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Wearable Market Grows 16.9% in 4Q16, Says IDC

Mar 7, 2017

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

Apple & Donate Life America Bring National Organ Donor Registration to iPhone

Sep 30, 2016

Cupertino, CA and Richmond, VA — Apple and Donate Life America announced today that, for the first time ever, iPhone users will be able to sign up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor right from the Health app with the release of iOS ...

Tags: Apple and Donate Life America, Health app, organ donor registration

Apple Unveils WatchOS 3: What's New?

Jun 14, 2016

Apple revealed the next-generation of its Apple Watch smartwatch operating system, watchOS 3, at WWDC 2016. So what's new? Apple kicked off its annual developer conference by announcing the latest update to its smartwatch operating ...

Tags: Apple watchOS 3, Smartwatch operating system, Health and fitness

Fitness Start up Naked Labs Introduces New Measurement for Fitness Tracking

Apr 15, 2016

Naked Labs, a Silicon Valley fitness tech startup, will take a stab at the fitness tracking space in a way the industry has not yet seen. Instead of going wearable, the company designed a full-length body scanning mirror, a scale that ...

Tags: Naked Labs, Silicon Vally fitness tech, Fitness Tracking

Planet Fitness Appoints New Key Management

Apr 11, 2016

Planet Fitness Inc. has hired new executives in key operations, real estate and finance positions, including Jim Esposito as SVP of corporate club operations, Brian Zehetner as director of health and fitness, Josh Beyer as VP of real ...

Tags: Planet Fitness, New Key Management

Fitbit's Newest Release Blazes Through Sales Forecast

Apr 6, 2016

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 ...

Tags: Fitbit, Fitbit Blaze, Sales forecast

Fitbit Is First Wearable to Talk To Amazon's Alexa

Mar 21, 2016

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 ...

Tags: Fitbit, Amazon's Alexa

Wearable Technology Is No. 1 Fitness Trend for 2016

Dec 28, 2015

Nearly 3,000 health and fitness experts worldwide have voted wearable technology as the number one fitness trend of 2016. The trend list also includes high intensity interval training and yoga. The American College of Sports Medicine ...

Tags: Wearable Technology

New Balance Forms Extensive Sponsorship with New York Road Runners

Dec 9, 2015

New Balance and New York Road Runners (NYRR) announced a new multi-year agreement that features year-round engagements with NYRR events, programs and youth running initiatives, including becoming the Official Athletic Footwear and Apparel ...

Tags: New Balance, New York Road Runners

Plessey CSP LED Portfolio for Wearable Devices Applications to be Launched in Fall 2015

Nov 13, 2015

Plessey announced today that its dotLED range, designed specifically for wearable applications, has been expanded with a wider selection of colours, including red, green and blue. The extremely small LED die have a footprint of only 0.2mm x ...

Tags: Plessey, dotLED, Wearable Devices

European Trade Groups Open Lobbying Office in Brussels

Sep 15, 2015

Trade groups representing Europe's sporting goods and leisure industries took advantage of the first European Week of Sport to inaugurate a new lobbying office in Brussels Thursday. Located at 43 Avenue des Arts, the new The House of ...

Tags: sporting goods, leisure industries, Brussels

Ralph Lauren to Launch Innovative PoloTech Smartshirt

Aug 24, 2015

Apparel and home textiles marketer Ralph Lauren is launching its innovative PoloTech smartshirt, which it called a seamless blend of sleek, modern style with real-time biometric technology. A Ralph Lauren press release informed that the ...

Tags: Apparel, home textiles, smartshirt

Nutraceuticals Market to Touch $262.9 B by 2020

Aug 21, 2015

Global nutraceuticals market is expected to cross $262.9 billion by 2020 from the current level of $182.6 billion growing at compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 8 per cent according to the joint study brought out by The Associated ...

Tags: nutraceuticals market, Functional Foods, Herbals

Under Armour and NBA Announce Global Marketing Deal

Aug 12, 2015

Performance footwear, apparel and equipment maker Under Armour and the America's National Basketball Association (NBA) have announced a multiyear global partnership that makes Under Armour the title partner of the NBA Draft Combine and ...

Tags: footwear, apparel

Apple Watch to Have More Health-Tracking Functionality

Mar 12, 2015

The Apple Watch could launch within a month or so, according to the most recent batch of rumors and indications from the company itself. While the device is expected to have more health-tracking functionality than any iDevice before it, ...

Tags: Apple Watch, Health Tracking

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