Form Smart Goggles Integration

Ze Stuart

Here’s what I’d like: integration between the Form goggles, and my Suunto, for OWS.

What are the goggles?
The goggles are essentially Engo for the water: the wearer can see sports-specific information floating over one eye. Version two has a built-in HR sensor. They’re game-changing for swimming, much more so than the Engo product, in much the same way some people found Stryd to be for running.

What would the S+ app do?
The same as the Garmin and AW integration:

During the swim: share speed/pace/distance information with the goggles, over Bluetooth, so the wearer can see them while swimming. HR information if on v1 of the goggles (no native HR in v1).
After the swim: share the .fit file via API with Form. v1 goggles would use HR from the watch, either a chest strap or the wrist (please no), v2 would use the goggle’s HR recorded from the temple.

Bonus Features
This isn’t available for Garmin or the AW, but a pool mode where the watch functions as a secondary display to the goggles, eg showing upcoming sets. It would provide a way for Suunto/Form users (am I the only one…?) to use their modern Suunto for productive swimming pool training.

Details about the goggles: http://formswim.com

I’ve chatted with Form about it, I think they knew Suunto existed before I messaged them, but hard to tell…

erallommakr

It sounds like you’re proposing a really exciting integration between the Form goggles and your Suunto watch for open water swimming (OWS). The swimming goggles, similar to Engo for running[ Here, you can see what swimming goggles actually look like. https://www.mazuzee.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=436, offer a game-changing way to view crucial sports-specific data while swimming, particularly with the added heart rate (HR) sensor in version two. Your idea for the S+ app aligns perfectly with existing integrations for other brands, enabling real-time data sharing over Bluetooth during swims and convenient post-swim data transfer via API. The bonus feature of a pool mode is particularly intriguing, as it could allow Suunto users to enhance their training sessions by displaying upcoming sets directly on the watch. It’s great to hear you’ve already reached out to Form about this potential collaboration—hopefully, they can see the value in supporting the Suunto community!