Garmin released its most Apple-like wearable in the middle of an announcement spree, and not long after I visited the company’s headquarters in Kansas. Even though I’d like to think I have a good relationship with the brand, I wasn’t told about the launch in advance, and was as shocked as everyone else when I first saw the images.
To say I was surprised is an understatement. I just about finished testing the Garmin Forerunner 570 and Forerunner 970 (although I’m still working on unlocking my Running Economy estimate on the latter) when the Venu X1 entered the scene, so instead of returning to my trusty Forerunner 965, I strapped the Venu X1 with its massive 2-inch AMOLED onto my wrist and started testing it.
