Is the Coros Nomad really an adventure watch?
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The Coros Nomad is marketed as an adventure watch with GPS, offline maps, and activity tracking, targeting outdoorsy users. It lacks some features of pricier competitors but aims to appeal to campers and backpackers.
Coros' Nomad is marketed as a "go-anywhere, do-anything" adventure watch. It's got GPS and offline maps and will track a lot of activities, from yoga to bouldering. There's an "Adventure Journal," which the marketing copy promises will help you record "every step, catch, and summit." While it doesn't have some of the bells and whistles of a more expensive competitor like Garmin, it's a product seemingly aimed at campers, backpackers, and other outdoorsy types who aren't satisfied with something all-purpose like an Apple Watch. So when my colleague Victoria Song flagged the Nomad to me, I took Coros at its word - and, as The Verge's resident …