Google Launches $100 Fitbit Air, Challenging Whoop With Gemini AI Coach

1 articles · Updated · Engadget · May 26

$100 Fitbit Air is Google's first screenless wearable, and Engadget says its main appeal is the Gemini-powered coach inside the new Google Health app rather than radically new hardware.
5.2-gram Air tracks the usual Fitbit metrics and lasts about 7 days per charge, but that trails Whoop's claimed 14-day battery life even as Google's quick top-ups partly offset the gap.
Google Health replaces Fitbit and Google Fit with AI summaries, natural-language logging and photo-based nutrition input; Engadget found the app easy to use and often helpful for workout and food tracking.
The review also flagged AI errors — including a phantom walk, awkward summary labels and occasional safety-trigger misfires — though some bugs were fixed during testing and Google said more improvements are underway.
Whoop remains the clearest rival after raising $575 million at a $10 billion valuation, but Google's lower entry price and optional $10-a-month Premium plan could broaden the screenless tracker market.

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