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TL;DR Garmin’s rumored Cirqa fitness band just leaked again via a retailer listing, giving us the clearest look yet at the company’s screenless Whoop-style wearable.
The listing shows a minimalist black fabric band with a compact Garmin-branded sensor module.
The biggest surprise is the price, with the leaked listing pointing to a roughly $509 retail cost.
There have been rumors swirling that Garmin was working on a competitor to minimalistic trackers like Whoop and the new Fitbit Air. Well now a new leak from a Ukrainian retailer has spilled the beans on what this device looks like and, more importantly, what it might cost you.
The fresh listing revealed the upcoming Garmin Cirqa, a screenless fitness band designed for round-the-clock health and recovery tracking. The wearable was first revealed earlier this year when Garmin accidentally published product pages on its Canadian website, but this latest leak gives us our best look yet at the device, and its potential pricing.
The listing shows a simple black fabric band with a small sensor module that bears the Garmin branding (via Notebookcheck). If the image is real, Garmin seems to be taking the same low-profile path as rivals such as Whoop and Fitbit, opting for passive health tracking over screens and notifications.
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This isn’t a surprise, given how screenless wearables are suddenly everywhere. Devices like the Whoop strap, Amazfit Helio Strap, and Polar’s recovery-focused bands are championing the notion that fitness tracking is more effective when it recedes into the background rather than constantly buzzing on your wrist. Garmin has been heading in that direction too, with its sleep-centric wearables.
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