The first purported images of Fitbit’s delayed smartwatch and wireless headphones have appeared online. Yahoo Finance published renders on Monday showing a retro design with an aluminum unibody surrounding a large, square, colour ...
Tags: Fitbit, Apple Watch
Fitbit's Blaze “smart fitness watch”, launched last year, was the company's first attempt at a quasi-smartwatch design, and rumours of a "full" smartwatch quickly followed the launch. Once the company bought crowdfunding ...
Tags: Smartwatch, GPS
The worldwide wearable market reached a new all-time high as shipments reached 33.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, growing 16.9% on year. Shipments for the entire year grew 25% as new vendors entered the market and previous ...
Tags: wearable market, smart wearables
NBA 2K17 gamers who hit their Fitbit targets will be see their player’s performance boosted within the game. As part of a new partnership between Fitbit and 2K Sports, those who amass 10,000 steps in a day will be rewarded with ...
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CES 2017 is arguably the biggest event in the tech calendar, and it's only two months away. Read on for all the latest CES 2017 news, rumours, key dates, and more. What is CES? One of the biggest technology tradeshows in the world, the ...
While OLED panels are seeing increasing use in smartphones and have been adopted for TVs, the technology is unlikely to replace TFT-LCD panels and therefore makers of light guide plates for LCD panels will not see major impacts, said ...
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Fitbit, Inc., will host its first annual Captivate Summit on June 7-9, 2016 in San Francisco, CA. The 2016 Captivate Summit will explore key topics around corporate wellness program design, employee engagement and ROI, as well as ...
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Fitbit (NYSE:FIT) released records of shipping more than one million Fitbit Blaze devices in its first month of availability, exceeding internal Fitbit sales forecasts. During this time, Fitbit Blaze has become the number one bestselling ...
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The Fitbit Blaze and Alta fitness wearables have sold more than a million units apiece in their first few weeks on sale. The Blaze reached the milestone a month after going on sale, while the Alta notched up the figure in just three ...
Tags: Fitbit Blaze, Alta, Sales
Fitbit (NYSE:FIT), unveiled new capabilities connecting to Amazon’s Alexa. Using the prompt, “Alexa, ask Fitbit how I’m doing today,” along with several other supported health and fitness prompts, the voice response ...
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The worldwide wearable device market took a big step forward in the fourth quarter of 2015, fueled by the growing popularity of fitness trackers and the Apple Watch. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, vendors ...
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The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), announced that Dr. Herbert Diess, chairman, board of management, Volkswagen Passenger Cars, will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming CES ...
Tags: Volkswagen, CES 2016, Concept Car
The market for wearables has maintained a certain growth level in recent years, though device vendors have not experienced a boom in demand as they would hope. The total wearable device shipments in 2015 are estimated at 68.1 million units, ...
Tags: Smart Bracelets, smartwatches
Dick's Sporting Goods announced its plans for the upcoming holiday season, ensuring customers are able to find the perfect "Gift That Matters" for the athletes and outdoor enthusiasts on their holiday shopping lists. The program includes ...
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Inventec Corp., a major EMS (electronics manufacturing services) provider headquartered in Taiwan, reportedly has become a supplier to Fitbit, the American vendor of wearable devices that recently went public on the New York stock exchange ...