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Fitbit Companion for Windows Phone

Fitbit Companion - Sleep Screen

Following on from yesterday’s blog about an official Fitbit app for Windows 8 and Windows RT you might want to have a similar experience on your Windows Phone handset. Unfortunately, there isn’t an official app for Windows Phone app just yet but I’ve found one that I really like in the form of Fitbit Companion. The …

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Fitbit App for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Just a quick one. Fitbit have released an app for Windows 8 and Windows RT which will allow you to keep tabs on your personal fitness statistics in full screen glory (or shame as the case may be). It’s a very slick app indeed with the ability to look at step count, weight, floors climbed, …

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Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale and the Cold

Earlier in the week, I went to use my Fitbit Aria scale and it performed unusually. When I stood on the scale, it showed “SENSING” on the display for a bit before telling me to step off followed by “THINKING” being displayed. After a little while, “ERR” showed up briefly before disappearing. I tried taking …

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The Search for a “Swimming Pedometer”

Yeah, I know. The title of this article is strange but allow me to explain myself a bit. My wife has more recently gotten into the habit of swimming two or three times a week and has wanted to find a way to track her swimming performance much akin to how my Fitbit tracks my …

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How to Find a Missing Fitbit

Edit 11/02/2013 – Included tips from Hedy and Brad in the comments, thanks folks! 🙂 Edit 14/02/2013 – Included another tip from Denise in the comments – top stuff! 🙂 If there’s a feature missing from the Fitbit and Fitbit Ultra it’s the ability to easily locate one that has been lost. I found this …

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Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale Unboxing

Update 29/03/2013: Corrected an error with the specs – the Fitbit Aria only support the antiquated 802.11b Wi-Fi standard. I’ve had a steady trickle of new gadgets coming in recently and I was quite stoked to finally receive the Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale in the mail after waiting a few months for it to …

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Estimate Your Weight Loss Goal Achievement with Fitbit

I’ve been using the Fitbit for over a year now and it’s a great way to keep track of your steps, general activity throughout the day as well as your diet. You can also track body measurements as well as your weight and percentage body fat (of which the last two will automatically be updated …

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Incoming Gadget – Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Scales

I’ve been on a bit of a weight management thing lately (i.e. getting out and exercising instead of sitting on my butt all the time) and part of that is obviously tracking and recording your stats to make sure things are going in the right direction. Anyway, I’ve had my Fitbit for a year (still …

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The Highlights of the Panasonic 2011 Launch Event

Hopefully you’ve had a chance to read yesterday’s blog on my adventure to the Panasonic 2011 launch event and I covered a bit of what happened during the evening. Today, I’m going to flesh out some of the highlights and what Panasonic will be rolling out to the masses this year. One major initiative from …

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Fitbit – More Than Just a Pedometer

As you may know, I received the Fitbit not too long ago and I have been faithfully wearing it to track my activity throughout the day and my sleeping patterns every night. Unfortunately, I forgot to click it on to my shorts this afternoon as I went out for my run and unsurprisingly I was …

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