While it is also compatible with many third-party apps as we have come to expect from smartwatches, it seems that many of the watch’s functions are meant to be used with Fitbit’s own native systems. The watch’s integration with the popular Fitbit smartphone application will appeal to a lot of people. With the lightweight aluminum case’s width of only 29mm, it seems that practical wearability was a major concern for the designers – as many smartwatches can tend to be chunky wrist-gadgets, like Casio’s gigantic Pro Trek Smart WSD-F20 GPS watch, for example. The color LCD touchscreen uses Gorilla Glass 3, which is pretty scratch-resistant, and it measures about 36mm corner to corner with a resolution of 348×250.
The Fitbit Ionic pairs to one’s phone or computer with Bluetooth 4.0, and is compatible with Android, iPhone, and Windows mobile devices. While the Fitbit Ionic doesn’t offer a lot in the way of technological breakthroughs, it does seem to promise a pretty full-featured fitness tracking package. For some of that, we will have to wait until trying it out, but for now we can look at Fitbit’s promises and the tech they are using. But once you’re familiar with the current technology, it is usually a matter of how many features they have been able to cram into this tiny device, how it is presented, and how well it all actually works. With all the functionality, software, and hardware considerations, evaluating smartwatches and tech in general can be overwhelming. The first Fitbit smartwatch was called the Fitbit Blaze (they didn’t call it a smartwatch, actually, but it seems to be a loose term anyway), and the newly announced Fitbit Ionic appears to be restyled and updated in various ways. So smartwatches were a natural evolution, and now Fitbit has announced their second smartwatch, called the Fitbit Ionic, and it follows Fitbit’s acquisition of smartwatch maker Pebble. The Fitbit bracelets are, after all, worn on the wrist and many tell the time, if you didn’t notice. And while Fitbit was relatively late to the game in launching a full smartwatch, they are ahead of the curve as a maker of fitness-tracking gadgets. Smartwatch makers have all started to realize that fitness applications make the most sense to their potential customers, many of whom are still trying to wrap their minds around why they would want such a device.
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