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Fitbit revamps its line-up with a cheaper Versa, new Inspire

David Nield March 6, 2019

Fitbit refreshed and revamped its line-up of smartwatches and fitness trackers today, adding four new products and retiring another four. Heading the new arrivals is the Fitbit Versa Lite Edition, a cheaper and more basic version of the Fitbit Versa launched last year.

The Fitbit Versa Lite Edition leads the way for Fitbit's new products

Wearables

Fitbit Charge 3 blurs the line between fitness tracker and smartwatch

David Nield August 20, 2018

The Charge 3 is Fitbit's newest fitness tracker, picking up where the Charge 2 left off back in 2016. It brings with it a refined design, extra swim-tracking capabilities, sleep monitoring, and a larger display with full touchscreen capabilities – here's everything you need to know.

The Fitbit Charge 3 comes with silicone, leather or fabric straps in a choice of colors

Wearables Review

Review: Fitbit is getting into the smartwatch groove, with the Versa

David Nield May 28, 2018

After the basic Blaze and the angular Ionic, Fitbit has finally got the smartwatch formula right. The new Fitbit Versa works well, looks good, and is comfortable to wear for extended periods of time, though it's not without its problems. Here's our hands-on experience of using the wearable.

The Fitbit Versa smartwatch manages to feel as light as some fitness trackers

Smartwatches

Fitbit debuts the Versa, its smartwatch for everyone

David Nield March 13, 2018

Following up on the Ionic smartwatch we saw last August, we now have the Fitbit Versa, a cheaper, sleeker wearable that Fitbit says is "a smartwatch for all"—and yes it does look a lot like a watch made by Pebble, the company Fitbit acquired in 2016.

The Fitbit Versa comes in a choice of colors with a selection of bands

Wearables

The best fitness trackers of 2017

David Nield November 23, 2017

A fitness tracker is the perfect gift for the holiday season, for treating someone else or treating yourself – what better way to start tackling your New Year resolutions? These are the best fitness trackers we've seen launched this year, as wearables get smarter, smaller, and more diverse.

It's been a relatively quiet year for fitness trackers, but we've picked out some gems

Smartwatches

Fitbit's Ionic to offer glucose monitoring for diabetics

Nick Lavars September 7, 2017

Launched late last month, Fitbit's Ionic is the company's attempt at claiming some territory from smartwatch heavyweights like Apple and Garmin. Now the feature-packed wearable is set to gain a handy new piece of functionality, with the ability to display glucose levels on the user's wrist.

The Fitbit Ionic starts shipping in October

Wearables

Fitbit aims to topple smartwatch kings with feature-packed Ionic

David Nield August 28, 2017

Fitbit is having another crack at taking on the likes of Apple, Garmin, and LG with its newly unveiled Ionic smartwatch. The wearable packs in a bunch of tracking sensors, plus some useful extras like mobile payments, to make it the most advanced device yet to appear from the Fitbit stable.

Fitbit says the Ionic is its first health and fitness smartwatch

Wearables

Stanford study shows fitness trackers are terrible at tracking fitness

Rich Haridy May 24, 2017

A new study from Stanford into the accuracy of seven popular wrist-based fitness trackers offers both good and bad news for wearers, showing heart rate data to be relatively accurate, but energy expenditure estimates to be way off.

A new study from Stanford into the accuracy of seven popular fitness trackers indicates such devices ...

Wearables

Fitbit Alta HR adds heart rate sensor, improved sleep tracking

Emily Ferron March 6, 2017

The eponymous fitness tracker company Fitbit has added a heart rate sensor and improved sleep tracking to the popular Alta model it first released last year. The new Fitbit Alta HR offers fully-featured fitness tracking in a more streamlined form factor than its smartwatch-like counterparts.

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The best bathroom gifts, gadgets and gizmos 2016

Michael Irving December 7, 2016

The bathroom is one of the last bastions of privacy, where we can belt out a tune in the shower, soak in the tub, or primp and preen ourselves without judgement. To help your friends and family make the most of that precious personal time, we’ve rounded up some of the best bathroom gift ideas.

New Atlas rounds up some of the best gift ideas to make the most of our ...