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Okay, so the official price of the Flex on Fitbit’s website is still £80, but pretty much every retailer out there has it listed for only £45, making it a very attractive proposition for anyone looking for their first fitness tracker.Although the Flex is...
The Fitbit Flex is still a great entry-level fitness tracker, with a strong supporting app and first-rate web portal. The bundled wireless dongle also makes syncing your data a breeze via your computer as well as your phone.The Flex is comfortable to wear...
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Fitbit is no stranger to the activity tracking world with several options under its belt, claiming to have one to suit everyone. The Fitbit Flex is described by the company as "the stylish wristband that fits your lifestyle" and it will do all sorts - fr...
Fantastic app platform, comfortable and lightweight to wear, works with iOS, Android and Windows Phone, affordable price, accurate sleep tracking, week-long battery life...
Design a little chunky, overgenerous with step and distance tracking, sleep tracking fiddly, no altimeter...
The Fitbit Flex is a comfortable, simple-looking activity tracker that might resemble a chunky, colourful rubber band, but brings a lot more brains to the party. Yes, we would have liked the design to be a little slimmer and more rounded, but on th...
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Wearable tech and fitness gadgets enjoyed a renaissance this year, and that trend is set to continue into 2015 as more affordable devices like the Fitbit Flex hit the ground running. The Flex is a wristband pedometer with ambitions to steal market share f...
The Fitbit Flex strikes a good balance between affordability, convenience and user-friendliness, but the old you-get-what-you-pay-for adage applies here. Shelling out extra on the Nike Fuelband will snag you a more stylish and accurate fitness tracker, w...
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Sarahsfit(bit)ayeI was lucky enough to receive a Fitbit earlier this year for my birthday, and I pretty much didn't take it off for about 6 months. I'm a little obsessed with fitness, as I'm sure most people who such a product is aimed at are. I had been...
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smarthouse.com.au Updated:
2016-10-31 04:02:55
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After Fitbit recently announced its app had come to Windows Phone 8.1 devices with Bluetooth 4.0 LE, its PR company offered me a Fitbit Flex for a couple of weeks to review. I decided to take them up on the offer, and have been wearing my first wearable d...
Affordable, works as advertised, keeps you informed and a good motivator to reach certain goals, easy to wear, nearly week, long battery life, easy to clean, easy to charge, easy to sync, tracks day and night, can be worn 24x7, is water resistant.
Doesn't tell the time while making your brain think you're wearing a watch, is less than $100 in the US but costs $129.95 in Australia, will likely look more primitive if Apple's iTime/iWatch arrives, needs a smartphone with Bluetooth 4.0 LE and even then...
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theaustralian.com.au Updated:
2016-10-31 04:02:55
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The internet age has brought with it a sedentary lifestyle which makes it disturbingly easy for information workers to go an entire day without walking any further than the bathroom and the coffee machine – which you can usually do as a round trip to cut...
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Following the success of the One, Fitbit has renewed its fight for wearable domination. But while the Flex is certainly sleek, can it out muscle the competition?Essential review: Fitbit Charge HR reviewThe Fitbit One, a pill-shaped fitness tracker that cl...
Handy light notifications, Good price, Accurate tracking, Water resistent...
App lacking, Fiddly charging process, Bland looking, No dedicated display...
If you're on the prowl for a fitness band, the Fitbit Flex is a well-balanced choice; a slick design and some solid activity tracking features - not to mention an affordable price - make this a strong, if not overly incredible, fitness contender...
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ergohacks.com Updated:
2016-10-31 04:02:55
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The FitBit Flex is a wireless waterproof wristband that syncs with both iPhone and Android phones and tablets. It tracks and estimates your daily steps, distance walked, calories burned and at night it monitors activity levels to track your sleep cycle. I...
The FitBit Flex is a durable, comfortable, stylish wristband with many desirable features that looks perfect for the average person carrying out daily activities and exercise in a normal fashion. It is accessible for blind and deaf users as well as anyone...
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whatmobile.net Updated:
2016-10-31 04:02:55
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So far this year, more than 2.7 million pieces of wearable tech have been sold. Of that 2.7 million plus, almost 50 per cent of them were made by Fitbit. After a month of wearing the Fitbit Flex, it’s easy to see why.The Flex is Fitbit’s leading product...
