Home 2021
Archives
Leak Time: The Fitbit Charge 5 could be landing in October
It's been close to 18 months since we first saw the Charge 4 grace the shelves of retail and soon we may see the Charge 5. In a new leak from Snoopy Tech,...
Fitbit Ace 3 review — A great way to introduce your kids to activity...
There are a lot of devices on the market ranging from simple step tracking devices to top-end GPS fitness tracking and hugely expensive smartwatches. Now as the merger with Google nears completion, we’re...
Latest Fitbit OS update let’s you hear audible responses from Google Assistant
The latest FitbitOS release is rolling out to Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 devices.
Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 users can now hear audible responses from Google Assistant, track SpO2 levels from the Today dashboard...
Fitbit becomes fun for kids with the Ace 3 Special Edition: Minions
Fitbit is a great way to monitor your activity levels and challenge yourself. As part of the continued improvement of the platform, they have introduced and kids device. The Ace 3 Special Edition: Minions.
The...
Fitbit finally adding 2FA to secure your account
It's been far too long in the making, but Fitbit has finally started to roll out 2-factor authentication (2FA) to accounts. Now, by all reports, the rollout is in the early stages and...
Google owned Fitbit release a fashion first fitness tracker, the Fitbit Luxe
Since Google completed their acquisition of Fitbit we have been waiting to see what the new partnership would yield. Today Fitbit/Google released their first joint product, the Fitbit Luxe, a fashion first fitness tracker.
The...
Fitbit has launched its next gen active kids fitness band, the Fitbit Ace 3
Fitbit has announced today its third generation activity and sleep tracker fitness band for kids with the Fitbit Ace 3.
The Fitbit Ace 3 offers an eight-day battery life that it claims will last up...
Google shows their hand on Fitbit data access and potential monetisation
Google is a rather large company that -- despite the number of projects they start and kill quickly -- do things they believe will make money. Things like purchasing Fitbit, where there is...
Google says they’ve completed Fitbit purchase. US and AUS regulators still haven’t said Yes
In a synchronised announcement Google and Fitbit have both blogged that the acquisition of Fitbit by Google is complete.
Fitbit President and co-founder James Park said in his announcement:
I’m writing today to let you know...
Google one step closer to completing the acquisition of Fitbit, with a few concessions
It's been over 12 months since Google announced their acquisition of Fitbit but since then they have run into some hurdles thanks to the EU Commission and it has yet to be completed. ...
Big W Black Friday Big Sale deals
With Black Friday deals starting to pop up around the place through our major retailers and tech companies, both online and instore and online and not to be outdone, Big W has some offers...
Fitbit Australia and Sydney Uni partner in international COVID-19 pandemic wearables research
Can wearable tech predict COVID-19 and reveal how pandemics affect us?
That's one of the questions University of Sydney researchers would like to know and to find out they have joined an international, US-led effort...
Australian Review: Fitbit Sense is basically Versa 3 plus ECG and Stress Sensor
The Fitbit Sense is their new top model. It's a new premium product line bumping Versa down into the mid range of Fitbit devices. The Sense features the world’s first electrodermal activity (EDA) sensor...
Google is on track to have their Fitbit acquisition approved by the EU
We are coming up to 12 months since we heard that Google had acquired Fitbit and while we were all hoping we would have a killer Pixel Watch by now the acquisition is yet...
Fitbit Launches 3 new fitness health trackers: Sense, Versa 3, Inspire 2
Last year we wondered if Fitbit would launch any more fitness and health tracking watches under its own brand after Google decided to buy it and if it did whether the new watches would...