Fitbit’s New “Charge” Could Track Your Heart and Get Phone Notifications

It ’s been over half a twelvemonth since Fitbitrecalled all of its tardy Force wristbands , but it finally looks like a alternate is correctly around the street corner . Of course , Fitbit is n’t just issue a newfangled adaptation of the Force . New FCC and patent filingssuggestthat the young Fitbit is something new and better .

Leaked product imagesindicatethat Fitbit will soon be releasing two new models : the Charge and the Charge hour . The “ HR ” evidently stands for the addition of a heart rate trailing procedure , a cardinal feature film that Fitbitshave been lacking in the past . Filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Officealso indicatethat the raw twist will also boast navigation entropy , conditions forecasts , call notifications , and mass control for your smartphone . That ’s on top of the regular pedometer , altimeter , eternal rest tracker , and calorie counter .

Of of course , this is all just conjecture base upon rumors and paperwork . We wo n’t know the specifics of the Modern Fitbit for certain until Fitbit announces them . However , since the FCC give approval for a newfangled “ wireless activeness tracker ” from Fitbit , you may be sure something is on the way . And since two new Fitbit models yell the Charge and Charge HR — priced at$185and$220 , respectively — have pop up on a Russian retailer ’s web site , the rumors seem that much more likely . [ FCC , USPTO , Ed TownsendviaEngadget ]

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