Highly Tuned Athletes is Australia's leading retailer for Sports and Fitness Technology. Based in Hampton, Melbourne. We aim to provide our customers with superior advice and service, both pre and post sale. If you are looking to accurately monitor your fitness, come and see us at HTA to be sure to get the right product that works for you! P. 03-9598-7888 Online Store: www.highlytunedathletes.com.au
Saturday, November 18, 2023
Saturday, August 24, 2013
NEW Garmin VIRB Action Camera - Now available for Pre-Order
We are now taking pre-orders for both the VIRB and VIRB Elite models. Initial stock is expected to sell out so be quick to avoid disappointment!
Click HERE for more information and to Pre-Order.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Garmin Vector Officially Re-launched!
The Garmin Vector was initially due for release in Christmas 2011, but was witheld by Garmin until now for further improvements. Many pre-orders have been placed by our customers since then as they patiently await this amazing product.
For strictly limited initial stock, Highly Tuned Athletes will be honouring the original price of $1,495 quoted by us in 2011. Once our initial stock has run out, the price is expected to increase to $1,699 due to currency re-valuation. Therefore it is extremely important to get your pre-orders in as soon as possible to avoid dissapointment.
Click here to Pre-Order Now!
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Garmin–Potential issues with new Version 3 USB Mini Ant stick
Garmin have released the new very small Mini USB Ant stick, however we are seeing a few users have issues .
The inability to connect can be rectified using the following processes;
Newer Garmin Fitness devices that include the USB ANT Stick will now include the more compact ANT USB-m Stick. This smaller ANT Stick requires software drivers provided through Microsoft's Windows Update service1. The software drivers may fail to install if the Windows Update service has been disabled. This only affects Windows computers.
If the messages "Device driver software was not successfully installed" or "No driver found" appears after inserting the ANT USB-m Stick, enable the Windows Update service.
To enable the Windows Update service for Windows XP:
- Disconnect the ANT USB-m Stick
- Click Start
- Click Control Panel
- Double-click System
- Click Hardware
- Click Windows Update
- Select "If my device needs a driver, go to Windows Update without asking me"
- Click OK
- Click OK
- Reconnect the ANT USB-m Stick
To enable the Windows Update service for Windows Vista/7/8:
- Disconnect the ANT USB-m Stick
- Click Start
- Click Control Panel
- Click System
- Click Advanced System Settings
- Click Hardware
- Click Device Installation Settings
- Select "Yes, do this automatically"
- Under the "No, let me choose what to do" option, the first two options are acceptable to allow the ANT USB-m Stick driver software to install properly. The third "Never" option will not fix the problem.
- Click Save Changes
- Reconnect the ANT USB-m Stick
The driver software will automatically install and allow the stick to be detected for the Garmin ANT Agent software.
1The Microsoft Windows Update service requires an active Internet connection
Monday, April 29, 2013
The new Suunto Ambit2 and Ambit2 S arrive at HTA.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
New Product: Garmin quatix – Marine GPS Watch
Garmin quatix
The Power of Simple
The Power of Simple is what happens when very complex, sophisticated technology is made extremely easy for you to use. Garmin is dedicated to making your time on the water more fun, more rewarding...more simple.
Designed for avid mariners of all types, from dinghy racers and kayakers to big sail and power boaters, quatix is a high-sensitivity GPS navigator marine watch.
It's the only GPS-enabled device that provides an incredible range of marine navigation features including automatic MOB detection, remote control of Garmin equipment, and streaming NMEA 2000® data to a navigating marine watch.
A highly accurate watch, it also includes sailing features never before combined into 1 watch, such as race countdown timer, virtual starting line, tack assist and tidal information. It's also equipped with an automatically calibrating altimeter and barometer, a 3-axis compass, temperature sensor and tide information. Plus, it shares data wirelessly with other compatible Garmin apps.
The quatix will retail at $549 and will be available in store and online March 2013.
Click here for more information and to Pre-order the quatix today.
