Sentences with phrase «us wearable maker»

But the company's CEO Roy Schoenberg did say that telemedicine companies are working closely with wearable makers.

Struggling wearables maker Fitbit released its first true smartwatch, impressing investors a little bit.

Crystal company Swarovski and the wearable maker Misfit announced the launch of a new wearable collection that is about as glitzy as it comes.

According to the CB Insights study, the most costly flameouts in hardware since 2009 included Bluetooth wearables maker Jawbone, e-cigarette company NJOY, and Juicero, which made juice presses and pouches full of fruit pulp to go in them.

During his panel, Ramirez encouraged people to opt into sharing their data with research institutions and to donate their data to science, while also entreating wearables makers to do the same.

Finally, wearable maker Fitbit also disappointed with its upcoming quarter forecast and its shares were down 6 %.

Some so - called unicorns — businesses valued at more than $ 1 billion — have struggled, and several, like the wearables maker Jawbone, have had to raise money at lower valuations.

Stocks in the red include Fitbit, as the wearables maker issued a weaker - than - expected current quarter guidance; Spotify as the streaming service missed on earnings but reported subscription numbers that were below expectations; and Tesla, with shares dropping despite an earnings and revenue beat, as cash burn hit $ 1 billion last quarter and CEO Elon Musk criticized analysts, and took questions from a YouTuber in a bizarre earnings call.

Garmin also has a history of attending the IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany, and with the last iteration of the event being scheduled to begin in less than a month, it's possible that the Swiss wearable maker will unveil more details about its future products on that occasion.

The question is whether the lower - priced Versa will help Fitbit regain some of its steam in the smartwatch market, having just ceded the title of number one US wearable maker to Apple and coming off a disappointing holiday earnings report.

Now Garmin, one of the top five wearable makers globally, is joining the bunch.

RIP Pebble... The wearable maker that pioneered wrist - based notifications before Apple and many others waded into the smartwatch space has confirmed it's closing its doors as an independent entity.

Wearables maker Misfit has just announced its first device since being acquired by Fossil just two months ago: the Misfit Ray.

Android Wear 2.0 opens up new hardware possibilities for wearable makers, including the inclusion of extra hardware shortcut buttons on the case.

Wearables maker Vuzix will be unveiling its Blade augmented - reality smart glasses at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.

For now, one phone maker, one tablet maker, one wearable maker, and one aftermarket screen protector manufacturer are involved in the testing alongside Akhan to get Mirage Diamond Glass optimized and into consumers» hands, but no names have been revealed just yet.

As I stated in the Android Wear review, «Android Wear has more promise than those [rival wearable makers»] efforts because Google has a clear vision of what it wants Android Wear to offer: concise and useful information for the user, pushed out to the user, when the user needs to see it, all available at a glance.»

Fitbit's shiny new Ionic smartwatch was supposed to help the struggling wearables maker get back on top for the holidays, but it's looking like a grim reckoning may be coming for the company next year instead.

Among a flurry of 5G and virtual reality related announcements, Nokia also revealed that wearable maker Withings will soon transition the naming of its products to Nokia branding.

Brian: The new fitness features of the Apple Watch place the product in more direct competition with Fitbit, the largest wearables maker.

Wearable maker Misfit, which was acquired by luxury watch brand Fossil Group in 2015, has unveiled its first touchscreen smartwatch at CES 2017.

Wearable maker Misfit started off on Kickstarter with its unique and versatile Shine fitness tracker, which is still one of the most popular and attractive pieces of wearable tech currently on the market.

This marks the first time Apple has unseated Fitbit for the crown, and there has been quite a shakeup throughout the ranks of the wearable makers.

The Fitbit Ionic is the fitness wearable makers first true smartwatch, but at # 300 it's a pretty pricey thing to have, especially for a platform that's still building out.

Then last May, it was the turn of the former boss of Mr. Fallows, Mr. Sameer Samat, who was vice president of Google Shopping, when he left the company to join Jawbone as the president of the health - tracking smart wearable maker.

The wearables maker says American Express is also on the way, in addition to support for credit and debit cards from the world's top banks.

Last year, Fossil acquired fitness tracker and wearable maker Misfit in an attempt to supercharge its own wearables, which include a number of fitness trackers like the Q Dreamer and Q Reveler.

Wearables maker Misfit nabbed funding from an unlikely source today.

The Fitbit Surge puts the wearable maker another step closer to a full - fledged smart watch.

Aside from Fitbit and Pebble, the top wearable makers come in at the very high end (Apple), very low end (Xiaomi), or specialized (Garmin).

As it turns out, the fitness wearable maker has larger plans for its future.

Fitness wearables maker Polar has announced the A360, its first wrist - worn device that features optical heart - rate monitoring.

There are other obstacles to consider too, like getting people to actually wear a device on a consistent basis — something that Fitbit, and most other wearable makers, have struggled with in the past.

Not many wearable makers have created round smartwatches but a round dial is not something new in the market.

Not exact matches

So far, the company says its working with «consumer electronics manufacturers, chip makers and fashion brands» to contribute to the family of Android - based wearables.

• Huami, a Hefei, China - based maker of wearable devices maker, raised $ 110 million in an IPO of 10 million shares priced at $ 11 — the midpoint of its $ 10 to $ 12 range.

Following last week's purchase of Vancouver - based web - enabled sports eyewear maker Recon Instruments by chip - maker Intel Corp. for a reported $ 175 million, I spoke to Recon co-founder and CEO Dan Eisenhardt about the deal, what it means for both companies, and the opportunity in the wearables market.

The Vancouver maker of heads - up displays needed scale, and Intel wanted in on the burgeoning wearables market.

Fitbit and Chinese low - cost gadget maker Xiaomi tied for first place with 3.6 million wearable devices shipped in the quarter.

Last week, accessories and watch maker Fossil announced its acquisition of activity tracker brand Misfit, a $ 260 million deal that should bolster Fossil's credibility in the crowded wearables market.

Co-founded by Claremont McKenna College student Louis - Victor Jadavji, this wearable device maker's first product is a 3 - D - printed «intelligent» foot support that can be optimized for everyday

While neither brand has made a huge dent in wearable sales — at least compared with devices like the Apple Watch and Fitbit's various products — this news could hint at certain trends among makers of smartwatches and fitness bands.

The fitness tracker maker announced on Monday that it would use Google's recently announced health data standards for apps, known as the Google Healthcare API, to connect its wearable devices to the electronic medical records systems used by doctors and hospitals.

As well as working with Opening Ceremony, Intel in March bought fitness bracelet maker Basis Science and it has teamed up with watch retailer Fossil Group to develop other wearable computing devices.

• PogoTec, a Roanoke, Va. - based wearable camera maker, filed for a Reg A + IPO to raise between $ 10 million to $ 32 million.

Wearable device maker Fitbit forecast current - quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday.

Wearable device maker Fitbit forecast current - quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday as the company expects further sales declines for its fitness tracking devices.

This is why venture - backed firms like Misfit Wearables and cosmetics - maker Julep turn to crowdfunding to launch products.

Wearable camera maker GoPro Inc announced a follow - on offering of $ 800 million of Class A shares, with its chief executive saying he plans to sell a portion of his holdings in the company.

Sports equipment makers who aren't at least exploring the possibility of adding technology to their products are probably watching an opportunity slip away, given the public's growing interest in so - called wearables.