Google Ships $99 Fitbit Air Review Units as It Reboots Health Push

6 articles · Updated · Droid Life · May 13

$99 Fitbit Air review units are now in testers' hands ahead of a roughly May 26 ship date, giving an early look at Google's new screen-less fitness tracker.
Google is using the launch to reset its health strategy: the Google-branded Fitbit device arrives alongside the renamed Google Health app and the new Google Health Coach.
The tracker starts at $99, while a Stephen Curry special edition costs $129.99; separate bands run $34.99, and buyers get three months of Google Health Premium.
Battery life is rated at up to 7 days, with a 90-minute full charge or about 1 day of use from 5 minutes; sensors include heart rate, SpO2 and skin temperature.
The device pits Google against screen-less fitness rivals such as WHOOP, signaling a broader renewed investment in health and fitness hardware and services.

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