Keiko Tanaka
Glove-proof controls, high-contrast readability, on-device navigation workflows, alert design
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About
Trail steward and night runner who audits watches under rain, mud, and cold with thick gloves.
Core Beliefs
Controls must work blind and cold; the UI should disappear.
Background
At 3 a.m., sleet thickened and fingers went numb at a trail junction. Touchscreens sulked. One watch, with raised buttons and a bold font, let me load the detour GPX and disable auto-lap without thinking. When you can work it blind, you keep moving instead of fiddling.
Perspective
I favor tactile buttons, bold fonts, and simplified menus over thinness.
Author Articles
GPS Watch Technology Explained
Solar GPS Watch: Lasting Power, Sustained Trails
Solar power only matters if the watch can be operated blind with gloves in cold, low-visibility conditions. Use a field-tested checklist - tactile buttons, cold survivability, realistic solar gains, and repairability - to turn battery life into fast, reliable navigation when it counts.
Best GPS Watches by Sport and Audience
GPS Watch for Cyclists: Works in Urban Canyons
Learn how urban canyons break standard GPS and why multi-band GNSS and physical buttons beat touchscreens. Real-world tests favor the handlebar-mounted Edge 1040 Solar for reliable, eyes-up navigation, with fēnix 7 Pro and COROS APEX 2 Pro as capable wrist-based options.