Fitbit Ionic review: More fit than bitThe Fitbit Ionic is a good first attempt at a smartwatch, with exceptional battery life making up for some software shortfalls.
In the tech space, there's a necessary tension between sales and engineering departments around when a product should go on sale, and what state the software is in at that particular time.
Right now, the Fitbit Ionic, the fitness company's first smartwatch, is in that awkward phase any tech product inevitably finds itself when its parent company introduces a new platform and ecosystem; the hardware is excellent, in many ways surpassing what's out there in a number of categories; but in other ways — in smartwatch ways — it's lacking. But after spending two weeks with the Ionic, I still feel comfortable recommending the $299 fitness wearable to a particular subset of people, as long as those people know beforehand what they're getting themselves into. Care to learn more?
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Fitbit Ionic review: More fit than bit
