Google has introduced Fitbit Edge, a fitness tracker that combines personalized health coaching with tools for monitoring heart rhythm, skin temperature, and other health indicators.
Health features include an on-wrist ECG app, continuous optical heart rate monitoring, and overnight skin temperature tracking, subject to availability restrictions.
Through Google Health Premium, personalized coaching can help users interpret changes in health patterns and adjust their fitness plans.
The service requires a Premium subscription, the Google Health app, and internet access.
Purchases include three months of Google Health Premium, which provides access to the personalized coaching features.
Google has introduced Fitbit Edge, a fitness tracker that combines personalized health coaching with tools for monitoring heart rhythm, skin temperature, and other health indicators. The device also tracks blood pressure and insulin resistance trends, although Google specifies that these features are intended for general wellness rather than medical diagnosis.
Health features include an on-wrist ECG app, continuous optical heart rate monitoring, and overnight skin temperature tracking, subject to availability restrictions. Through Google Health Premium, personalized coaching can help users interpret changes in health patterns and adjust their fitness plans. The service requires a Premium subscription, the Google Health app, and internet access.
Fitness capabilities include more than 50 selectable exercise modes and automatic recognition of up to 100 workouts. Built-in GPS allows users to track routes without a phone, while battery life reaches up to seven days under Google’s specified testing conditions.
Product Leads Ryan Krems and Noah Presler described Fitbit Edge as “our first repairable fitness tracker.” The $179.99 device features a replaceable battery and modular internal design intended to extend its useful life. Purchases include three months of Google Health Premium, which provides access to the personalized coaching features.
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