Sentences with phrase «wearable maker»

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

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

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

Looking to preempt Google's big Android Wear unveiling, Pebble is today announcing a new partnership with wearable maker Misfit that will turn its smartwatch into a pedometer.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.»

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.

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.

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

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.

No one would describe it as delicate and it doesn't fit the narrative thread of «wearable maker creates something that looks like jewelry.»

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.

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

The company reported Monday that sales had plunged 20 % during the holiday quarter last year, which is a do - or - die period for wearables makers.

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

Wearable makers are exploring medical use - cases to make their devices useful for millions with chronic illnesses rather than just fitness lovers.

The «Squawk on the Street» crew discusses the news that wearable maker Fitbit has announced it is cutting jobs and trimming its fourth quarter forecast.

The wearables maker has seen sales sputter and profitability took a big hit thanks to a steep increase in expenses.

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.

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.

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.

It's tempting to pity the wearables makers, tasked with crafting not only serviceable, but also fashionable hardware, in an unproven market.

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

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 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.