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A great 24/7 tool at your disposal to track, keep your daily goals, and motivate you to stay healthy. The band comes in different color and swappable.Fitbit Flex review – Everyone has a desire to be healthy (who wants to get sick or die young)? The real p...
Overall, Fitbit Flex provides a one place to monitor and keep you motivated to stay fit. Goals can be set and tweaked to your needs and bad lifestyle (whether it's the number of steps you need to take per day or the amount of water you have to drink). Fi...
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Even though the Flex was briefly superseded earlier this year with the arrival of the Fitbit Force, it is once again the company's flagship tracker following the Force's recall earlier this year.Fitbit has said it's fixed the issues that plagued the Force...
Wraps around your wrist, Lightweight wristband is comfortable, Comes in multiple colours, Track activity and sleep...
Display isn't informative, Strap lacks design, Few Android devices actually supported...
The Fitbit ecosystem is a great way to start using technology to keep on top of your personal health. But the Flex is the weakest link in the product lineup, a device that tries to take the same technology as the One and place it in a much more convenien...
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During the past few weeks, we've waxed lyrical about the growing wearable market that has invaded the tech world over the past six months, and it appears as if this trend has finally hit the southern most tip of Africa, with a host of manufacturers now co...
Accurate pedometer function; Solid smart device application...
LED daily goal indicator inaccurate; Lack of true ondevce interface...
As a fitness band, the Fitbit Flex is not ideal, this is partly because its activity capturing capacity is limited to steps taken alone, making it feel a lot a glorified pedometer. Its one saving grace however, is the smart device enabled Fitbit app, whic...
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knowyourmobile.com Updated:
2016-10-31 04:02:55
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The Fitbit Flex's greatest strength is undoubtedly its simplicity. Even if you're a complete technophobe, you'll have no trouble using the Flex. Everything about it is straightforward and works well – you can certainly be tracking your every move within m...
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techlife.net Updated:
2016-10-31 04:02:55
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On the face of it, there isn't much to distinguish the Fitbit Flex from the Jawbone UP . Both consist of a rubberised wristband that tracks your steps and sleep, and both work with a companion iOS/Android app that presents all of your data in pretty infog...
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stuff.tv Updated:
2016-10-31 04:02:55
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We've never seen so much tech crammed into such a small form. The Flex is a
pill-sized sensor that slips into a comfy, rubberised wrist strap. It packs in – take a deep breath – Bluetooth 4.0 to feed your phone live tracking info, NFC to start the mobile...
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macworld.com.au Updated:
2016-10-31 04:02:55
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The Fitbit Flex is a two-part device comprising a bracelet and a tracker that slips into a compartment. It comes with two bracelets to accommodate different sized wrists.After the initial setup, we used the Flex to track activity, enter meals and other...
Comfortable; wireless sync...
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techadvisor.co.uk Updated:
2016-10-31 04:02:55
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The Fitbit Flex is a cool-looking, lightweight wristband that tracks and monitors your daily activity and sleep patterns. It syncs with a desktop dashboard and mobile app to give you up-to-date activity data in gorgeous graphs. You can compete with Fitbit-using friends and even upgrade to a premium Daily Trainer service. I found the Fitbit Flex gave me added motivation to walk or run that bit further, and keep an eye on my weight and fitness activities. It’s addictive and fun, and if that gets you mo...
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The wearable device market is going to heat up considerably this year; we have all sorts of different fitness tracking wristbands, smart watches, Google Glass, and more. We're starting off the year with Fitbit, and its Flex device. googletag.cmd.push(fun...
The Fitbit Flex has converted me into a fitness tracking lover. This is my first, and certainly not my last fitness tracker. There are plenty of others out there, but Fitbit has a treasure trove of goodness here. The Fitbit Flex provides two wristbands i...
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Keep fit wristbands such as the Fitbit Flex are becoming a popular way of monitoring and prompting better exercise and health through wearable technology. Keeping fit and using computers didn't used to go together. Sitting in front of a screen for hours...
The Fitbit Flex 2 is a chic and slim, lightweight wristband (with bangle and pendant accessories) that tracks and monitors your daily activity and sleep patterns. You can compete with Fitbit-using friends. The Fitbit Flex 2 will give you added motivation...
