In my case I installed it on a Garmin Fenix 6 and Edge 830 (and 530). These will be available for most recent Garmin devices. Meanwhile, I got to installing the Connect IQ apps. Notably however, it does allow you to pair to a heart rate strap, which in turn shows that data in the app (and at present, helps to trigger enablement of sport mode versus 24×7 mode). The smartphone app pairs with the CORE and allows you to configure a handful of settings on the pod/app, but for the most part it’s slim pickins today: Sure, you may be using an optical HR sensor on your watch these days, but if not – this is an easy method. On their site they’ve got armbands and such, but probably the most common for most athletes will just be to a standard chest heart rate strap. The company says it’ll even work underwater swimming to accurately measure your temperature.Īs noted earlier there’s numerous ways you can mount it. This is the skin side of the pod, and the unit works via heat transfer from your body to it, and then measuring said heat. Here’s a closer look at the back of the pod, and a size comparison to a standard SD card: So you’ll want to charge it with a wall port, computer, or something else that isn’t a smart charger. I did however discover that it doesn’t charge well on USB battery packs, since the power draw is so low that most USB battery packs simply think it stopped requesting a charge. CORE claims a battery life of 6 days of monitoring, though I haven’t quite been able to verify that thus far due to some beta bugs around charging indicators. You’ll also find a small USB charging cable, which uses magnets to attach to the CORE pod and charge it up. CORE says official spec for each sticker is 1 day, but in practice it’s around 3 days. These allow you to mount it to your body without needing a strap. In the box you’ll find the CORE temp sensor, as well as a pile of sticky pads. They’ve been making other sensors since then. Speaking of which, ‘them’, is technically a company called greenTEG AG, which was a spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in 2009. As usual, once I’m done with this thing I’ll send the loaner unit back to them. As such, I did encounter numerous beta bugs that sound like they’re already in the pipeline to get resolved before units start shipping to everyone else. They just launched the product for sale today, though, it’s definitely still beta-quality. I was mostly curious about the sports tech side, and whether or not it’s worth the 249EUR for the sensor. In these situations the CORE can even connect to NPE WASP systems for Skynet style data monitoring. The sensor can also monitor in a 24×7 mode as well, useful for longer term tracking – or even tracking how long it takes to get the body cooled back down after a horrifically hot workout.Īnd beyond sport there are far greater potential applications, primarily in so-called ‘workforce monitoring’, which can include hot factories, military deployments in the desert, and more (even COVID-19 related implementations). Thus, I was able to track my core temperature within 0.1☌ on my Garmin Fenix 6 watch just the same as my Wahoo ROAM bike computer, and my smartphone as well.Ĭertainly while the weather here (topping out at 91☏/32.7☌) isn’t likely to get me into too much trouble given the duration of most of my workouts, hotter temperatures and longer durations could – and a UCI WorldTour team this season is using it to keep tabs on their riders. Ultimately, it broadcasts your body’s skin and core temperature (two different data points) out over ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart. However, it can also attach via stickers or arm bands. In my case, I simply wore it attached to a heart rate strap. This small sensor, about the size of 1.5 dominos, can be mounted numerous ways. And, for the last couple weeks I’ve been using and wearing the new CORE continuous body temperature sensor during all my workouts. However, as luck would have it – one of those times is right now. It’s rare for there to be meaningful heat in the Netherlands, often only a handful of times each summer.
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