WHEN APPLE UNVEILED its first-generation iPhone, people initially thought it was a cellphone. Soon, they realized that iPhones were actually pocket-size computers that also happened to make voice calls. A similar evolution has unfurled with Garmin's wearable technology. People are realizing that Garmin's Quatix- and Marq-series smartwatches are in fact biometrics and data-streaming platforms.The desire to take that kind of platform up yet another notch is how I knew I was in for a treat when the box arrived with a loaner Garmin Marq Captain: American Magic Edition smartwatch. Inside, I found a gray aluminum box with an engraving of an AC75-class foiling monohull that will be used to contest the 36th America's Cup in 2021. On the other side of the box was the American Magic team logo. Magnets held the box's top, which resembled an instrument display. Not even Apple touches this presentation, nor does it produce wearable technology that's better geared for wresting the America's Cup from its Kiwi-flagged defenders.
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