Earlier this month Garmin announced a new device, the Forerunner 50. We also mentioned that it would be compatible for uploading to Garmin Connect. And that's when the rumors and rumblings started. Such a mystery! What's happening with MotionBased? Will Garmin Connect take over? Will MB "turn into" Garmin Connect? In a nut shell, "Yep." Check out the latest press release announced today to get more details.

While Garmin Connect is the future of MotionBased, the transformation is still a few months away. We'll begin by launching Garmin Connect for use with the Forerunner 50 exclusively. This first launch will take place in early October. FR50 users will be able to upload their non-GPS activities automatically by entering the room where a computer has the ANT software bundle installed. FR50 users will have their activities stored and available for use with the Dashboard, Activities, Details, Reports and Player functions.
Come December, MotionBased as we know it will be fully integrated as Garmin Connect. All of your data that was available at MB will still be available at Garmin Connect. Our entire database of 1.5 million+ activities isn't going anywhere! You'll still be able to upload your GPS activities in addition to entering your non-GPS activities. You can also expect a revamped Analyzer allowing for pre-defined and custom splits. We're also in the process of improving the Player and Dot Racing.
Garmin Connect will fully support a larger variety of OS's and browsers/versions:
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Mac OS X
- Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox 2+, Safari 2+
What else? Garmin Connect will be free for storage and and access to all of your activities. We will still have a paid version, Garmin Connect Plus, for those wanting to access the advanced features. Existing MotionBased customers with annual paid subscriptions will be grandfathered into Garmin Connect Plus.
Be sure to subscribe to the MotionBased blog to keep posted on the latest developments of Garmin Connect and the host of features and improvements to expect during the transition in December.
BTW... the MotionBased team is a little sad to see our name go away (our idea actually). But we've gotten over that very quickly as the entire team prepares to launch Garmin Connect. It's worth the wait... and the new name.



