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783 Google Unveils Screenless Fitbit Air, Google Health App To Replace Fitbit

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 05/07/2026 15:00 EDT

Google Unveils Screenless Fitbit Air, Google Health App To Replace Fitbit

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Wearables have really come full circle. The early Fitbits didn't have screens, but the move to smartwatches put a screen on everyone's wrist. Now, devices like Whoop and Hume are designed as data trackers first and foremost without so much as a clock. Google's newest wearable jumps on that trend: The Fitbit Air doesn't have a screen, but it does have a suite of health sensors that pipe data into the new Google Health app. And if you want, Google has a n

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