Google will start assimilating Fitbit accounts next year

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Google’s acquisition of Fitbit closed in early 2021, but we haven’t seen much in the way of changes yet. 9to5Google spotted a big upcoming change posted on Fitbit’s help site: account migrations! A new Fitbit help page has outlined the plan for the coming Google account migration. If […]

Fitbit data used to charge 90-year-old man in gruesome hacking murder case

Enlarge / Fitbit’s Alta HR, a fitness wristband with continuous heart rate monitoring. (credit: Getty | Dave Kotinsky) San Jose, California, police charged 90-year-old Anthony (Tony) Vincent Aiello in the gruesome death of his 67-year-old stepdaughter after obtaining dramatic health data recorded by her Fitbit Alta HR device. The stepdaughter, Karen Navarra, was found dead […]

ProBeat: Google’s Wear OS needs a champion to take on Apple, Fitbit, and Xiaomi

Google rebranded Android Wear as Wear OS by Google yesterday. It’s a marketing change meant to signal the wearable operating system does not require Android (even though that hasn’t been the case in years), but it practically changes nothing. What Wear OS really needs is a champion that will not only showcase what the platform […]

Fitbit just introduced a $100 fitness tracker for kids — here’s how it works (FIT)

Fitbit Fitbit just launched a new $ 100 fitness tracker with the goal of getting kids to be more active.  Called the Fitbit Ace, the new band is designed specifically for children. It comes in two colors — purple and blue — and costs $ 100.  Fitbit says it designed the band to help fight […]