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It's pretty popular these days to be down on smart watches. Android Wear 2.0 is delayed. Lenovorola has no public plans to make additional watches. Apple Watch sales have been a disappointment. But I'm bullish on smartwatches. I personally wear a Huawei W...
I really like the Blaze. It's a nice change of pace from Android Wear or the Apple Watch. It's not a great smart watch but it is a very nice fitness tracker. Notification support has a long way to go – hopefully the recent Vector and Pebble acquisitions w...
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By now, Fitbit is coming close to being synonymous with “activity tracker” and the brand name is occasionally tossed around as a generic term to describe any similar device. That does mean the company has a lot to live up to in terms of delivering solid d...
When it comes to activity trackers, the Fitbit Blaze sits above much of the competition in the dedicated device market. That should probably come as no surprise as soon as you look around and see the Fitbit Blaze standing apart with a full color screen an...
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Fitbit has been a well-known name in fitness trackers since the category's inception. The latest model, Fitbit Blaze, has a color touchscreen with smartphone notifications including call, text, and calendar alerts. Music can also be controlled from the wa...
Great fitness tracking, Long battery life for a smartwatch, Detailed workout feedback via app...
Inconvenient charger, Clunky interface...
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The other day I took a look at the Bose SoundLink Mini II that Verizon had sent over as an example of ways to get more functionality out of your mobile phone. Well, today I'm taking a look at the second product. This time around it's the new Fitbit Blaze...
Taking a look at both of the accessories that Verizon sent over has been interesting. As much as I did like the Bose SoundLink Mini II, it was the Fitbit Blaze that really caught my eye. It offers a great way get notifications from your mobile phone and...
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As the company's first take on the traditional every day watch design, the Fitbit Blaze falls somewhere between a smartwatch and an activity tracker.On paper the wearable matches up with the likes of Samsung's Gear Fit family and the Withings Activite Pop...
It's easy to find a fitness tracker in 2016. There are plenty of models to choose from, each with a variable reason to consider. Heck, Fitbit alone has more than a couple devices to choose from. You're not going to go wrong if you pick something from Fitb...
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Fitbit has become a staple in the fitness community as being a reliable and pocket friendly way of keeping track of your basic fitness needs. As the company has continued to grow, they have branched out and made even more advanced devices for customers wh...
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Do you love cookie-cutter fitness wearables? Fitbit's latest device, the Blaze , satisfies your need for the mundane – but watch out! The $200 Blaze also throws in a digital personal trainer called FitStar , which might completely change the way you work...
It's a good enough fitness tracker with bland hardware, but you should probably hold off on buying the Fitbit Blaze for now...
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Fitbit Blaze Review: We've tested the first Fitbit smartwatch for over a week now and here's what we think of the Blaze's fitness features, notifications support and stats tracking.The Fitbit Blaze sports a very unique and angular design, in sharp contras...
Decent battery life, Plenty of fitness features, Selection of straps...
Iffy notifications, Few non-fitness features...
The Fitbit Blaze packs in a strong selection of fitness features and marries up well with the Fitbit app, giving you a pretty comprehensive overview of your exercise sessions. The Fitstar is a simple but effective feature for getting into shape, while sta...
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When Fitbit announced its new activity-tracking band at CES in January, the company's stock plummeted. At first glance, the Fitbit Blaze looked like an Apple Watch clone, with a touchscreen, notifications, and interchangeable leather, sport, and link band...
Continuous heart-rate monitoring, Convenient automatic exercise-tracking, On-screen FitStar workouts...
Clunky, inconvenient charging cradle, Body, frame, and bands feel cheaper than they are...
If you're an Apple fan, buy the Apple Watch. Its fitness features are solid, and it's basically an iPhone on your wrist. But if you've been using Fitbit devices for a long time, then the Blaze is worth a look. It's not the most stylish fitness band ar...
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Fitbit is back and better than ever with their new Fitbit Blaze smartwatch. The Blaze boasts a vibrant high-resolution touchscreen, sleep tracking, automatic exercise recognition and tracking, and more. We got to explore the ins and outs of the Blaze and...
Continuous heart rate monitoring, customizable features, nice selection of interchangeable bands, great battery life...
Heart rate monitoring can be a little finicky, proprietary charging dock, doesn't resemble the look of a classic watch, smart watch features are limited, Prev2 of 2Next...
The Fitbit Blaze offers a great deal of customization to tailor the experience to your fitness needs. That makes it a versatile fitness wearable for anyone, be it an office worker looking to move more throughout the day or a marathoner who never stops mov...
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In the world of wearable fitness accessories, consumers are faced with a slew of decisions and potential pitfalls.Going too cheap will get you a crappy piece of tech that may look just fine while failing in the realm of usefulness. There are tons of devic...
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Companies that make fitness trackers have tried to emulate Fitbit's success, but throughout it all, Fitbit has remained untouchable at the top – even in an era where smartwatches have tried to make dedicated fitness trackers obsolete. It's been almost a...
Personalization with interchangeable straps, Slightly more aggressive looking design, Simple operation with minimal interaction, Tracks various exercises, Long battery life...
Lacks waterresistance, No third party apps support, Light with the smartwatch functions...
When we take a peek at the Fitbit Blaze's sticker price of $199.99, it's right there in the same class as some other full-featured fitness trackers. The problem with this particular segment, is that it clashes with the vast models available in the smartwa...
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Fitbit has proved it's good at making fitness trackers. Offering a breadth of quality products in just about every price range, it's no wonder why their trackers can be found on just about every other person's wrist. But what happens when a fitness-first...
