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Fitbit Edge is Google's middle ground between Fitbit Air and Pixel…

Google's newest wearable is priced at $179.99 and pairs the sleek feel of the Fitbit Air with an OLED display; a watch built to compromise.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN This Morning
Published 9:07 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by TechCrunch: “Fitbit Edge is Google’s middle ground between Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 9:07 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Pixel, Fitbit Edge, Google.
BBN covered this story before: Google's Fitbit Edge lands between two watches, and Epic's AI plan… (October 12).

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TechCrunchFitbit Edge is Google’s middle ground between Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentGoogle's new Fitbit Edge costs one hundred seventy-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents, TechCrunch reports, and it's pitched as the middle ground between the Fitbit Air and the Pixel Watch.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt has the sleek feel of the Air, but with an OLED display. I want it already.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentPros: the screen is bright, the price has a sensible ending, and it's not a Pixel Watch.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentCons: it's the middle seat of wearables, and it will tell you to stand up.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe middle seat is the best seat.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's three stars. And it reads your pulse all night, so somewhere in a Google server there's a spreadsheet of my dreams.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThree out of five is perfectly balanced, Nina. That's the whole product.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentBrock, tell us if there's a front coming, because my wrist will insist it already knows.