Tag: Fitbit

Google and Peloton join forces with fitness content distribution deal

One of the relatively smaller announcements yesterday came from an unlikely partnership. Peloton revealed that it had partnered with Google Fitbit for a "multi-year, multi-country" partnership. Per the Peloton Blog it begins in September. So here's what the deal means for both sides. For Google Fitbit Premium members ($9.99/mo or $79.99/yr): Access...
Peloton Top 10 Best Accessories

Peloton Top 10: Best accessories for your Peloton Bike (2022)

From cycling shorts and fans to heart rate monitors and smart displays. Some ideas on how to maximize the at-home Peloton experience.
Fitbit Luxe fitness and wellness tracker

Fitbit Luxe is company’s first fashionable wearable, but sells without the Apple-like premium

Turns out Fitbit (owned by Google) and Apple have different definitions of fashionable wearables and their respective price points. Fitbit just teased the Luxe, a fashion forward wearable that is available for pre-order for $149 USD. By contrast, Apple's latest foray into the fashionable wearable segment is the Apple Watch Hermès....
Google Nest Hub 2nd gen with sleep sensing
Peloton Train Smart - Curated training plans are the future of fitness and training apps

Peloton rolls out curated two-week “Train Smart” class — this is a great idea & possible future of home workouts

Home gyms are a big thing in 2020. Zwift users are building "pain caves" while many of us former gym-goers are looking for simple, in-home ways to remain (somewhat) fit. While expensive we opted for a pandemic Peloton. By cutting gym membership fees, it turns out the cost of the...
workouts created by top fitness trainers on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV

Trendspotting: Apple Fitness+ home-based workout classes target Peloton, Fitbit

At Apple Fall event home fitness gets top billing with new streaming workouts for $9.99/month.
Peloton UI Updates for the Bike - September 2020

Peloton rolls out minor UI updates to the Bike – Here’s a first look & impressions

Peloton is routinely rolling out software updates. Though you get a notice on the Bike when they are installed there's no way of knowing (that I know of at least) of what's new. Unless, of course, there's a major new feature in which case the Peloton team does write...
Apple plans to sell 75 million 5G iPhones
Amazon Halo - Health & wellness band and membership

Amazon Halo fitness tracker is late to market, but priced to sell

A few interesting features and low price point may help Halo stand out.
Apple One subscription bundles to launch Fall alongside iPhone 12

New Apple One bundles to include Apple TV+, Apple News+, Apple Music, iCloud and Apple Arcade

All-in-one bundle of Apple services could arrive this Fall.