Fitabase and Fitbit are partnering to award up to $500,000 worth of devices and services as part of a joint initiative to address disparities. Apply now to the Fitabase & Fitbit Health Equity Initiative
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We've been working on something we think you're going to like!
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We’ve helped researchers make a leap to messaging directly on a smartwatch. Now, we want to help you make that same leap.
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Pushing the boundaries of wearables in a just-in-time intervention for promoting fluid intake
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If you’ve noticed recently that the platform feels a bit zippier, you’re not imagining it.
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Aaron, Jessica and Hailey will be manning our virtual booth starting April 15!
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Fitbit devices that are equipped with heart rate sensors use a common formula based on the wearer’s age to determine three main heart rate zones: Peak, Cardio and Fat Burn.
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Many of you see participants in person as part of your study protocol and this may become more difficult for a short period of time, causing study delays. This is not something we want to profit from nor squeeze your budgets for.
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We're testing a new-to-us idea in the new year: virtual office hours!
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Almost nine years ago, I flew up to San Francisco to pitch a Fitbit VP on an idea: research with Fitbits and the right platform to power it. That meeting, the product of a cold email in Fitbit's early days, was a milestone for Fitabase. I had been fascinated with the first Fitbit model since it launched in 2009 and knew there was possibility there for it to do more than a basic pedometer ever could. My confidence in its abilities, the value of what I pitched and my background in research convinced that VP to let me take a swing at the idea myself. Almost a decade later, Fitabase has powered more than 650 research projects all around the world.
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New year, new datasets. Today, we announced a new integration that we hope will make a big difference in diabetes and glucose monitoring research. Dexcom, a pioneer in the glucose monitoring world (and another San Diego-based company, like us!) has now opened made data through an official API available to Fitabase. We’ve been asked about this for a while, so we’re excited to be able to roll this out.
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Today, we announced something big with our friends from Garmin: data from their entire line of wearable devices can now be gathered by and analyzed using the Fitabase platform.
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RTI was just announced as a winner of the RTI Wins CDC’s Healthy Behavior Data Challenge. We talked to lead researcher, Robert Furberg, about their project and how they used Fitabase to quickly capture the data they needed.
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Check out our latest update to the Fitbit Research Library!
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We're excited to announce a feature and new data exports!
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Our Fitbit Research Library has surpassed 500 publications!
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Now you can use Fitabase to learn more about walking, running, and other activity behavior!
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We're proud to announce our support of the City Of Santa Monica Fitbit project.
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Use our Fitbit Research Library to explore published research using Fitbit devices.
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