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Google's $179 Fitbit Edge tracker has a week-long battery

Google's new Fitbit Edge pairs Pixel Watch software with an OLED screen and a week of battery; USA Today asks who charges eldest daughters.

On air: Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance on BBN This Morning
Published 9:08 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance on this story, from BBN This Morning at 9:08 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Wired's, the jokes are ours.

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At a glance

First reported by Wired: “Google Fitbit Edge: Specs, Features, Price, Release Date”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 9:08 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Fitbit Edge, Google.
BBN covered this story before: Musk Attacks Ambani Over Starlink India Delay; Fitbit Edge Teased (October 10).

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WiredGoogle Fitbit Edge: Specs, Features, Price, Release Date

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGoogle has a new Fitbit Edge tracker, and it's a hundred and seventy-nine dollars.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's about two months of a streaming bundle, for something that watches your pulse.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt borrows Pixel Watch smarts, has an OLED screen, and runs a full week on one charge, according to Wired.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA week. My phone quits by lunch.

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