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Judging by how quickly Apple is dashing around the world registering the iWatch trademark , by this time next year I could well have a micro Mac strapped to my wrist. And so might many others, if the craze for wearable devices continues on its current tr...
For those with serious health issues or figure-focused fitness fanatics, for £40 a year, the Fitbit premium service delivers some tidily presented stats based on your exercise and diet regimes, along with suggestions and training plans. However, if you w...
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fatducktech.com Updated:
2016-10-31 04:02:55
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Once more, I delve into the world of wearable computing and fitness gadgets with the highly flexible Fitbit Flex tracker. Can it turn this quivering mess of journalistic jelly into an Adonis?Those who know me well would be aware that I'm not — to put a fi...
I'm torn between the Fitbit Flex and the Up, because there are features on both that I'd want if I was laying my money down. The wireless syncing and PC/Mac compatibility of the Flex is a definite plus, as are the activity lights that act as a simple spur...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated:
2016-10-31 04:02:55
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The Fitbit Flex is the latest in a growing category of wristband fitness computers that aim to keep you healthy, egging you on to walk further, eat well and even sleep better. Fitbit’s no stranger to the market, but this is the first of its gizmos that...
Fitbit prides itself on making the out of box experience painless, and the Flex succeeds in this: the simple walkthrough had us up and running in minutes. In the box, you get two different straps for large and small wrists, as well as a charger and a dongle to sync data from the Flex’s tiny core unit to your laptop (it’ll also play nice with recent iOS devices and Android smartphones with Bluetoo...
Nike’s Fuelband may not play nice with Google phones, but the sports giant has got one thing right: it keeps things simple. While its Fuel points for movement are a bit arbitrary, they’re all you get, and they’re a simple way to keep urging you on - do a bit more of what you’re doing, whether that’s walking, rowing, or even running for the bus. There’s a lot to take in with the Fitbit Flex, and a...
The Fitbit Flex is a solid entry into the nascent fitness band category, and if you’re on Android, or already hooked into online services that integrate with Fitbit’s software, it’s an excellent choice. But it has plenty of competition: for everyone el...
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Earlier this year, I invested in a FitBit One – a diminutive clip-on fitness tracker designed to monitor how many steps I take in a day, the number of stairs I climb and even how long and fitfully I sleep. It worked great until I forgot to remove it from...
With less accuracy and fewer features than similarly priced hardware, the FitBit Flex feels more like a novelty when measured against other popular wearable fitness trackers. And newer, more capable devices on the horizon will be capable of providing even...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2016-10-31 04:02:55
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It was always just a matter of time before the folks at Fitbit turned their engineering skills towards a wrist-mounted step tracker. Announced at CES this year, the Fitbit Flex combines the step-counting technology that made its One and Zip products so us...
Wraps around your wrist, Lightweight wristband is comfortable, Comes in multiple colours, Track activity and sleep...
Display isn't informative, Strap lacks design, Few Android devices actually supported...
The Fitbit ecosystem is a great way to start using technology to keep on top of your personal health. But the Flex is the weakest link in the product lineup, a device that tries to take the same technology as the One and place it in a much more convenien...
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T3.com
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2016-10-31 04:02:55
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When Fitbit first introduced its dinky little fitness tracker it said that it was aimed at people who didn't want their friends to know that they were step counting on the way to work or running up the escalator to earn badges so they let you put the trac...
Decent step/sleep tracking, Super compact form, Cheap...
Under a week's battery life, No screen as such, Limited functionality...
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Wearable tech is becoming increasingly popular and one of the main players in the market is Fitbit. The company's range of wireless activity trackers have all utilised a similar form factor but its latest effort is the Flex, an activity and sleep track...
Subtle look and feel, Wireless sync to selected phones, Good battery life...
No altitude sensor for stair tracking, Sleep tracking hit and miss, A little expensive...
It's certainly not perfect but the Fitbit Flex's simple design strikes a nice balance between looks and functionality and serves as a good motivational tool to keep active...
