DT Giveaway: Win a Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi smart scale

By Jeffrey Van Camp Published March 3, 2016

We try to have some fun here in the DT offices, but when you write all day, you also sit on your butt all day. We’ve liked the Fitbit Aria since we first stood on it back in 2012. If you’ve never used one, you’re gonna like it, too. Aria will automatically upload your weight, body fat percentage, and body mass index to Fitbit’s app and Web service each time you step on it. Fitbit has Android and iPhone apps, so you’re set there. Just connect the scale up to Wi-Fi.

Related: Hands-on with the Fitbit Aria, the Wi-Fi smart scale

We have 1 Fitbit Aria ($130) lying around the office, so we’re going to give it away to a loyal DT reader. We’ll pick a winner in a week. Hope you enjoy, and enter as many times as our little widget allows.

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Fitbit Aria contest details:

Starts: Aug. 22, 2014
Ends: Friday, Aug. 29 at 11:59 p.m. PT
U.S. residents only: This unit is built for the U.S. market
Random: Winners are chosen at random
Don’t get greedy: Please only enter the permitted number of times

If you don’t win, stay tuned! We have more giveaways coming this summer.

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