Fitbit

Report: Soon You Won’t Be Able to Buy a Fitbit in the Apple Store

Apple plans to stop selling Fitbit devices in its stores, according to a report from Re/Code. This makes sense, since Apple is getting into the wearable health tracking market with HealthKit and its Apple Watch, and Fitbit already said it is not going to integrate with HealthKit. As Re/Code pointed out, plenty of other health…

Exclusive: Fitbit Charge and Charge HR Images and Full Features List

After earlier reports that Fitbit may be working on two new activity trackers, a tipster has sent us what appears to be official marketing materials that give us our first clear look at both the Fitbit Charge and Charge HD. Not only do we have a full feature rundown for each of these trackers, but…

Fitbit’s New “Charge” Could Track Your Heart and Get Phone Notifications

It’s been over half a year since Fitbit recalled all of its latest Force wristbands, but it finally looks like a replacement is right around the corner. Of course, Fitbit isn’t just releasing a new version of the Force. New FCC and patent filings suggest that the new Fitbit is something new and better. Leaked…

Fitbit: We Do Not Currently Have Plans to Integrate With HealthKit

With HealthKit finally rolling out on iOS 8, users are anxiously anticipating which devices will sync with the health tracking app. Those who use Fitbit’s wide range of products are out of luck, as the company announced it will not integrate with Apple’s ecosystem, but rather, is working on its own new products. According to…

LG’s Upcoming G Watch Update Uses Software to Heal Its Hardware

As is true with most nascent technologies, you’re going to hit a few bumps along the way. Developing a new gadget has always been a step-by-step process and the LG G Watch is just the latest example. Complaints have been circulating that the exposed POGO pins on the back of the watch cause skin irritation,…

David Sedaris Really, Really Loves His Fitbit

Who better than everyone’s favorite manic pixie hyperbolic memoirist, David Sedaris, to write about the agony and the ecstasy of Fitbit ownership? No one, considering how well his latest essay in The New Yorker reads as a love note. Sedaris, who once accused Kindle of bespelling doom, doesn’t seem like the most tech-savvy writer. But…

Stir‘s Kinetic Desk, the smart sit-and-stand hybrid that learns the way you work and adjusts its height based on your habits, will now connect seamlessly to your FitBit. The two devices will communicate about how many calories burned while surfing the web all day long. [Stir Kinetic Desk]

Auto-Pause When You Fall Asleep Is the Best Netflix Hack

Falling asleep while watching Netflix is the worst. Invariably you miss all the meat of whatever you’re watching, and snap awake to the closing credits (or your morning alarm). Ugh. But a bunch of Netflix engineers have a (theoretical) solution: a Fitbit hack that pauses your stream when the wearable senses you’ve fallen asleep. Netflix’s…

Sony’s SmartBand Activity Tracker Is Real and Coming In March

Back in January at CES, we got a very brief look at Sony’s first activity tracker, dubbed The Core. It’s a tiny little pod that can be worn on your wrist in its SmartBand, or tucked discreetly into your pocket. The CES announcement was really just a tease, but finally a few more details have…

Fitbit Is Recalling All Force Wristbands

Fitbit announced today that it will recall its new Force model, after users complained of rashes and burns while wearing it. Fitbit CEO James Park says the recall is motivated by “an abundance of caution.” https://gizmodo.com/fitbit-force-review-a-health-tracker-youd-actually-ke-1454962288 The Wall Street Journal first reported the recall this afternoon, but Fitbit has confirmed the move, publishing an apology…

Fitbit Flex, Your New IPS Monitor, And Also Batman [Deals]

Big holiday meals beget ambitious New Year’s resolutions, so you should treat yourself or your loved ones to a tool that helps you shed a few pounds and live a healthier lifestyle. The Fitbit Flex, normally $100 and rarely discounted, is available for $68 today from Best Buy using code bloggers15off. [Best Buy via 9to5Toys]…

Fitbit Force Review: A Health Tracker You’d Actually Keep Wearing

Last year, the Fitbit One was our favorite fitness tracker. It had a great design, solid accuracy for steps and floors climbed, and a nice screen. The only problem was that it was so easy to accidentally leave in a pair of pants. To combat this, the company created the Fitbit Flex, its first wrist-worn…

The Fitbit Force Hands-On: Ahh, This Is More Like It

Fitbit did a lot of things very right when it madethe One, its tiny activity-tracking pod. But then the company—caving to peer pressure from the likes of Nike—made the Fitbit Flex wristband. There’s nothing wrong with that form-factor, but the Flex lost a lot of the functionality that made the One so great, and it…

Report: The Next Fitbit Will Also Be a Watch

The Verge has obtained some purported information on the next Fitbit fitness tracker. The follow-up to the Flex supposedly called the Force, and it will apparently work as an actual watch this time around. Additionally, the arm band will be partially water-resistant, have a physical button that lets you scroll through features, and have an…

Fitbit Flex Review: Peer Pressure Sucks

Fitbit’s One is arguably one of the best activity trackers available today and, yet, less than seven months since it hit the street, Fitbit has decided that a stripped down version worn on the wrist was something the market’s been clamoring for. Back in ’77, Bert Lance first uttered the immortal phrase “If it ain’t…

Fitbit Flex Hands On: The King’s Reign Might Be Over

We just got a few minutes with Fitbit’s new Flex activity tracker. From the look of it, they’ve basically just reengineered the One, made it smaller, taken out the altimeter and shoved it into a wristband. Double tap the band and a stream of five tiny LEDs notify you of how many goals you’ve reached…

Fitbit Flex Gives Nike’s Fuelband a Run for Its Money

We liked the Fitbit One activity tracker, but there was some convenience lacking. While its pebble-like form-factor was very discreet, it meant you always had to take it out and put it in a special arm band if you wanted to monitor your sleep, then return it to your pants in the morning. And which…

BodyMedia’s Fitness Tracker Pretties Itself Up

BodyMedia fitness trackers have always been the ugly ducklings, because, well, they’re ugly. Thankfully, that’s about to change. The new Core 2 fitness tracker keeps tabs on a whole lot of metrics, and it’s a lot easier on the eyes. At its heart, the Core 2 isn’t that much different from BodyMedia’s previous flagship, the…

Fitbit One Review: A Great Way to Monitor Your Wretched Laziness

Last month we reviewed the Fitbit Zip, which was basically a glorified pedometer. The Fitbit One is the Zip’s big brother, and successor to the very popular Ultra line. Is the feature-filled gadget worth a hundred bucks? https://gizmodo.com/fitbit-zip-review-the-tiny-anti-flab-motivator-5944575 What Is It? It’s a tiny fitness monitor that counts the steps you take, the stairs you…

Fitbit Zip Review: The Tiny Anti-Flab Motivator

I’ve been walking around with a Fitbit Zip in my pocket for the last week, most of the time forgetting it’s there. Then remembering, looking, and realizing how lazy I’ve been. Is this activity-monitoring gadget the kind of thing that can get you into shape, or is it just more junk in your jeans? What…