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Given the inexpensiveness of fitness bands to the point they're giveaway devices, I don't think we can really argue that there is similar material value between this device and say, the steamdeck controller, which is also coming out at that price point.
This should be a $19.99 product.
I really don't get why earbuds do not have much of the health device functionaility. Seems the perfect place for temp, o2, heartrate, etc and theoretically you should be able to judge steps from any point but between the phone and this you could triangulate.
Constantly wearing ear buds is not good for you, and ear buds should (ideally) not be worn while sleeping, making them ineligible for constant health tracking and sleep tracking.
I basically only use my Fitbit for sleep tracking, and I really don't understand why AsteroidOS and other similar open source OSes and watches don't have sleep tracking (including sleep cycle tracking and sleep metrics).
you'd think they'd be able to do that considering most of them all use common bluetooth components.. it'd just require someone like qualcomm to go integrate an led driver and sensor and add a MEMS gyro. I'm willing to have chonky earbuds for better bass driver, I'd accept a few mm³ being allocated to a MEMS gyro/accel... I think you're right and now I'm mad with you.
To add to this: Fitbit is a Google company. The average user makes Google $1605 a year, and that (wide-ranging) number probably goes up with a fitness tracker!
Oh no, its a fielty band.