The monday of the Boston Marathon, Garmin had the official world debut of the Forerunner 405, their latest entry in fitness GPS products. Given that they’d had product specifications on their website since November (with an ever-shifting release date), it wasn’t much of a surprise, however many individuals were nevertheless salivating over its release, myself included.

Two things make this Forerunner so special. First of all, it looks like a watch, and not like a portable computing device strapped to your wrist. Secondly, it doesn’t require a cradle, and uploads all of its data wirelessly with no fuss at all. In addition to that it does all the other neat things that a Forerunner does: Heart monitor connection, optional foot pod and cycling cadence meters, in essence anything that an endorphin junkie type-A obsessive personality (like myself) needs to satisfy both their compulsion and their high. Add to that the former two options and this geek was sold before it even came out.