Google Announces Fitbit Edge Fitness Tracker With A Display For 26,800 Yen
By putting a screen on a cheap tracker and rating the battery at a week, Google is aiming the Edge at buyers who found the display-less Fitbit Air too limited and the Pixel Watch too expensive.
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Google announced the Google Fitbit Edge, a fitness tracker with a display that sits between the multifunctional Pixel Watch and the display-less Fitbit Air. It costs 26,800 yen including tax and goes on sale October 27 at the Google Store and sales agents. Google rates the battery at up to seven days on a single charge, with a five-minute magnetic charge adding a day of use. It has 50-meter water resistance and four color variants.
Preorders opened online on October 12 and in stores on October 13, ahead of the October 27 release at the Google Store and sales agents. The display is vertically oriented, with step count, weather and on-demand workouts kept in the center of the screen, and it supports Google Maps, media controls, and tap-to-check call and message notifications. The band is replaceable. Google says the Edge is the first Google fitness tracker with a repairable design.
Sensors include an optical heart rate sensor and a skin temperature sensor. The Health Guardian feature tracks blood vessel stress, metabolic stress, and high or low heart rate alerts in the background, and Japan will newly support irregular heart rhythm notifications. Colors are Obsidian, Fog, Olive, and Canyon.
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