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Has anyone seen this? A bunch of former Nokia engineers are looking to get a new GPS watch onto the market, if they get the funding via [url= http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/903141699/leikr-the-new-danish-designed-gps-sports-watch ]kickstarter[/url], with a possible release in the summer.

I reckon if it was a sensible price, or less than the 910XT, I could be very tempted to pick one up. As it combines the build of a Garmin with the software/upgradability of a smartphone. Good timing, as I was only mentioning in another [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/best-gps-for-running-and-a-bike#post-4536658 ]thread[/url] that Garmin really needs some competition to make them innovate more.

http://leikr.com/devices

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Posted : 06/01/2013 9:11 pm
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Typical. You wait years for one mapping GPS watch and two come along at once.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/map-gps-watch

Oh no - it's the same one....


 
Posted : 06/01/2013 9:16 pm
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8)


 
Posted : 06/01/2013 9:22 pm
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Woah! That's pretty nifty, I like that. 8)


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 12:04 am
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wish I had known about this sooner. The $149 first round seems a bargain.

Would be nice to see a GPS that has multi mounts - ie wrist in landscape or portrain, bike mount, ski jacket mount etc.


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 12:38 am
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That looks pretty nice, but effing huge. Do you Steve Redgrave's wrists?


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 12:46 am
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Saw this a couple of days back - was really interested until I saw the first round was already sold out, looks like they intend to price it at $449 when its released which is going to be around the cost of the 910xt, unfortunately even the $240 level is too steep for me on something that could end up being a work in progress.

That said excellent to see someone potentially pushing garmin,


 
Posted : 07/01/2013 6:58 am