Fitbit has announced the Fitbit Ace 3 with a swimproof design. The new Fitbit Ace 3 is designed for kids ages 6 and above, and is aimed at helping develop healthy habits in kids. Everything from getting enough sleep for their age to staying active throughout the day.

The Fitbit Ace 3 encourages a kid to get active by giving them goals to achieve. The watch will remind the kids to move around to take at least 250 steps within an hour and reach at least 60 daily active minutes. Parents can even set different goals for their children when it comes to school hours. Unlike other fitness trackers, the Fitbit Ace 3 focuses on steps with its pedometer instead of a heart rate monitor. This due to the varied heart rate in children at different stages in their life.

That said, the Ace 3 is an incremental update to the Ace 2. This time, the Ace 3 comes with a timer, sleep tracking, bedtime reminder, silent alarm as well as do not disturb and sleep modes. To ensure kids stay active every day and practicing healthy habits, the watch will remind the kids to develop a consistent sleep schedule. Additionally, there are new animated clock face characters including a bunny, a cat, a martian, and a spaceship. Aside from these, there are up to 20 clocks to choose from.

To make things even more kid friendly, Fitbit is partnering with Illumination to bring Minions to the Fitbit 3. The two companies have created two new bands called Despicable Blue and Mischief black which allow the kids to have more self expression with their favourite minions on their wrist. The bands are simply the beginning of the partnership as Fitbit promises that there is more to come.

As always, the Fitbit wearable is only half the equation. Parents are able to add their kid’s devices to a family account on the Fitbit app on Android and iOS. This allows parents to manage the apps shown on their kids, and even approve kid’s friend requests on the app. Parents are also able to view their Kid’s recent activity in the app. Kids can also access the app on their devices with a view that focuses on the development of healthy habits and customisations.   

The Ace 3 also allows kids to receive call notifications directly on-wrist from their smart devices. Even with these features, the smartwatch is able to last up to 8 days compared to 5 days of the Ace 2.   

Price and Availability  

The Fitbit Ace 3 will be available in Black with a Sport Red clasp and Cosmic Blue with an Astro Green clasp. It will retail for MYR328.00.

This watch is available to preorder now at fitbit.com. First sales start on March 29, 2021 with all major retailers in Malaysia including on Lazada and Shopee.