Friday, January 11, 2013
See the Garmin 810/510 in action!
Take a look at the Garmin Edge 510 and 810 — touchscreen GPS bike computers with live tracking, wireless data transfers, weather and social media sharing.
Using the new Edge 810 and 510 touchscreen GPS bike computers, which offer advanced performance metrics and connected features through your smartphone, including LiveTrack, auto upload, social network sharing and weather our riders can now share their activities live from the road or when they get back home. Coaches, friends and family can follow live, comment at Garmin Connect and then be in your tyre tracks tomorrow.
Watch Ryder Hesjedal, David Millar, Dan Martin and Andrew Talansky as they prepare for the upcoming pro cycling season!
Are you ready for the new season?
Garmin Edge 810 is Available Now! Click here to own one today!
Monday, January 7, 2013
NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: Garmin Edge 510 and Edge 810
NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: Garmin Edge 510 and Edge 810 Garmin Edge 510. Train smarter and share every detail - all from the road. The new Edge 510 is a compact, touchscreen GPS bike computer that tracks advanced performance metrics and offers connected features through your smartphone, including LiveTracking, social network sharing and weather.Click here for more information. Expected Availability: Jan/Feb 2013 Garmin Edge 810. The new Edge 810 is the complete touchscreen GPS bike computer, with maps, navigation and advanced performance monitoring. It offers connected features through your smartphone, including LiveTrack, social network sharing and weather. Click here for more information. Expected Availability: 14th January 2013 Pre-Order Information We are now accepting deposits for the Garmin Edge 510 and Edge 810 to secure yourself delivery of the first batch. This is a Deposit only and the balance of RRP less deposit is payable when product arrives. Those that place a Pre-Order will receive their purchased unit when they arrive and will ensure themselves that they will be the first to secure a Garmin Edge 510/810. Final pricing on the Edge 510 and Edge 810 are yet to be announced in Australia, although we expect them to be similarly price to their predecessors. Pricing should be finalised by the 8th of January. We will keep you up to date with all news regarding these products as it becomes available via our website and social media outlets. Click here to secure your new Edge GPS bike computer today. |
Friday, October 26, 2012
Review: Garmin Forerunner 10
Garmin Forerunner 10 Review
Hayley James
With the release of the new Garmin Forerunner 10, I have been asked to try it out and give my honest opinion, so here it goes...
A bit of background
First here is a little background on me, I wouldn’t consider myself fit or very knowledgeable about fitness and health although I do like to keep active and have fun. My current activities of choice are walking, skateboarding and playing tennis twice a week.
Since I have started working at Highly Tuned Athletes as the Marketing Coordinator I have been interested in getting a GPS watch but have always put it off because I could never really rationalise a reason to spend a bunch of money on a GPS watch that I knew I’d never use or understand 90% of the features on.
Early September, when the Forerunner 10 was announced and from what I had read of it, the answer to what I wanted was on its way. I’m not interested in knowing my heart rate so purely a GPS watch was right up my alley and I couldn’t wait to try it out.
Out of the box
Setting it up for the first time was simple. I opened the first page on the Quick Start manual so I could understand which buttons did what and taught myself from there. To be honest, if it was going to be a complicated process I probably would have given up and it would have sat in the corner of my desk for another couple of weeks.
The set up process didn’t take me more than 3-4 minutes. You get prompted to choose your language and from there you go through the setup menu to put in your weight and change the clock to the correct time in the Settings menu. You do need to manually adjust it to Day Light Saving time, and I assume you’ll have to do the same when Day light Savings ends unless there will be a firmware update between now and then.
You also get 2 screens to customise so you can look at the data most important to you by going Run Options>Data Fields. Personally I set my first screen to time and distance and my second screen to pace and calories, this is the way I prefer my screens for walking and playing tennis but if I were to go skateboarding I would set my first screen to distance and pace.
