Garmin announced launch of the Venu® 3 and Venu 3S GPS smartwatches in September this year, designed to cater to a wide range of health and fitness objectives. These innovative watches, which received the Best of Innovation award in Sports & Fitness at the upcoming CES Innovation Awards in Las Vegas in January 2024, offer users a comprehensive view of their health.
Key Features: Fitness Insights, AMOLED Display, and Extended Battery Life
The Venu 3 series stands out with its extensive fitness insights, stunning AMOLED touchscreen displays, and remarkable battery life. These watches are engineered to offer a fuller understanding of personal health and include unique features for wheelchair users, such as push tracking and specific workouts.
Enhanced Connectivity: Calls and Texts on Your Wrist
The Venu 3 series enhances connectivity, featuring a built-in speaker and microphone. This allows users to handle phone calls or text messages directly from their wrist when paired with a compatible Apple® or Android™ smartphone.
With two size options and a comfortable design, these smartwatches provide up to 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode, facilitating continuous health monitoring.
Personalized Health Insights and New Features
Innovative Sleep Coaching
The Venu 3 series offers personalized sleep coaching, providing a sleep score and tailored recommendations. It tracks different sleep stages, naps, Pulse Ox1, and heart rate variability (HRV).
Morning Report and Nap Detection
Users can wake up to a customized overview of their sleep, recovery, HRV status, and more. The series also features automatic nap tracking to understand the benefits and optimal duration of naps.
Improved Body Battery and Wheelchair Mode
The updated Body Battery feature gives insights into energy levels influenced by sleep, naps, activities, and stress. The series also introduces wheelchair mode, offering push tracking and adapted sports apps.
Workout Insights and Exertion Recording
Understand the impact of workouts on the body and recovery time needed. Users can also record their perceived exertion post-workout.
Meditation and On-Watch Workout Creation
Guided meditation practices are available to help reduce stress. Users can also create interval workouts for running and cycling activities directly on the watch.
Enhanced Communication and Accessibility
Make and take calls, use voice assistants, and respond to texts with the built-in speaker and microphone. Two font sizes are available for easier readability of notifications and workout data.
For Health Enthusiasts
Venu 3 series offers extensive health stats around the clock, tracking heart rate2, respiration, Pulse Ox, stress, and Body Battery energy levels. It also monitors heart rate variability during sleep and provides jet lag reduction tips.
For Fitness Aficionados
With over 30 built-in sports apps, the series tracks various activities and offers preloaded animated workouts. Users can also create custom workouts via the Garmin Connect™ app and train with Garmin Coach for events like 5Ks.
For the Active Lifestyle
Stay connected with email, text, and alert notifications. Safety features include incident detection3 and Garmin Pay™ for contactless payments. The series also supports phone-free listening with music streaming services.
Design and Availability
Featuring a sleek design with a stainless steel bezel and silicone band, the Venu 3 is available in whitestone/silver and black/slate, while the Venu 3S comes in various colors. Priced at $749.00, these smartwatches are now available, offering a blend of style, functionality, and health-focused technology.
