Garmin’s cashing in on the screenless Whoop-style smart band trend with its upcoming CIRQA — here’s the proof

• CIRQA, a new trademark from Garmin, has been spotted on the US Patent and Trademark Office website
• The name is the same as the screenless smart band leaked earlier this year, more proof of its existence
• Garmin follows Fitbit, Amazfit and Polar in encroaching on Whoop’s screenless smart band turf

Garmin CIRQA. Get ready to hear that name a lot, even though it’s not technically going to be a new entry into our best Garmin watches guide. Instead, it’s a screenless smart band designed for performance without distraction, just like the Whoop 5.0, Amazfit Helio Strap and Polar Loop.

We already knew it was coming in some form: in January, the CIRQA smart band leaked on Garmin’s own website, showing the band in two sizes and two colors, Black and French Gray, although there was no pricing information present in the leak.