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Apple Sells You a Smaller World, and You Keep Buying It
It started in a garage and now runs on custom silicon, a services machine, and a billion-plus devices that all talk to each other. Here is how the walled garden actually works - and why leaving it feels like moving countries.
Fitbit Air 30-Day Review: The $99 Subscription-Free Wearable Tested
A hands-on 30-day review of the $99 Fitbit Air, a screenless, subscription-free wellness wearable. The reviewer wore it every day for a month through international airports, a week-long tennis camp in Bali, and intensive training in tropical heat, comparing it head-to-head against WHOOP 5.0. The verdict: the Fitbit Air excels at comfort and sleep tracking and offers roughly 80% of the value at 20% of the cost, but its thin, older sensor hardware lags behind WHOOP during high-intensity exercise, and the Google Health app is still rough around the edges.