Fitbit recalls over 1 million smartwatches over burn risk March 10, 2022 Fitbit has recalled more than one million of its Ionic Smartwatch following reports of the battery in the watch overheating which has caused burn injuries, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission reports.
DoJ: Google, Fitbit deal under review December 11, 2019 The U.S. Justice Department is looking into anti-trust issues concerning Google's bid to buy Fitbit Inc.
It's official - Google takes on Fitbit November 04, 2019 Google has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the fitness technology company in a USD 2.1 billion deal.
Alphabet Inc. circling the wearable devices market October 30, 2019 Google owner Alphabet Inc. has reportedly made an offer to acquire wearable technology and smartwatch company, Fitbit Inc.
Qualcomm Ventures launches 5G mega fund October 24, 2019 Qualcomm Incorporated has commenced the Qualcomm Ventures 5G Ecosystem Fund, a USD 200 million fund focused on companies who are bolstering the 5G ecosystem.
Fitbit to layoff 6% as the company misses its target January 31, 2017 Wearable tech company Fitbit is taking direct action to reduce the expense basis of the company whilst still trying to maintain necessary investments to drive future growth – meaning layoffs await.
Fitbit acquires smartwatch start-up Vector Watch January 11, 2017 Since its launch time has passed (pun very much intended) and the start-up has created a name for it self, so much so that it drew the attention of another wearable tech company.
Fitbit acquires assets from Pebble December 08, 2016 Health-tech company Fitbit, Inc., has acquired specific assets of Pebble, including key personnel and intellectual property related to software and firmware development. The acquisition excludes the company’s hardware products.
Fitbit acquires wearable payments technology via Coin May 19, 2016 Fitbit, a player in the connected health and fitness market, has acquired wearable payment assets of Coin, a Silicon Valley consumer electronics and financial technology company.
M2M 2015 Trend Predictions from ByteSnap Design Engineers December 01, 2014 Some 4.9 billion connected “things” will be in use in 2015, up 30% from 2014, and will reach 25 billion by 2020, according to recent research from industry analyst Gartner.
Fitbit Flex teardown July 31, 2013 Here at iFixit, we promote only the healthiest of lifestyles. We eat our vegetables at least once a week, and we never eat pizza two days in a row (unless there are leftovers, of course).
Fitbit Flex teardown July 31, 2013 Here at iFixit, we promote only the healthiest of lifestyles. We eat our vegetables at least once a week, and we never eat pizza two days in a row (unless there are leftovers, of course).