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How accurate is the calorie burn measurement of the Fitbit Charge 2?
In academia calorie burn gets measured about the produced heat in a closed system. How accurate is the Fitbit Charge 2 when compared against that gold standard?
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How do I stop the Fitbit Surge from storing GPS data?
I was reading about the privacy of Fitbit devices, and this Huffington Post article has a rather concerning point with regard to GPS-enabled fitness trackers:
In certain cases, the government or legal institution could request your fitness tracker…
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FitBit integration with Alexa; Play music when waking up
I m trying to integrate my Fitbit with my Amazon Echo. My goal is to make my Echo play music when I wake up in the morning. Is it possible to send a notification (or alert) via Bluetooth to my phone or Echo directly from my phone at the moment I…
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Fitbit keeps dying when reacing step goal when >~50% charge
I have a Fitbit Alta and when it's around 50% charged (according to battery screen) or less and I get my step goal I find I can not turn it on. When I plug it in to charge, it shows the logo and the version number then shows it has less than a 10%…
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