Pixelated 094: Whoop, there it is
Pixelated 094: Whoop, there it is Will Sattelberg | Apr 2 2026 - 2:00 pm PT | Apr 2 2026 - 2:00 pm PT Welcome to episode 94 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. …
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Pixelated 094: Whoop, there it is Will Sattelberg | Apr 2 2026 - 2:00 pm PT | Apr 2 2026 - 2:00 pm PT Welcome to episode 94 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. …
… Meanwhile, Fitbit Air demo units are already in the ten US Google Stores, including the newest location that opened on Friday, which has led to size comparisons with Whoop. …
Sources: ‘Fitbit Air’ is a screen-less Whoop competitor debuting with ‘Google Health’ subscription Abner Li | Apr 19 2026 - 2:30 pm PT | Apr 19 2026 - 2:30 pm PT At the end of March, Google started teasing a screen-less Fitbit band. …
… Google’s main competitor, Whoop, doesn’t charge for its hardware and instead bundles that into an ongoing subscription for the health tracking features. …
… Fitbit Air is Google’s take on the core concept behind Whoop, a similar display-less wearable meant to stay connected to your body at all times. …
… Swapping bands is super simple, and frankly, relies on a more fluid system than Whoop’s “Fast Link” slider system. …
Google’s new Fitbit band has continued hiding in plain sight, software too Gallery Ben Schoon | Apr 15 2026 - 7:45 pm PT | Apr 15 2026 - 7:45 pm PT Google is working on a new Fitbit tracking band in the same vein as the popular Whoop band, and it’s been hiding in plain sight for some time now. …
… Fitbit would be competing with Whoop by going screen-less. …
… YouTube Podcasts Pocket Casts Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast Timecodes 00:00 – Intro and Google’s icon redesigns 20:03 – Samsung Galaxy Glasses rumors 30:43 – Fitbit Air and Google Health leaks Hosts Abner Li Damien Wilde Will Sattelberg Google’s new gradient icons for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and … …
… Then they turn to the long-awaited Fitbit Air and try to predict how the fitness tracker audience will react to a significantly cheaper Whoop competitor. …