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itproportal.com Updated:
2016-10-31 04:02:55
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The latest activity tracker from Fitbit, the Flex – which is due out this spring, and available for pre-order now, direct from Fitbit at £80 – is a design departure from the signature clip-on style devices that made the Fitbit name. The Fitbit One, which...
Excellent battery life, Accurate, Comfortable, light, stylish, Includes silent vibrating alarm...
Limited display of information on device, No altimeter...
If you specifically want a wristband activity tracker, the Fitbit Flex is the best you'll find. It's extremely comfortable, very competitively priced, stylish, simple, and most important of all, comes with all the benefits of a Fitbit.com web account. Be...
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Fitbit's One is arguably one of the best activity trackers available today, and yet less than seven months since it hit the street, Fitbit has decided that a stripped-down version worn on the wrist was something the market has been clamouring for. Back in...
Single clasp, Excellent Fitbit app, Great caloric database...
No screen, No extra straps, USB syncing...
LikeSingle clasp.Excellent Fitbit app.Great caloric database.Don't LikeNo screen.No extra straps.USB syncing.Priced at $119.95 in Australia, the same as the more full-featured One, I don't know why anyone would want to buy the Flex. It's inaccurate, has f...
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We've become quite fond of Fitbit's range of wireless activity trackers, which serve as a good motivational tool to become more active. The Fitbit Ultra , Zip and One devices have all utilised a similar form factor but the company has now decided to offer...
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What is the Fitbit Flex? Once the preserve of middle-aged and elderly pedants, pedometers have suddenly become popular. The Nike Fuelband is the best-known of the bunch, but there's another company out there that has a full range of smart pedometers – Fit...
Cheaper than some of the competition, Water resistant...
No altimeter, Not much fun on its own, Not as accurate as other Fitbits...
The Fitbit Flex is the first wrist fitness tracker from the maker of the Fitbit Ultra. It's reasonably-priced, pretty convenient to slot into your life and is water resistant. However, it lacks some key features compared Fitbit's other trackers and not a...
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We've never seen so much tech crammed into such a small form. The Flex is a
pill-sized sensor that slips into a comfy, rubberised wrist strap. It packs in – take a deep breath – Bluetooth 4.0 to feed your phone live tracking info, NFC to start the mobile...
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The Fitbit Flex has been around for quite a while, and even though Fitbit has superseded it with more advanced models like the Fitbit Charge and Fitbit Surge, there’s still a place for the humble Flex. While other manufacturers have developed new, low-cos...
With a good app, simple synchronisation and chameleon-like hardware, the Fitbit Flex is the best of the basic trackers...
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devontechsupport.com Updated:
2017-05-20 04:51:48
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Update: Since the original Fitbit Flex we've seen a whole new selection of Fitbit devices including the Fitbit Charge and Fitbit Charge HR. The Flex is still one of the company's best trackers and it's still a popular option thanks to its more affordabl...
The Fitbit ecosystem is a great way to start using technology to keep on top of your personal health.While the Flex is starting to show its age a bit, like a fine wine it has actually improved with time. The fact it's now more affordable is also a welcome...
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mensxp.com Updated:
2016-11-23 11:36:18
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The Fitbit Flex has made an entry into the Indian market with a bang and we've been up on it since we got our hands on the activity tracker. The ‘Flex' model is Fitbit's entry model that uses counting technology and is used on the wrist much like any othe...
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Having already reviewed Fitbit's premium fitness wearables, the Surge and Charge HR, we decided to take a look at the more affordable products offered by the company. The Fitbit Zip and Fitbit One are clip-on activity trackers, while the Fitbit Flex is wo...
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nothingwired.com Updated:
2016-11-23 11:36:18
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Updated as on December 2014. Don't forget to bookmark this page, as we will be updating it regularly.As the wearable technology is developing, almost every brand is coming up with new products. There are many fitness devices which have entered the market...
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gizmodo.in Updated:
2016-11-23 11:36:19
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Fitbit's One is arguably one of the best activity trackers available today and, yet, less than seven months since it hit the street, Fitbit has decided that a stripped down version worn on the wrist was something the market's been clamoring for. Back in '...
Priced at $100, the same as the more full-featured One, I dont know why anyone would want to buy the Flex. Its inaccurate, has fewer features and is the least motivating activity tracker of those available today. To be honest though, if youre relying o...
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