GPS, heart rate monitoring, and 3GB of on-board music storage in one clunky fitness watch...
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Activity trackers are getting smaller and more stylish so you can wear them all day every day without your wrist becoming the center of attention. TomTom, maker of popular in-car navigation products, has taken the exact opposite approach with its line of...
Accurate heart rate monitoring, 3GB of local music storage for up to 500 songs, GPS maps routes without a phone...
Bulky hardware fits awkwardly on smaller wrists, Adding music is a cumbersome process, Touchpad navigation is difficult while running...
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There's nothing like hearing the Rocky theme to get your blood pumping. But for several years now, I haven't listened to music while running. Why? I didn't feel like carrying an extra gadget with me. I got a GPS watch so I wouldn't have to bring my iPhone...
Michael A. Prospero is the reviews editor at Laptop Mag and Tom’s Guide. When he’s not testing out the latest running watc, skiing or training for a maratho, he’s probably using the latest kitchen gadget.
Annoying charge, Difficult to load musi, Poorly designed ap, Shorter battery life than competition...
In some ways, it's very surprising that it's taken this long for a running watch to have the ability to store and play music. Considering the number of runners who listen to tunes, it's hard to believe that this feature was so long in coming. For that, To...
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The TomTom Spark (Cardio + Music) is an activity and fitness tracker which could let you cut the number of gadgets you take on a workout. In addition to a full array of sensors including GPS and heart-rate monitoring, it boasts built-in music storage and...
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The TomTom Spark Cardio + Music is a fitness tracker for just about everyone: Bicyclists, gym rats, runners, and swimmers can all record their workouts and monitor their heart rates with it. But for $249.99, you're paying for more than just the ability to...
Plays music without your phone, Tracks bicycling, running, sleeping, swimming, walking, Accurate heart rate monitor, Large display, Good battery life, Lightweight, Waterproof...
Dull design, Limited app, GPS takes a while to lock on, Adding music is cumbersome...
The TomTom Spark Cardio + Music fitness tracker offers GPS tracking, an accurate heart rate sensor, and onboard storage for tunes, making it a solid workout companion for music-minded fitness buffs...
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geekdad.com Updated:
2016-12-02 11:20:36
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Before we start, let me be clear that I in no way tested this device in any situation that could even remotely be mistaken as exercise The extent of my physical activity is walking around the city trying to catch mythical anime creatures on my smart phone...
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