Articles tagged "Fitbit"

It’s official – Google will acquire Fitbit. The big takeaway from the press release is that the search giant will introduce be “Made by Google” wearable devices as a result of this move. The...

Alphabet has been inquiring about the eventual purchase of Fitbit for quite some time, but the latest reports reveal the parent of Google has submitted an official offer for the wearable company. The...

Building up on the success of last year’s Versa smartwatch, Fitbit just announced a worthy successor called the Versa 2. The new version brings several improvements including an OLED display, Amazon...

The Q2 smart wearables market across North America grew by 38% on a yearly basis according to the latest Canalys report. The data shows the total smartwatch sales reached $2 billion for the...

The Fitbit Versa was a hit in Q1 this year, but its popularity cooled off in Q2. The Versa Lite fizzled out almost immediately. In other words, now is a good time for a new model – and as luck would...

As the smartphone market is cooling off, the smartwatch market is growing at an accelerating pace. 12 million units were shipped during Q2 this year, a growth of 44% compared to the same period last...

The Fitbit Versa has been the company’s most popular model since its introduction and today it got a more affordable version. Fitbit also launched a couple of new smart bands and a new kid-focused...

There were 18 million smartwatches shipped in the final three months of 2018, a new record (up 56% year on year). Half of those were Apple Watches as Cupertino extends its lead over the...

The smartwatch market is picking up speed. It grew so fast – 53% year over year based on data from Counterpoint – that even though brands shipped more units than before, their shares fell. Apple...

Over the last two weekends, we’ve reflected upon the highlights that 2018 has brought us so far in wearables and looked forward to the major up’n’coming releases. For some, the tech we wear on our...

Introduction Summer's here, so let’s reflect back on the wearables that 2018 has brought us so far. As it's World Cup time, let's 'ick-off and coin yet another cliched football analogy: It’s...

Fitbit unveiled its second smartwatch – the Versa. It runs the same software (Fitbit OS 2.0) as the Ionic, but costs $100 less. The more rounded design should be giving you Pebble Time Steel...

Fitbit weekly roundup. Q4 Results miss analysts’ estimates, release date for Fitbit Ionic: Adidas edition announced and leaked images of their next smartwatch appear. This week Fitbit revealed...

For the third quarter of 2017, Apple was once again the leader of the wearable market. The company making the Apple Watch found itself in that position in Q1 as well, but in Q2 it was overtaken by...

Fitbit took the wraps off its first proper smartwatch at the end of August. And today the company has announced that the Ionic has a release date: October 1. That's when you'll be able to purchase...

Fitbit is known for its fitness trackers, but now the company has decided to dive into the smartwatch deal. To do so, it developed its own custom OS – so this isn’t Android Wear, Tizen or anything...

The smart wearables market has been growing at a leisurely pace – it rose 8% year on year for a total of 21.6 million units shipped in the second quarter of 2017, both Canalys and Strategy Analyitcs...

We already know that Fitbit is working on a new smartwatch, and have also seen some leaked images in the past. Now, a new set of images have leaked, giving as a clear view of the device from multiple...

According to data released by market research firm Strategy Analytics, Apple claimed over 50% - 53% to be precise - of the global wearable market in the first quarter of the ongoing year, retaining...

The wearable market is growing slowly but its dynamics are changing. According to Strategy Analytics, Apple ousted Fitbit from the top position with 3.5 million wearables shipped during the first...