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Health subscription bundled into the promotion, integrating with Fitbit and other trackers.
Google's Fitbit Edge starts at $179.99 and ships Oct. 27, with Gemini coaching requiring a paid Google Health Premium subscription. For anyone buying it for the coaching, $179.99 is only the starting cost.
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Google will raise automatic workout recognition on the Fitbit Air, Edge and Pixel Watches 3, 4 and 5 from 10 types to over 100 later this month. Health Guardian on the Air and Edge needs a Premium subscription.
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Google is selling the Fitbit Edge at $179.99, $80 more than the screenless $99.99 Fitbit Air, with shipping from Oct. 27. The extra $80 covers more than a display, and a year of the optional Google Health Premium subscription costs more than the gap.
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Google ends Safety Signal on December 12, so Pixel Watch 2 and 3 LTE owners without a carrier plan lose phone-free Emergency SOS and fall detection. After that date the watch can reach help only through a paired phone, Wi-Fi or a paid mobile plan.
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Wired counts five screen-free bands already shipping, with an Apple version reportedly under evaluation. When the hardware cannot show a number, the app is the only place a buyer sees what the money bought.
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The free year of AI Pro bundles Gemini, Spark, Workspace, 5TB of storage and Health Premium. The number that matters is what happens on day 366.
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