Garmin’s Venu 4 adds an LED flashlight and accessibility upgrades

.Garmin is launching its Venu 4 smartwatch today, expanding on the accessibility and sleep tracking features introduced with the Venu 3 two years ago. It’s available now in 41mm and 45mm models and starts at $549.99 which is $100 more expensive than the Venu 3.
The Venu 4 is expanding its sleep tracking by monitoring how consistently your bedtime has been over the past seven days, following the introduction of nap tracking by the Venu 3. It can track when health metrics like heart rate, skin temperature, and respiration are outside their typical range while you sleep, potentially indicating elevated stress levels or illness. The Venu 4 can also record lifestyle habits like drinking alcohol and caffeine and tell you how they might be affecting your heart rate and sleep. The new Garmin Fitness Coach will generate personalized workouts for 25 different activities like cycling, walking, rowing, or a mix of several exercises, based on your past daily activity, your recovery level, and the quality of your recent sleep.
Garmin introduced a wheelchair mode for the first time with the Venu 3 that counted pushes and added movement reminders. Accessibility is being further expanded with the Venu 4, letting it read aloud the time and health data displayed on its watch face. Additionally, color filters like grayscale, red/green, green/red, and blue/yellow have been added to make the Venu 4’s screen easier to read for people who are color blind.