Fitbit
Fitbit is a company based out of San Francisco, California United States that focuses on fitness and activity trackers. Many of the trackers are worn on the wrist like a bracelet. However, earlier models like the Fitbit One can clip onto pants or shirt lapels.
The trackers can sync to a Fitbit mobile app found on iOS, Android, Windows, and Windows Phone.
Fitbit trackers keep count of steps taken, length of nightly sleep, floors climbed, and distance traveled. Heart rate monitoring is also available in two models, the Charge HR and Surge. The range or products include the Zip, One, Flex, Charge, Charge HR, and Surge and range in price from $59 to $249. Fitbit also makes a 'smart scale' called Aria for keeping track of your weight (it syncs over Wi-Fi).
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Fitbit Charge 6 vs. Sense 2: The best fitness tracker or its deluxe sibling?
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Fitbit fight! The Charge 6 costs half as much as the Sense 2 with most of the same tools — but each has its strengths and exclusives.
Your next Fitbit or Pixel Watch could monitor your mental health
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Big Brother Would you want your watch to warn you if you're showing signs of depression? Google and Fitbit made plans to test for that, but it would need to collect a lot of data about you to do so.
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Liven up the look You can get the Fitbit Versa 4 with one of four band color options. However, there's a wealth of other bands to choose from if you want to further personalize the look.
You can help Google with its latest Fitbit study on metabolic health
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Health Study Fitbit and Pixel Watch owners can participate in a metabolic health study, which involves providing digital health data and a blood sample.
Fitbit: Everything is normal, have some free SoulCycle classes on us!
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Free stuff Despite Fitbit losing its leadership, the rest of the company is trying to proceed as normal, offering Fitbit giveaways and running health studies.
Google consolidates Fitbit's Help Center into its own support pages
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Google restructuring The home for Fitbit's Help Center is now found on Google's existing support pages, but the actual help documents are unchanged.
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Get Fit the right way If you bought a new Fitbit and aren't sure how to take full advantage of it and the new app, we're here to help you get started.
Google steals Meta's 'efficiency' excuse as it lays off hundreds in AI pivot, loses Fitbit leaders
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AI pivot The Alphabet Workers Union criticized the Google layoffs as "needless," while Google promises to make the company "work better."
Fitbit patented a 'Fit Score' trick that every smartwatch could use
By Michael L Hicks published
Watches worn right Fitbit first filed a patent to detect how well your fitness tracker is fitted to your wrist for more accurate results in 2019. More than four years later, it officially owns the concept.
Fitbit Charge 6 vs. 5: Should you upgrade?
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Fitbit standoff Fitbit gave the Charge 6 a haptic button, Google apps, and key software upgrades. Are these enough to tempt you away?
Google could make the Pixel 8 Pro's thermometer a practical health feature
By Jay Bonggolto published
warming up Code found in the Fitbit app suggests that it might soon be able to work with the Pixel 8 Pro's built-in thermometer.
Fitbit brings Step streaks to Android for the first time in latest update
By Nickolas Diaz published
No broken promises Fitbit's latest update starts rolling out, bringing Step streaks to Android users, celebrations, and more.
Fitbit should drop the Versa 5; here's why
By Andrew Myrick published
Time to move on The existing Versa 4 is already in no man's land, and we don't need a new one.
Google confining Fitbit makes sense, but it's a portent of doom
By Michael L Hicks published
Fitbit's popularity may have waned, but Google execs' solution isn't going to help matters.
Here's how Fitbit can make the Charge 7 a better fitness tracker for runners
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Vital upgrades From better safety features to improved training recommendations, here's where Fitbit needs to evolve before its next fitness tracker.
Google Pixel Watch 2: Specs, new Fitbit tools, and everything you need to know
By Michael L Hicks last updated
Fitbit + Wear OS With a new Snapdragon processor, improved battery life, four new or improved health sensors, and faster charging, the Pixel Watch 2 is ready to compete with the Galaxy Watch 6.
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