FitBit Surge limited release 12/4/14 - I received mine 2 days later (rush delivery). $249.95 shipped. Features/Specs -3-axis accelerometer/gyroscope -digital compass -ambient light sensor** -GPS -optical heart rate sensor/monitor -altimeter -step-counter, pedometer, stair climb counter, activity counter, exercise/run/distance counter: tracks 7 days of detailed motion data minute by minute, tracks daily totals for past 30 days. 1 second interval HR data during exercise, 5 sec intervals all other times. -sleep monitor -BlueTooth 4.0 syncing with IOS, Android, Windows, etc. -caller-ID notification (BlueTooth) -SMS text notification (BlueTooth) -control mobile music players from display -wireless sync from smartphones and computers with BT -watch with variety of faces, alarms, vibration motor -via FitBid dashboard: calorie counter, food tracker, water intake tracker, weight tracking (with FitBit Aria $130 wifi scale) health metrics tracking -IP68 water resistant to 5 ATM; wristband of flexible elastomer, surgical stainless steel buckle -monochrome LCD Display 24.4mm x 20.9mm. watch 34mm (1.33”) width - available in small, large, x-large; black, light blue (slate), orange/red (tangerine) -operating temperature -4 degree to 113 degrees F (-20C to 45C) -“low light backlight” - *discussed in video at 06:00 -Lithium battery life of “up to 7 days”; proprietary micro USB charge connector and cable; 1-2 hour charge time. -myfitnesspal and runkeeper apps’ data automatically sends to fitbit data dashboard, but fitbit data doesn’t send to myfitnesspal and runkeeper. =========================================== 00:00 - Overview of FitBit and recent troubles 02:12 - FitBit Charge released 10/29/14 03:03 - FitBit Surge limited release 12/4/14 04:02 - Surge walk through: touch screen interface demo 04:46 - music player function demo 05:20 - settings and features scroll through 05:33 - backlight doesn’t illuminate problem 07:38 - water resistance 5ATM discussed 08:24 - battery life discussed 09:25 - Heart rate tracking discussed 10:00 - auto sleep tracker demo 10:09 - GPS & mapping demo 11:34 - pairing the bluetooth to smartphone =========================================== **FYI 1/6/15 UPDATE: I did get the new Surge and the BACKLIGHT DOES WORK ON IT!! But I ended up returning it as I don't need the GPS (I prefer using my iphone) nor the massive size of it. After being notified by FitBit that Charge HR is now available to me, I just bought the CHARGE HR instead as it has the better clasp & the very useful HR function.**