Google unveils the Fitbit Edge - techbuzzireland.com

Google today unveiled the Fitbit Edge, its next-generation ultra-slim fitness tracker that combines Fitbit’s health capabilities with Google Health Coach intelligence. Designed to bridge the gap between lightweight bands and full smartwatches, the Fitbit Edge features the company’s largest tracker display yet, 7-day battery life, built-in precision GPS, and comprehensive biometric tracking, including an on-wrist ECG, skin temperature sensing, and background health monitoring. It is available for pre-order starting today at €179, with full retail availability on October 27.

Fitbit Edge consolidates core athletic tracking tools into a unified, on-wrist experience that lets you evaluate your performance at a glance:

  • New workout views and real-time guidance: The exercise app lets you track more than 50 exercise modes to start right on your wrist, with glanceable real-time guidance to help you reach your goals. Whether you need core metrics for Pilates, pace targets to hit a new PR on your run, heart rate zones for HIIT intervals, or splits during track workouts, your stats are clear without breaking your stride.
  • Consolidated location and effort tracking: Built-in precision GPS delivers up to 40% improved tracking accuracy over previous generations, even without your phone. Its aluminum housing with nano-molded technology along with an upgraded GPS chipset enables this advancement in precise route mapping accuracy. And the integrated altimeter measures elevation changes during hill sprints, outdoor runs, or stair workouts, giving you an accurate picture of total physical output.
  • Intelligent, automatic activity tracking: Fitbit Edge automatically recognizes and categorizes up to 100 workouts, from outdoor runs and rides to daily walks, even if you forget to hit start. It’s powered by next-generation intelligence that analyzes the context of your activity to recognize what you did and count every bit of effort toward your weekly goals.

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Track deeply with state-of-the-art health sensors.

Underneath its refined exterior, Fitbit Edge combines deep biometric insights powered by advanced sensor technology with intelligent health tracking to give you a complete picture of your well-being.

  • Health Guardian features: Quietly tracks important shifts in your health and wellness in the background — including blood pressure trends, insulin resistance trends, and high/low heart rate alerts — to help you stay ahead of changes. With Google Health Premium, your Coach can help you translate shifts in patterns, give you personalized lifestyle and wellness guidance, adapt your fitness plan, and give you context for conversations with your doctor.
  • State-of-the-art sensing: Take heart rhythm assessments anytime using the on-wrist ECG app, while continuous optical heart rate monitoring tracks rest and recovery trends around the clock.
  • Holistic overnight insights: The dedicated skin temperature sensor tracks nightly fluctuations, complementing sleep stage analysis and HRV metrics to deliver comprehensive recovery scoring each morning.

Go further with weekend-to-weekend battery life.

With up to seven days of battery life on a single charge, you can track workouts by day and sleep stages by night with total peace of mind. When you need a quick top-up, fast magnetic charging delivers a full day of battery in just five minutes when your battery is low.

Built with an elegant, protective metal housing and refined touchpoints, Fitbit Edge is water-resistant up to 50 meters and ready for any workout. It’s also our first repairable fitness tracker, featuring an internal modular architecture and a replaceable battery designed to extend the life of your device.

Personalize your look with tailored style.

Fitbit Edge comes in four distinct finishes paired with our ultra-soft Active Bands: Obsidian (Matte Black case), Fog (Polished Silver case), Olive (Satin Pyrite case), and Canyon (Warm Gold case).

Personalize your look with a full line of interchangeable accessories, including breathable Active Sport band, micro-adjustable Performance Loop band, sleek Magnet band, and the elevated Metal Links band.

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By Jim O Brien/CEO

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