We wrote the other day about the less-than-stellar review that Re/code gave the new fitness trackers from Fitbit. In the interest of fairness and completeness, we also note that Gizmodo has a set of reviews, and they like the Surge and the Charge HR much more than Re/code did, finding them respectably accurate. Gizmodo dinged the entry level Charge for a dreadful clasp, and … [Read more...]
CNET Gets Hands-On with Fitbit Charge; Two Other Products Won’t Ship Until 2015
Details about the Fitbit Charge fitness tracker have been oozing out over the last couple of weeks. CNet briefly got its hands on one, along with word that the Charge HR (with heart monitor) and the Surge running watch won't come out until next year. The Charge is more or less a replacement for the ill-fated Force, which suffered from a hard-to-secure clasp that caused … [Read more...]
Details Leak on Fitbit Surge, a $250 Sports Tracker
We wrote last week about the Fitbit Charge line, a pair of fitness trackers that more or less fill the space left by the recall of the Force earlier this year. The Verge is now reporting about the Fitbit Surge, a (comparatively) high-ticket sports watch that includes GPS and goes more directly against products from Basis and Polar. According to marketing materials sent to … [Read more...]
Next Moves From Fitbit?
We haven't heard much from Fitbit since it recalled the Force earlier this year because its wristband was causing contact dermatitis with some people. Given that by some measures, Fitbit owns half the fitness tracker market, the silence was noticeable. Now there's starting to be word of what might come next. The eagle-eyed Dave Zatz spotted three trademark applications from … [Read more...]