5-day battery life, Display is good enough to see outdoors, Step and sleep tracking work very well, Smooth and snappy performance, Comfortable to wear all day...
A device this big (and pricey) should have GPS on board, Notifications are glitchy and limited, No waterproofing, Only 4 watch faces available, none are very good, Inconsistent heart rate monitoring, Expensive interchangeable bands, Charging method is ve...
The Fitbit Blaze is a great fitness tracker in almost every way - step and sleep tracking are very accurate, and it's a great all-around fitness companion. This is no smartwatch, though. Notifications are extremely limited, there are only four watch faces...
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When Fitbit announced the Blaze "smart fitness watch," it did not make the best first impression. Many thought the Blaze was a peculiar answer to its competition, namely the Apple Watch , and the company's stock immediately fell more than 13 percent.Howev...
battery life compared to other smart fitness watches, FitStar on-screen workouts are a great addition and easy to follow from the display, You can read texts messages and longer calendar alerts on the full color display well (all other Fitbit trackers don...
If you wear the Blaze, be ready for all the Apple Watch comments. Be ready to explain yourself, No onboard GPS; the Blaze only connects to GPS when it's used near a smartphone, Charging is a big inconvenience since you have to remove the module from the f...
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It's a Fitbit through and through, but doesn't offer much newThe new Fitbit Blaze is a good Fitbit. Like earlier Fitbit models, the $200 Blaze will track your daily activity, count your steps, monitor your heart rate, gauge how well you're sleeping, and p...
Thin and light on your wrist, Battery lasts days and days, Fitbit's mobile app is the best around...
Not the looker Fitbit was aiming for, Severely limited notifications, No built-in GPS...
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
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Fitbit has a problem. Once you've dominated a market, where do you go from there? Even before it launched the $199 Blaze (and the $129 Alta), it already had six different fitness trackers, which captured more than 70 percent of all devices sold.With the B...
Michael A. Prospero is the reviews editor at Laptop Mag and Tom’s Guide. When he’s not testing out the latest running watc, skiing or training for a maratho, he’s probably using the latest kitchen gadget.
Annoying charging cradl, Display doesn't stay o, Splash-proof but not waterproof...
Fitbit calls the $199 Blaze a "smart fitness watch." But while I like the on-screen FitStar workouts, there's little much else to recommend the device. For the record, I don't think it's ugly, but its angular design will be off-putting for many. While sma...
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When Fitbit introduced its Blaze smartwatch back at CES , many people hyped it up as an Apple Watch competitor. It's $150 cheaper, but still features a color touchscreen, notifications, a host of fitness-tracking features and impressive five-day battery l...
Interchangeable bands, Good fitness-tracking features, Excellent battery life...
Feels cheap, Limited feature set compared to other smartwatches, It's kind of ugly...
The Blaze continues Fitbit's tradition of making quality fitness trackers, but the device is ultimately let down by an uninspired design and a cheap-feeling design. Those deficiencies in style and materials make for a wearable you won't actually want...
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The big photos in the Macys window sell a gorgeous device. Its sleek and a perfect blend of class and 80s retro-aesthetics. The magazine spreads and the shots in internet ads and even the outside of the box concur: the Fitbit Blaze is a goddamn looker...
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This week they started shipping units out to consumers, though I've been using one for a few weeks now – getting the hang of things and figuring out what works well (and what doesn't). Fitbit provided a test unit (and a flotilla of straps), that I'll send...
The Fitbit Blaze has the potential to be an awesome little watch – but the target audience is a bit mixed right now. At $200 it's at or above the price of numerous GPS watches (Garmin, Polar, TomTom units), and, it's only $50 below what the Apple Watch wa...
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The $199.95 Fitbit Blaze is a fitness tracker that looks like a smartwatch. Somewhat of an upgrade to the Fitbit Charge HR, the Blaze automatically tracks activities, exercises, heart rate, and has a color touch screen that displays workout guidance and n...
Good battery life, Vibrant color display, Accurate heart rate, sleep, and step monitoring, Effective workout guidance...
Awkward design, Lacks built-in GPS, Not waterproof, Wristbands feel a bit cheap, Automatic exercise recognition is slow...
If you're new to the world of fitness trackers, the Fitbit Blaze is a solid choice. But if you're looking for a smartwatch, or to upgrade anything but a first-generation tracker, the Blaze is unlikely to satisfy...
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Fitbit is running into an anatomical problem: The human wrist is only so big.The unequivocal winner of the fitness tracker race has sold millions of sensor-equipped bracelets. But now, when deciding what to put on that small patch of real estate connectin...
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First up is the new Fitbit Charge 2. This unit sits in the middle of Fitbit's product line-up, in terms of price and functionality. Whereas you have the Fitbit Flex 2 down below it from a price/functions standpoint, and then the Fitbit Blaze above it. Mea...
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One of the largest and most striking trackers out of the group, the Blaze is aimed at those that want the strong fitness and health tracking performance of a dedicated fitness tracker, along with the features and functions of a smart watch. This model wil...
Sleek, stylish, fantastic display...
No built-in GPS, large...
The Fitbit Blaze is the perfect option for those willing to sacrifice a little bit of fitness performance for a sleeker style. Lacking the dedicated GPS, it requires you to carry your phone with you to get GPS data of your physical workouts, but comes at...
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Following its success in the segment, Fitbit introduces its smart fitness watch that actually looks like, well, a watch. The Fitbit Blaze is designed to be both functional and stylish.Let's find out if it'll emerge victorious, with Bon Jovi's Blaze...
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