Form Smart Swim 2 Pro ZDNET's key takeaways The Form Smart Swim 2 Pro is available for $329, with the premium subscription for $119/year or $15/month.
The included solution keeps the goggles fog free, and the annual subscription provides extensive training and analysis features.
Peripheral visibility is limited, the glasses are rather expensive, and the anti-fog spray needs to be applied before each swim. View now at Formswim
I've been exercising since I was a young boy in the 80s, and never did I think I'd be running, cycling, and swimming with eyewear that displays personalized fitness data right in front of my eyes.
Well, those days are here, and in my opinion, it's awesome. Makers of premium swim tech, Form, recently released its latest generation of AR (augmented reality) swimming goggles, the Form Smart Swim 2 Pro, and I've been using them in the pool and at one of our local lakes here in Washington over the past year.
Also: I tested smart goggles and they have a game-changing feature for swimmers
I tested these goggles' successors: the Smart Swim 2 goggles in early 2024, and there have been several software and hardware improvements released in that time. First and foremost: the Smart Swim 2 Pro is the first pair of swimming goggles made with Gorilla Glass 3 to stay scratch-free for years.
The last generation goggles were plastic with a factory applied anti-fog coating so you never had to do anything to them to keep them clear. However, over extended periods of time and heavy usage, the plastic could scratch and detract from the AR experience.
The new Smart Swim 2 Pro with Gorilla Glass 3 lenses requires application of an anti-fog spray before each swim to keep them clear. Form provides enough solution for up to 175 applications, but then provides the simple formula (the right mixture of 75% water and 25% baby shampoo -- available at your local drug store) so that you can make your own spray when you run out.
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