Hackernews posts about Fitbit

Fitbit is a pioneering wearable device company that was acquired by Google in 2019 and specializes in producing fitness trackers and smartwatches designed to track daily activity, exercise, sleep, and nutrition.

1. Greenwich schools to ban most cellphones, Apple Watches, Fitbits and more (www.greenwichtime.com)
   129 points by bookofjoe 3 months ago | 223 comments
2. Fitbit fined $11M for misleading consumers about their rights under consumer law (www.abc.net.au)
   88 points by clouddrover 12 months ago | 44 comments
3. Google pulls Fitbit from almost 30 markets (mobilesyrup.com)
   72 points by myth_drannon about 1 year ago | 93 comments
4. Engineering the First Fitbit: The Inside Story (spectrum.ieee.org)
   58 points by Brajeshwar 4 months ago | 14 comments
5. Fitbit is getting rid of the best reasons to use a Fitbit (www.xda-developers.com)
   12 points by YY-EN40P over 1 year ago | 2 comments
6. Google is pulling Fitbit from loads of markets (www.androidauthority.com)
   10 points by rvnx about 1 year ago | 1 comments
7. Google's abuse of Fitbit continues with web app shutdown (arstechnica.com)
   9 points by jmsflknr 5 months ago | discuss
8. Google accounts for Fitbit: A new way to log in (blog.google)
   7 points by el_duderino over 1 year ago | 3 comments
9. "Extraordinarily disappointed" users reckon with the Google-fication of Fitbit (arstechnica.com)
   7 points by el_duderino 4 months ago | 1 comments
10. Google reshapes Fitbit in its image as users allege "planned obsolescence" (arstechnica.com)
    5 points by coloneltcb 8 months ago | 1 comments
11. Fitbit customers say devices unusable after update (www.bbc.co.uk)
    5 points by ode 10 months ago | discuss
12. Ask HN: Alternatives to Fitbit
    4 points by lumb63 over 1 year ago | 2 comments
13. Your Fitbit is useless – unless you consent to unlawful data sharing (noyb.eu)
    4 points by mellosouls about 1 year ago | 1 comments
14. Google cuts jobs including Fitbit founders (techcrunch.com)
    4 points by DeathArrow 11 months ago | discuss
15. Fitbit ends sales in nearly 30 countries to 'align' with Pixel (9to5google.com)
    4 points by lxm about 1 year ago | discuss
16. Fitbits Miss the Mark When Measuring Sleep (www.futurity.org)
    4 points by thunderbong about 1 year ago | discuss
17. Fitbit is getting rid of community features to make way for Google tech (www.techradar.com)
    4 points by textread almost 2 years ago | discuss
18. Fitbit recalls 1.7M smartwatches due to burn risk (www.nbcnews.com)
    4 points by elorant almost 2 years ago | discuss
19. Fitbit is useless unless you consent to unlawful data sharing (noyb.eu)
    3 points by latexr about 1 year ago | 1 comments
20. Fitbit’s attempt to disappear the button proved why they matter (www.theverge.com)
    3 points by kristianp over 1 year ago | 1 comments
21. Google is removing third-party apps and clock faces from all Fitbits in the EU (9to5google.com)
    3 points by josephcsible 8 months ago | discuss
22. Google reorganizing Pixel hardware: Fitbit's James Park leaving (9to5google.com)
    3 points by thunderbong 11 months ago | discuss
23. Fitbit moving to Google accounts, but Workspace is incompatible, again (community.fitbit.com)
    2 points by chkaloon about 1 year ago | 1 comments
24. Fitbits, Apple Watches and Other Fitness Trackers Do Make You Healthier (www.wsj.com)
    2 points by gnicholas about 1 year ago | 1 comments
25. Looking for watchOS developer to bring Fitbit app to Apple Watch (www.lucidtotem.com)
    2 points by MarchM almost 2 years ago | 1 comments
26. Fitbit Time Is Wrong (community.fitbit.com)
    2 points by nsoonhui 2 months ago | discuss
27. Users reckon with the Google-fication of Fitbit (arstechnica.com)
    2 points by geerlingguy 4 months ago | discuss
28. Before new features, Fitbit needs to modernize and redesign its apps (9to5google.com)
    2 points by michaelsolati over 1 year ago | discuss
29. Google is killing most of Fitbit’s social features today (arstechnica.com)
    2 points by PaulHoule over 1 year ago | discuss
30. Google's abuse of Fitbit continues with web app shutdown (arstechnica.com)
    1 points by Brajeshwar 5 months ago | 1 comments