Polar’s new smartwatches aim to help runners pace themselves
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The Polar Pacer Pro is available today for $299.90 | Image: Polar The pandemic sparked a running boom, with one study finding that roughly 28 percent of current runners got their start during quarantine. To cater to this new crowd, Polar announced today that it's launching two new GPS watches designed to help runners get better at the sport. The $199.90 Pacer is aimed at novices, while the $299.90 Pacer Pro is meant to help serious runners up their game.
Polar says that both smartwatches will feature faster processors than their predecessors, with 5MB of RAM. It's an upgrade that's meant to improve performance and deliver a better user experience. That's been sorely needed in Polar watches, which sometimes lag during syncing and occasionally struggle with menu transitions. Both watches also have...