Published Oct 22, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT

Jon Gilbert is a technology journalist with five years of experience covering mobile technology. He's covered smartwatches, tablets, smartphones, and Android accessories. He's attended CES to explore unique hardware like the Pebble Round 2 or Mudita Kompakt. His daily mobile tech life revolves around Pixel devices, which he has used since the Pixel 2 XL. Jon loves exploring the latest Android features, but is highly sceptical of anything related AI.

By all accounts, the Fitbit Edge will be a good thing. It's reasonably priced, with extensive fitness tracking and enough smartwatch features to make it versatile.

It's also something I'll never buy, and not just because it's ugly .…