{"id":663,"date":"2026-10-18T16:23:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T16:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/?p=663"},"modified":"2026-10-18T16:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T16:23:33","slug":"google-fitbit-edge-ecg-gps-179","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/?p=663","title":{"rendered":"GOOGLE\u2019S NEW FITBIT EDGE PACKS ECG AND GPS FOR $179.99! | Google\u2019s new tracker brings a screen, ECG, GPS and a week of battery \u2014 but no tap-to-pay, no mic, and the AI coach costs extra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fitness band is back with a vengeance. <strong>Google<\/strong> announced the <strong>Fitbit Edge<\/strong> on Oct. 12 \u2014 a slim screen tracker that slots between the $100 Fitbit Air and the Pixel Watch 5, which starts at $350. Price: <strong>$179.99<\/strong>. Preorders are open now, and it hits shelves <strong>Oct. 27<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you get for the money, per <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products-and-platforms\/devices\/fitbit\/google-fitbit-edge\/\">Google<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/10\/google-announces-the-fitbit-edge-a-middle-ground-between-pixel-watch-5-and-fitbit-air\/\">Ars Technica<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A 1.34-inch OLED touchscreen<\/strong> with 46% more viewing area than the old Charge 6, plus one physical button.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Built-in GPS<\/strong>, so you can leave the phone home on a run, plus an <strong>ECG app<\/strong>, blood-oxygen, skin-temperature and heart-rate sensors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Up to seven days of battery<\/strong>. Turn on always-on display and Ars says that drops to about two.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Works with Android or iPhone<\/strong> through the Google Health app, and it\u2019s water-resistant to 5 ATM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now the fine print, Ars Technica style: <strong>no NFC, so no Google Wallet tap-to-pay<\/strong>. <strong>No microphone or speaker<\/strong>, so replies are canned quick responses and there\u2019s no talking to Gemini. You can\u2019t download extra apps or watch faces. And the Gemini-powered Health Coach needs <strong>Google Health Premium<\/strong>: three months free, then <strong>$10 a month<\/strong>. Google also touts \u201cHealth Guardian\u201d trends for blood pressure and insulin resistance, but its own fine print says those are wellness info, not a diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>One win for your wallet down the road: Google calls it its <strong>first repairable tracker<\/strong>, with a replaceable battery. That means a service swap, not a DIY job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to do:<\/strong> If you\u2019re still wearing an aging Charge, this is the upgrade Google built for you. If you want to tap to pay or talk to your wrist, spend more on a real smartwatch. And put a calendar reminder on that free Premium trial before it starts billing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products-and-platforms\/devices\/fitbit\/google-fitbit-edge\/\">Google \u2014 Google Fitbit Edge, Oct. 12, 2026<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2026\/10\/google-announces-the-fitbit-edge-a-middle-ground-between-pixel-watch-5-and-fitbit-air\/\">Ars Technica \u2014 Google announces the Fitbit Edge, Oct. 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google\u2019s new tracker brings a screen, ECG, GPS and a week of battery \u2014 but no tap-to-pay, no mic, and the AI coach costs extra<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bb-fitbit-edge-1018.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugleblast.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}