Fitbit has announced preliminary results for Q4 2016. The company is slashing 6 percent of its global workforce which is 110 of its employees as a result of disappointing fourth quarter financials.
Continue reading “Fitbit to slash 6% of workforce, 6.4 million devices sold in Q4 2016”
GOQii, the homegrown wearable maker has introduced GOQii 2.0, its third fitness tracker that comes with heart rate sensor and heart care service. This has OLED display, doctor consultation, diagnostics, auto sleep detection, integrated charger and NFC contactless payments, similar to the second generation smart band that was introduced back in August last year. Continue reading “GOQii 2.0 with heart rate sensor, heart care service launched, subscription starts at Rs. 2999 for 6 months”
Samsung launched the Gear Fit2 with Curved Super AMOLED screen last year in India. This fitness tracker has a standalone music player that lets you transfer music between the tracker and your smartphone with the Samsung Gear application. Also, it can automatically tracks 15 different fitness activities such as walking, squatting, yoga, treadmill and more. So, does it fill the right boxes? Let’s take an in-depth look at the device in this review. Continue reading “Samsung Gear Fit 2 Review”
Fitbit has dropped a year old patent complaint against Jawbone. The fitness tracker and smartwatch maker had filed a complaint it the U.S. International Trade Commission, in which it had accused Jawbone of violating its patents. The case also sought a ban on the import of Jawbone’s fitness tracker into the US. Continue reading “Fitbit withdraws patent case against Jawbone”
Portronics, popular for its mobile accessories has launched Yogg X, its first fitness watch, a year after launching YOGG fitness tracker. It has an OLED touch screen that shows time & date and battery status on the OLED touch screen that awakened anytime, allowing you to shift between modes, by simply touching at the designated spot. Continue reading “Portronics Yogg X smart fitness watch with OLED touch screen launched for Rs. 2499”
After last week’s report from FT, another report says that Fitbit is reportedly planning to purchase the software assets of Pebble at under $40 million including Pebble’s software engineers, the watch OS, watch apps, and cloud services. Continue reading “Fitbit acquisition could kill Pebble Time 2 and Core”
Bingo Technologies has launched M2 Smart Band, which look similar features as the Xiaomi Mi Band 2 such as 0.42 inch OLED display, heart rate sensor and IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance. It is made of Plastic ABS and TPS elastomer and has protection from UV radiation and its resistant to abrasion and sweat. Continue reading “Bingo M2 Smart Band with OLED display, heart rate sensor launched for Rs. 999”
Basic wearables, primarily comprised of fitness bands, accounted for 85% of the market and experienced double-digit growth in Q3, 2016, according to latest report from the International Data Corporation, (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.
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Vivo launched its latest selfie-focused smartphone in the ‘V series’ in India dubbed Vivo V5. It is world’s first smartphone to come with a 20-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Vivo V5 20MP selfie smartphone, OnePlus 3T, World’s thinnest Acer laptop and more”
TomTom today launched its Touch fitness tracker, Spark 3 series of fitness watches and Adventurer GPS outdoor watch in India. All these have 24/7 activity tracking, Multisport mode, Goal settings, automatic sleep tracking, wireless syncing and are splash resistant (IPX7). Both the watches have GPS tracking and rote or trail exploration, which can be shared with friends after a run – challenging all to explore more. Continue reading “TomTom Touch fitness tracker, Spark 3 fitness watch, Adventurer GPS outdoor watch launched in India starting at Rs. 13999”
San Francisco-based Spire recently launched the Spire Mindfulness and Activity Tracker that literally looks like a river stone from the top. This device tracks the movement and state of mind throughout the day. Here is the unboxing. Continue reading “Spire Mindfulness and Activity Tracker Unboxing”
Moov has introduced Moov HR, its latest heart rate tracker that you can wear under a sweatband or swim cap on your head to automatically sync your heart rate to Moov and other apps. The heart rate wearable can guide you through various calorie-torching, heart rate-based high intensity workouts. Continue reading “Moov HR is a heart-rate sensor that you wear on your head”
This week Google finally unveiled its flagship Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones at its Keynote event in San Francisco. Also, the company alongside announced next upgrade of the Chromecast, Google-branded WiFi router, Daydream VR headset and the Google Home speaker. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Apple iPhone 7, 7 Plus India launch, new Moto Z price and more”
Fossil Group has made its foray into India’s wearable segment range of connected wearable device including Q series of Android Wear smartwatches, Michael Kors Connected, Skagen Connected, Chaps, Emporio Armani and Misfit. Continue reading “Fossil Q Marshal, Q Wander Android Wear smartwatches launched in India starting at Rs. 21995”
Zebronics has entered into wearables segment with its ZEB –Fit100 smart fitness band. It tracks steps, distance, calories burnt, active minutes and also hourly activities. The sedentary remind feature gives you friendly reminders to move. Continue reading “Zebronics ZEB-Fit100 fitness band with OLED display launched for Rs. 1414”
