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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 Pixel Phones Peace of mind from Google Assistant: Use your voice to ask Google Assistant on your Pixel phone to
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 overheat, posing a burn hazard. The voluntary recall is specific to Fitbit Ionic devices only. It does not impact any
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 close in 2020, subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by Fitbit's stockholders. “More than 12 years ago, we set
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 - white, lilac, marina blue and magenta - and differs from the more expensive Versa by dropping a few features. Missing
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 strap's bubbled up and the plastic's degraded and cracked. The electronics still work fine but the ChargeHR was designed as
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 for nearly two years and it's one of my favourites as it's waterproof and I wear it while swimming. A couple
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 their fitness level rather than simply walking 10,000 steps. That's me then. On a good day. Let's take a look.