The Fit
Overall, I find the Garmin FR10 comfortable to wear. The watch itself is quite chunky so it does sit a bit out from my wrist but I understand why it is this way, it needs to fit an antenna to have built in GPS functionality so I’m happy to look past its thickness. It is still smaller than other Garmin GPS watches I’ve seen. Also admittedly I do have a wrist size of a 5 year old so really any watch seems chunky on me. See images below.
Garmin Forerunner 10 - Fit
In action
The first time I used it I went walking with my dog, Buffy. It took approximately up to 3 minutes to get a satellite lock. The guys in the office succeed this will be quicker the next time I use it. Finally we were away, with one press of the button to Start. With every Kilometre we reached, the watch alerted me with a beep and flashed the time it took. I liked this feature a lot, it made me feel like I was accomplishing something. At the end of my walk I pressed the “Select” button and you get the choice to Resume, Save or Discard. Once you press ‘Save’, it then proceeds to list out all the data it’s collected. I especially liked the feature that told you your fastest kilometre and that you have made a new personal record.
The second time I used it I took it to tennis. I found the satellite lock a lot quicker this time, approximately 1 minute. I’ve always been interested to see what sort of distance I cover when playing a game of singles. It turns out I run just under 2km in a 1 hour game of tennis. (See image below)
Garmin Connect Map - Tennis
The mapping is a great feature of Garmin Connect. You may have noticed that the red line is slightly off from where I actually was on the court. This is because I made a rookie mistake, I was walking and moving around while I was trying to get a satellite lock, therefore it has slightly misread where I was. It couldn’t accurately calibrate where I was because I kept moving around. So my advice is to try and be a little more patient than me and stay still while you’re FR10 is finding satellite.
Below is a graph displaying my pace against time. Obviously because I was playing a game of tennis the graph is showing bursts of pace, but you would get a lot smoother line if you were to go running or walking at a constant speed.
Garmin Connect Graph - Tennis
In conclusion
After using the FR10 at its most basic level, I really like it. It is not only a tool to track your data but a fantastic motivational tool as well. Just knowing my distance and keeping track of my personal records really motives me to keep going. At the moment I clearly don’t use the FR10 as a proper running watch, but what I found was its versatile enough to take it skating to see your speed and to take to the tennis courts to see what distance you are covering.
I plan on getting further into running and soon I’m going to start training to participate in a Trail Run in February 2013 and I think that the FR10 will be the perfect training tool for that. The features that I look forward to exploring during my training will be using the Run and Walk Intervals and using the Virtual Pacer.
Final Statements
The Forerunner 10 is a great GPS watch that has all the basics plus a little more. It’s an attractive watch with very easy functionality. The buttons are easy to press and easy to understand.
My favourite feature of the watch is that it identifies your personal records and that it alerts you each kilometre you accomplish.
Remember this is not a watch for someone who wants to know their heart rate as this watch does not have this functionality.
The Garmin Forerunner 10 is available at:
Highly Tuned Athletes
579 Hampton St, Hampton VIC 3188
Or online at www.highlytunedathletes.com.au
Hayley James
Highly Tuned Athletes
Thursday, October 18, 2012
New Product Announcement: GoPro Hero3
The new GoPro Hero3 has been announced!
The new camera from GoPro is 30% smaller, 25% lighter and 2x more powerful than previous models.
The Hero3 is available for purchase in 4 different ways:
Hero3: White Edition5MP, 1080p30/950p30/720p60fps, Wi-Fi Built in
Hero3: Silver Edition11MP, 1080p30/950p48/720p60fps, Wi-Fi Built in
Hero3: Black Edition – Adventure12MP, 1440p48/1080p60/720p120fps, Wi-Fi Built in + Wifi Remote included
Hero3: Black Edition – Surf12MP, 1440p48/1080p60/720p120fps, Wi-Fi Built in + Wifi Remote included
Each of the White, Silver and Black Cameras come with different specifications, features and accessories.
Expected delivery for the GoPro Hero3 is by the 1st of November 2012
Place your pre-order today to be first in line for the GoPro Hero3
For more information click here
