„Get ready to Play Harder“
On the Garmin website, the announcement page reads:
„Your playground is calling. Now’s the time to answer. Set a reminder below to join us at 12 p.m. on 25 August, 2026 for a groundbreaking launch event on YouTube Premiere.“
12pm BST, of course, is 4:00am Pacific Time (sorry) or 7:00am Eastern Time in America. For Australian watchers, it’s a more reasonable 9:00pm AEST.
What could this mean? I imagine it’s something about the great outdoors being your playground, and technology to enable that.
The picture of a trail runner wearing a hydration vest, on the other hand, suggests it’s going to be an adventure watch with sporty and navigation capabilities. Hmm…
Welcome to our Garmin liveblog
Hello, Matt Evans (TechRadar’s Senior Fitness & Wearables Editor) here! I’m on hand to see you through until today’s Garmin live event in a few hours‘ time.
We’re all expecting the Garmin Fenix 9 to debut, but really, anything could be on the table, from Edge cycling computers to InReach communicators.
However, I’ve been writing about and covering Garmin for years, and this is the first big YouTube live event product launch I’ve seen from the popular watch brand, so we’re expecting a high-profile unveiling.
