
Fitabase Blog


What's New with Fitabase Engage
A few new things to check out in our smartwatch messaging tools.
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The Benefits of a Project Handbook and How to Make Your Own
One of the primary goals of the handbook is to be the first place someone goes for help before firing up an email about an issue they’ve run into. So, if you want to make your own, keep that in mind and ask yourself these questions.
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Writing & Editing for Small Screens
How can we shorten messages for viewing on a smartwatch screen? Let’s edit one together using our top tips for small-screen writing.
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New Fitbit Data in Fitabase: HRV, SpO2, and breathing rate
You can now track heart rate variability, blood oxygen level, and breathing rate of your participants the same way you’ve monitored activity and biometric data for years.
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Fitbit Health Equity Initiative Awardees Announced
This past April, Fitbit and Fitabase announced the launch of the Fitbit Health Equity Research Initiative. The goal of this initiative is to support underrepresented early career researchers who are actively investigating health disparities in under-resourced communities. Fitbit will award more than a total of $300,000 in Fitbit devices and services, while we’ll provide all projects with access to the Fitabase data management platform to help researchers maximize study participation and analysis.
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Now You Can Manage Your Team on Fitabase!
Here’s what you’ll find next time you log into your account and navigate to Project Settings, then Team & Permissions.
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Introducing: Text Message Reminders to Sync Your Fitbit
We've heard customers ask us for ways to ensure that they get as much high-resolution data from their participants as possible and reminding them via text message to sync on a regular basis is the best way to make that happen.
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Fitabase partners with Fitbit to address disparities in research
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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Celebrating two milestones: Fitabase Engage is rolling out and we've supported 1,000 research studies!
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Introducing: A new look for Fitabase!
We've been working on something we think you're going to like!
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Introducing Engage: A messaging platform from Fitabase
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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Fitabase & sipIT:
Pushing the boundaries of wearables in a just-in-time intervention for promoting fluid intake
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A new, faster foundation for Fitabase
If you’ve noticed recently that the platform feels a bit zippier, you’re not imagining it.
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Conference season: We're going virtual!
Aaron, Jessica and Hailey will be manning our virtual booth starting April 15!
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Just added: Heart rate zones!
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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To our customers regarding the COVID-19 outbreak
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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Announcing: Office hours
We're testing a new-to-us idea in the new year: virtual office hours!
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There’s big news - Google has entered into an agreement to buy Fitbit.
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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A new integration: Fitabase and Dexcom!
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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Announcing Garmin Support
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 Wins CDC’s Healthy Behavior Data Challenge
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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Research Library Update
Check out our latest update to the Fitbit Research Library!
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New Features: Dashboard Filters & Compliance Data
We're excited to announce a feature and new data exports!
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Five Years & 500 Fitbit Research Studies
Our Fitbit Research Library has surpassed 500 publications!
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Announcing Activity Log Support
Now you can use Fitabase to learn more about walking, running, and other activity behavior!
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Fitabase Announces Support for City of Santa Monica Wellbeing Project
We're proud to announce our support of the City Of Santa Monica Fitbit project.
Read moreFitabase Extension For Those Affected By Hurricane Harvey
We are offering no-cost project extensions to all those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
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Announcing the Fitbit Research Library
Use our Fitbit Research Library to explore published research using Fitbit devices.
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Health Data Exploration Project Selects Small Steps Labs and ASU Team For Agile Science Grant
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