Dr. Stephen Schorr is an obstetrician-gynecologist in Lafayette, Louisiana and is affiliated with Lake Area Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
The Fitbit Flex, which retails for $99.95, costs $17.36 to make, including both materials and manufacturing costs, according to the teardown analysis. IHS projects that shipments of Fitbit Flex and similar activity monitors will triple within the next five years.
The Fitbit Surge comes equipped with a rechargeable battery made of lithium-polymer. It takes roughly about 1 â 2 hours to charge a Surge fully. Fitbit Surge has the longer battery life of 7 days per charge than other Fitbit products. 1  Plug the cable into the USB hub of your computer.  Then plug the other end into the port at the back of the Surge.