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Fitbit’s Ace LTE Is a Smartwatch for Kids That’s a Fun Mix of Nintendo, Tamagotchi, and Google

Anil Sabharwal, Google Vice President, GM Health and Wearables, showed Inverse the new Fitbit Ace LTE, a smartwatch made for 7 to 11-year-olds that was inspired by Nintendo cartridges, Tamagotchi virtual pets, and popular games like Animal Crossing.

Inverse · May 29, 2024

The new Fitbit Ace LTE is a Pixel Watch 2 for kids

While we await the arrival of a potential Fitbit Sense 3 or Versa 5, the Fitbit Ace LTE is here, providing an extremely powerful and robust kids smartwatch.

Android Central · May 29, 2024

Fitbit Ace LTE hands-on: Track your kid's fitness — and location — with this smartwatch

Fitbit redesigned its fitness tracker for kids — and parents — with a new interface and better messaging. But, it now comes with a monthly subscription.

Tom’s Guide · May 29, 2024

We need to stop letting companies double-dip with high upfront costs and required subscriptions

Samsung is reportedly weighing a subscription for its Galaxy Ring in addition to a $300 to $350 initial purchase price, and if it goes this route, consumers should boycott.

Android Central · May 23, 2024

Smartwatch 'smart straps' died for a reason. I still want them to come back.

Samsung, Pebble, Sony, and other early smartwatch brands embedded tech inside of their watch bands, so customers could pay extra to add more smarts later. The idea failed to gain traction, but the concept of 'smart bands' hasn't died.

Android Central · May 19, 2024

Google Pixel Watch 3: Everything you need to know including price, features, sizes and more

The Google Pixel Watch 3 XL boasts a 40% larger screen than any Pixel Watch prior.

Tom’s Guide · May 16, 2024

One Google I/O announcement would fix the gaping hole in Wear OS

Google Fit is headed out the door, so now Wear OS needs a new unified fitness app experience, whether it's Fitbit or something else.

Android Central · May 12, 2024

Wear OS is pulling an Apple by introducing 'School Time' for kids

Google says it will introduce 'school time' on Wear OS smartwatches to help children concentrate during school hours.

Android Central · May 9, 2024

Samsung wants to convert your Galaxy Watch heart data into ECGs using GenAI

Samsung already has passive AFib detection of irregular heart rhythm. This new patent will use generative AI to convert PPG data into ECG graphs — and we're intrigued.

Android Central · May 6, 2024

Google has set a deadline to shut down the Google Fit API

The Google Fit API is being replaced by Health Connect.

Android Central · May 6, 2024