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Google's Fitbit Edge lands between two watches, and Epic's AI plan…
Google's new Fitbit Edge offers more features than the Fitbit Air, but Ars Technica says it falls short of a real smartwatch; it's a very specific shelf.
Watch it as it aired: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from BBN Tonight at 8:33 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Ars Technica's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Ars Technica: “Google announces the Fitbit Edge, a middle ground between Pixel Watch 5 and Fitbit Air”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 8:33 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Pixel, Fitbit Edge, Google, AI.
- BBN covered this story before: Google's $179 Fitbit Edge tracker has a week-long battery (October 12).
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What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentGoogle has announced the Fitbit Edge, which sits between the Pixel Watch 5 and the Fitbit Air.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt does more than the Air, but Ars Technica says it is not a real smartwatch.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's the middle child of wrist computers, and I love that for it. It has ambition, but also boundaries.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt has a price gap to fill, Kenji. Google needed something to put between two other things.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBetween two things is the best place to be, because then nobody can say you're the worst one.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMeanwhile, that Epic report from earlier now has a second angle: a studio wants no hand-written code on a delayed Marvel and Star Wars shooter, and it is still only a report.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the game writes itself, and the watch can't even text back.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWhich is it?

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA watch for people who can't commit. Very me.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe watch, or the ten tabs you have open?
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