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hi this is Brian for cnet.com and right now we're taking a first look at the Fitbit one costing ninety nine ninety five the Fitbit one is one of the most advanced pedometers money can buy it also sits in the middle of fitbit's current line of personal fitness products right between the 5995 Fitbit zip and new 99.95 Fitbit flex just like typical gadgets like this the Fitbit one tracks the steps you take throughout the day and the calories you burn the Fitbit one can also measure the number of stairs you climb plus has the ability to assess the length and quality of your sleep the one has a digital clock - something that a lot of fitness trackers surprisingly lack if you've owned or played with Fitbit spaz devices such as the original Fitbit tracker and Fitbit ultra the one will certainly look and feel familiar small and oval-shaped the tiny Fitbit one is easy to carry even when placed in its silicon cover and clip the idea is to use the clip to attach the one to clothing either a belt pants pocket or shirt once clipped the gadget records your daily activity there's just one button on the one pressing it toggles through the products various screens the time steps stairs distance traveled and calories a little flower icon also graphically shows how active you've been the longer the flowers stand the better additionally you can have the device display a short personalized reading when you first pick it up unlike the Fitbit zip which uses a watch battery the Fitbit one is powered by a rechargeable battery just slip the device out of its case and plug it into its USB adapter to recharge to measure sleep you tuck the one in to a special cloth arm strap you wear in bed holding the button toggles the sleep tracking feature on and off with sleep recorded you can see the duration of your slumbering and how many times you woke during the night the Fitbit one also assesses how efficient it thinks your sleep is depending on how much you toss and turn the Fitbit one syncs data with PCs and Macs via a wireless Bluetooth connection using a Bluetooth adapter that comes in the box select smartphones such as I and Samsung Galaxy s3 and galaxy note devices can also sync in real time with the Fitbit Android and iOS mobile apps I'm Brian Bennett for cnet.com and this has been a first look at the Fitbit one fitness tracker be sure to check back soon for a full review