You will not believe this ...
Fitbit Inc. (NYSE:FIT) seems to have gained positive product endorsement, while it faces a device malfunction lawsuit. Electronic gadgets reviewer Consumer Reports has conducted its own tests on the company's questionable heartbeat trackers and found them to be highly accurate. These tests follow a class-action lawsuit filed earlier this month by customers in California, Wisconsin, and Colorado, that accuse the company's Charge HR and Surge wrist trackers provide inaccurate readings. | | | | The device which were released in 2015, incorporate Fitbit's PurePulse heart-rate technology. Fitbit claims that the allegations hold no merit as its devices measure heartbeat more accurately than most gym-based cardio machines. At the same time, the company warns users should not treat its wearables as medical devices. | |
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Now, tests from Consumer Reports seemingly validate Fitbit's claims. In these tests, several volunteers wore the Charge HR and Surge devices on their wrists and compared the measured heart-rate results' accuracy with the results generated by a Polar H7 chest-strap monitor which is considered highly accurate, even when used during intense workout sessions. Consumer Reports found very little deviation in the results obtained from chest monitors and Fitbit's wrist devices; maximum variance observed was three heartbeats per minute. |
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