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).
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