I barely noticed the watch was on, found it fitted under most sleeves and was even fine to wear it in bed without any discomfort. Say what you will about wrist-worn heart rate accuracy, but I found this to be one of the better examples. I think it’s a great feature, especially for those who want to compete in some trail running/long Strava segments.

TomTom Multisport Watch Strap (Orange) TomTom Multisport Watch Strap (Orange)

We've put the new Spark 3 through its paces to see if TomTom is evolving the Spark into the ultimate running watch. I was hoping to keep it simple by just dragging the files across to the watch when it appeared as a drive in Windows.If you’re a recreational runner or a getting-serious runner (parkrunner) then the Runner 3 / Spark 3 will do very nicely, thank you very much. Michael Sawh has been covering the wearable tech industry since the very first Fitbit landed back in 2011. That’s accompanied by an accelerometer and gyroscope, which is used for daily activity tracking and automatic sleep monitoring in a similar way that Jawbone and Fitbit’s trackers do. The Spark recorded shorter distances but I felt was more accurate and reliable based on knowing my pace quite well. It’s Bluetooth-compatible too, so you can add extra accessories like a chest belt for better heart rate accuracy, though sadly there’s no room for ANT+.

TomTom Spark 3 review - Wareable

The Spark 3 comes in four different flavours; they all have the same looks, the same 144×168 display and the same 300mAh battery, but the variants come with a selection of additional features, depending on how much you’re prepared to spend. com/2016/09/01/tomtom-new-adventurer-model/ it’s just got a barometric altimeter, some other outdoor sports profiles and a special intermittent GPS hiking mode. TomTom also announced a number of software improvements recently, which should be rolling out this month. I’ve been ramping up towards a half marathon recently, which gave me the perfect opportunity to reassess the TomTom Spark 3 from an alternative perspective.Here you can then then select Heart and you need to scroll through the options until you find External. The app makes it easy to connect up all of the popular platforms and share all of this data, which is fantastic for those who take their exercising seriously. He specialises in all things tech and gadget related – from science and health to sports and adventure.

TomTom Spark 3: Essential tips and tricks - Wareable

The TomTom Spark 3 is, as the name suggests, the third-generation GPS running watch from maps and satnav specialist, TomTom.First off, loading music onto the watch is a pain, requiring you to create playlists either in Windows Media Player or iTunes, rather than just letting you drag and drop folders as is the case with many integrated MP3 players. Do this and the watch was able to play the files, but they’ll be all jumbled, with no way to manually create playlists.