google

Google Announced Hands-Free Photos For The Pixel Family

Google announced that their latest Feature Drop is here, and it’s jam-packed with helpful tools and updates for your Pixel Phone, Pixel Watch and Fitbit devices. These began rolling out yesterday, and will continue over the next few weeks. For…

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JenThorpe
health

Fitbit and UPSC Announce Voluntary Recall of Fitbit Ionic

Fitbit announced, with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPS), a voluntary recall of Fitbit Ionic smartwatches. These were introduced by Fitbit in 2017 and stopped being produced in 2020. According to Fitbit, the battery in the Ionic smartwatch can…

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JenThorpe
google

Fitbit to be Acquired by Google

Fitbit announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Google LLC for $7.35 per share in cash, valuing the company at a fully diluted equity value of approximately $2.1 billion. The transaction is expected to…

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JenThorpe
fitness, wearable

Fitbit Announces New Models and Drops Old Ones

Fitbit has announced a handful of new wrist-worn trackers; the Versa Lite, the Inspire, the Inspire HR, and finally for kids, the Ace 2. The Versa Lite is available now for GB£150 with a choice of four different colours –…

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Andrew
fitness

Replacing the Strap on a Fitbit ChargeHR

Heart rate monitoring is a standard feature for wrist-worn devices today, but this first came to Fitbit’s product line with the ChargeHR in 2016. I’ve had mine for over two years now, and time hasn’t been kind to it. The…

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Andrew
fitness, health

Thumbs Up for Fitbit

All too often we hear stories of poor customer service so I want to give some props to Fitbit who replaced my Flex with no fuss or special blogger treatment. Here’s how it went down…. I’ve had a Fitbit Flex…

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Andrew
fitness, health, review
Fitbit ChargeHR Review

Fitbit ChargeHR Review

On review here is Fitbit’s ChargeHR activity tracker, one of its most popular models which provides heart rate monitoring in addition to steps taken, calories burnt and eyes shut. Designed for “active fitness”, it’s aimed at those people who take control of…

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Andrew