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Google’s new Fitbit Air brings Pokémon Sleep to your wrist
TechCrunchThursday, August 27, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Google teamed up with the Pokemon Company to introduce a special-edition Fitbit Air that works with the Pokémon Sleep app.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. Google teamed up with the Pokemon Company to introduce a special-edition Fitbit Air that works with the Pokémon Sleep app. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Google and Fitbit Air.
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What happened
Google teamed up with the Pokemon Company to introduce a special-edition Fitbit Air that works with the Pokémon Sleep app.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
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Timeline
TechCrunch published: Google’s new Fitbit Air brings Pokémon Sleep to your wrist
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Google and Fitbit Air.
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