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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Lee

Garmin’s Whoop rival has just leaked – again

Garmin’s new wearable could take on the Whoop band (pictured above) - (Harry Bullmore/The Independent)

It’s happened again. After Garmin accidentally leaked its first screen-free fitness tracker on its website at the start of the year, the tech giant appears to have made the exact same mistake for a second time.

Tech’s worst-kept secret, yesterday references to the Garmin Cirqa appeared on Garmin’s Romanian support page for the company’s Health Status feature, before quickly being pulled – something that happened earlier in the year. Garmin’s device is rumoured to launch any day now, and could provide Whoop with even more competition. A screen-free fitness tracker, the Whoop can be worn on different parts of the body, tracking metrics passively and monitoring recovery, sleep and strain without the distraction of a screen.

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