Fitbit Blog
blog.fitbit.com · Company blog · on HN since 2010
Fitbit's official company blog, with product announcements, API news, and activity and sleep data from its users.
What HN saysHN commenters cite it for the 10,000-step goal, shipping delays, sleep tracking accuracy, and what data Fitbit shares, rather than judging the blog itself.
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Most-shared posts
- 1The Impact of Coronavirus on Global Activity2 people · 76 points · first shared 2020 · 30 comments on HN
- 2Early Findings Suggest Fitbit Devices Can Identify Signs of COVID192 people · 13 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 3Fitbit is now officially part of Google1 people · 293 points · first shared 2021 · 376 comments on HN
- 4How Much Sleep Do Fitbit Users Really Get?1 people · 173 points · first shared 2017 · 118 comments on HN
- 5Fitbit Charge, Charge HR and Surge1 people · 109 points · first shared 2014 · 90 comments on HN
- 6The Fitbit Public API has arrived1 people · 7 points · first shared 2011 · 2 comments on HN
- 7Fitbit Versa: Your New All-Day Health and Fitness Smartwatch1 people · 5 points · first shared 2018 · discussion on HN
- 8Fitbit Asks: Who “Won” Last Night’s Debate?1 people · 4 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
- 9Fitbit Wireless Sync on Android1 people · 3 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 10Sleep Explained1 people · 2 points · first shared 2018 · discussion on HN
- 11One thoughtful Fitbit user explains how Fitbit badges get him moving1 people · 1 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
- 12Homepage1 people · first shared 2010
- 13Go incognito1 people · first shared 2018
- 14Sleep stages and sleep insights announcement1 people · first shared 2017
- 1550 states no excuses see which states are active all year long1 people · first shared 2015
What HN people wrote when they linked it
nilsbunger · 2013-12-10
Fitbit promotes the 10,000 step number. They have a blog post with links to sources. http://blog.fitbit.com/?p=194
Having several family members with fit bits, I can tell you it's definitely do-able. It adds up more quickly than you think!
sync · 2010-01-23
Fitbit had a shipping delay of about a year. Check their blog: http://blog.fitbit.com/
Granted, their preorder was free.
brlewis · 2019-04-22
Disclosure: #FitbitEmployee but I don't speak for Fitbit.
Any Fitbit with heart rate will give you maximum acccuracy according to https://www.wareable.com/fitbit/fitbit-sleep-tracking-defining-feature…
Heart rate is key to getting good sleep stages data, so a non-wearable won't do. https://blog.fitbit.com/heart-rate-during-sleep-stages/
To integrate with Apple HealthKit you need a 3rd party app.
bpchaps · 2018-09-05
A list of information shared would go a long way. Assuming it's a short list (hah), it wouldn't be hard to prominently display it aside from the privacy policy.
Edit: Also, turn ALL of this into a single step, and make it easier to find: https://blog.fitbit.com/go-incognito/