The kid-friendly Fitbit Ace LTE is on sale just in time for the new school year
Fitbit’s latest LTE-enabled wearable gamifies exercise, only without ads and unwanted microtransactions. | Image: Fitbit
As you might expect, not every parent wants to outfit their kid with a phone, especially given the rise in cyberbullying and the sheer amount of distractions they pose while in school. Thankfully, the Fitbit Ace LTE is a more pared-down alternative, one that’s matching its all-time low of $199.95 ($30 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and the Google Store through August 25th.
Unlike most smartwatches, the Ace LTE is specifically geared toward children. The durable watch features the same innards as Google’s Pixel Watch 2 and LTE connectivity, which enables calling, messaging, and real-time location sharing. It also comes with a Tamagotchi-like buddy (nicknamed Eejie) and several wrist-based video games, all of which require children to complete various exercise goals to access. What’s more, Fitbit recently rolled out a Tap to Pay feature, allowing kids with either a Greenlight or GoHenry account — both of which offer debit cards for children and teens — to make purchases wherever Google Pay is accepted.
The big caveat with Fitbit’s latest wearable is that it requires a $9.99 monthly or $120 annual subscription to take advantage of the LTE-based features. That said, the Ace LTE doesn’t require a phone, nor do you have to go through a carrier. Plus, Google is offering 50 percent off an annual subscription to Ace Pass through August 31st, dropping the combined price of the watch and its data plan to just $260.
Read our Fitbit Ace LTE hands-on impressions.
More steep savings to consider
Verge readers can currently take an additional 5 percent off PC games at Fanatical with offer code VERGE5. The promo even works on titles already discounted as part of Fanatical’s Summer Sale, dropping games like Dragon’s Dogma 2 to $43.88 ($26.11 off) and the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Edition bundle to $66.87 ($13.12 off). After checkout, Fanatical will send you the Steam codes to activate and download your games.
If you want an easy way to keep tabs on what everyone in your family is up to, Skylight is selling its 15-inch Skylight Calendar for $259.99 ($40 off) when you use coupon code SCHOOL. The color-coded digital calendar can sync with popular services like Google Calendar and iCloud, and though it’s intended to be a single-use device, it also lets you access chore charts, plan meals, and create to-do lists; however, unlike the Echo Show and other dedicated smart displays, Skylight’s mountable touchscreen shows the calendar all of the time. Read our hands-on impressions.
Amazon’s latest Fire TV Stick 4K Max has returned to its all-time low of $39.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. The new version is similar to the model we reviewed in 2021 — meaning it still comes with Amazon’s much-improved Alexa voice remote and support for Dolby Vision and HDR10 Plus — only it now offers support for Wi-Fi 6E and twice the storage (now 16GB). The flagship 4K streamer also features widgets and a new ambient mode, which turns your TV into an ad hoc smart display when not in use.
Fitbit’s latest LTE-enabled wearable gamifies exercise, only without ads and unwanted microtransactions. | Image: Fitbit
As you might expect, not every parent wants to outfit their kid with a phone, especially given the rise in cyberbullying and the sheer amount of distractions they pose while in school. Thankfully, the Fitbit Ace LTE is a more pared-down alternative, one that’s matching its all-time low of $199.95 ($30 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and the Google Store through August 25th.
Unlike most smartwatches, the Ace LTE is specifically geared toward children. The durable watch features the same innards as Google’s Pixel Watch 2 and LTE connectivity, which enables calling, messaging, and real-time location sharing. It also comes with a Tamagotchi-like buddy (nicknamed Eejie) and several wrist-based video games, all of which require children to complete various exercise goals to access. What’s more, Fitbit recently rolled out a Tap to Pay feature, allowing kids with either a Greenlight or GoHenry account — both of which offer debit cards for children and teens — to make purchases wherever Google Pay is accepted.
The big caveat with Fitbit’s latest wearable is that it requires a $9.99 monthly or $120 annual subscription to take advantage of the LTE-based features. That said, the Ace LTE doesn’t require a phone, nor do you have to go through a carrier. Plus, Google is offering 50 percent off an annual subscription to Ace Pass through August 31st, dropping the combined price of the watch and its data plan to just $260.
Read our Fitbit Ace LTE hands-on impressions.
More steep savings to consider
Verge readers can currently take an additional 5 percent off PC games at Fanatical with offer code VERGE5. The promo even works on titles already discounted as part of Fanatical’s Summer Sale, dropping games like Dragon’s Dogma 2 to $43.88 ($26.11 off) and the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Edition bundle to $66.87 ($13.12 off). After checkout, Fanatical will send you the Steam codes to activate and download your games.
If you want an easy way to keep tabs on what everyone in your family is up to, Skylight is selling its 15-inch Skylight Calendar for $259.99 ($40 off) when you use coupon code SCHOOL. The color-coded digital calendar can sync with popular services like Google Calendar and iCloud, and though it’s intended to be a single-use device, it also lets you access chore charts, plan meals, and create to-do lists; however, unlike the Echo Show and other dedicated smart displays, Skylight’s mountable touchscreen shows the calendar all of the time. Read our hands-on impressions.
Amazon’s latest Fire TV Stick 4K Max has returned to its all-time low of $39.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. The new version is similar to the model we reviewed in 2021 — meaning it still comes with Amazon’s much-improved Alexa voice remote and support for Dolby Vision and HDR10 Plus — only it now offers support for Wi-Fi 6E and twice the storage (now 16GB). The flagship 4K streamer also features widgets and a new ambient mode, which turns your TV into an ad hoc smart display when not in use.