CES-2016
LG Adds Kid-Tracking Wearable
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. – LG expanded its wearables selection with the GizmoPal, a GPS-tracking watch phone for pre- to middle-school kids. The device became...
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Smart Bracelet Gets Intel Inside
New York – Intel revealed the pricing and feature set of its MICA (My Intelligent Communication Accessory) bracelet, made of precious gems and snakeskin....
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Futuresource: U.S. Tops In Wearables
London — The U.S is No. 1 when it comes to wearables adoption compared with its European counterparts, and purchase intent is rising, Futuresource...
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Asus Launches Zen Smart Watch
Fremont, Calif. — Asus rolled out its first smart watch for the U.S. market through the Google Play store and Best Buy.com, but the...
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Cellphone Maker Huawei Adds Fitness Band
Plano, Texas — Huawei is bringing a fitness band to the U.S. for the first time with Nov. 14 retail availability of the $129-suggested...
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Carriers Price Samsung Gear S Watch, Service Plans
New York – Carriers and retailers next week will roll out Samsung’s Gear S smart watch, which will be sold with wireless service plans...
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Microsoft Enters Wearables Market
Redmond, Wash. — Microsoft began offering its first smart band through its stores and website at $199, beating Apple to the market and further...
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Ditto Wearable Alerts Users To Calls, Notifications
Santa Monica, Calif. –Startup Simple Matters has developed a small clip-on wearable that vibrates to notify users of incoming calls, messages and notifications. It...
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Hexoskin Smart Athletic Shirt Hits Wearables Market
Montreal –– A Canadian start-up that bypassed the band and strap wearables route is bringing its biometric tracking smart athletic shirt to the U.S....
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Garmin Rolls Out Flagship GPS Watch For Triathletes
Olathe, Kan. — Garmin International has debuted a new flagship multisport GPS watch for the high end of the fitness-monitoring market. In addition to...
Fitness
Garmin To Highlight ‘Biggest Loser’ Tracker Tonight
Olathe, Kan. — Garmin will highlight its special-edition Vivofit activity tracker on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” tonight. Garmin recently teamed with the TV show...
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Casio G-Shock Watch Gets Smarts
Dover, N.J. – Casio America is adding Bluetooth Smart to a G-Shock watch to control a smartphone’s song selection and volume, adjust music equalization,...
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Misfit Adds Sub-$50 Fitness Band
Burlingame, Calif. — Misfit has followed up its popular Shine fitness band with a more affordable option, the $49.99 Flash. Designed as an easy-to-use...
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Apple In Wearables; Debuts iPhone Plus
Cupertino, Calif. – After months of speculation, countless rumors and way more alleged leaks than could possibly come true, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced...
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AT&T Plays Up Internet Of Things
Las Vegas — AT&T came to Super Mobility Week with a trio of Internet-of-Things (IoT) announcements, including plans for a second-gen Filip wearable cellphone/GPS-locator...
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TWICE Slates CTIA Panel On Wearables
Las Vegas – TWICE will moderate a panel on the wearables market during CTIA’s Super Mobility Week. TWICE senior editor Joseph Palenchar will moderate...
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Fitbit Tops In Fitness Wearables Sales
San Diego — Fitbit is the early leader in the market for digital fitness trackers with nearly 40 percent of the market, according to...
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Samsung Adds 2G/3G Smart Watch
Seoul − A new smart watch unveiled by Samsung incorporates 2G/3G cellular and Wi-Fi so users can get social-network updates and send and receive...
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LG To Expand Smart Watch Line
Seoul – LG will go to the Sept. 5-10 IFA show in Berlin with its second Android Wear smartwatch, this one promoted as the...
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Ralph Lauren Enters Wearables With Smart Shirt
Flushing, N.Y. — Ralph Lauren is using the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, opening here today, to introduce its first wearable technology product, the Polo...
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New Age Bringing Meta Watch Smart Watches To Retail
Carson, Calif. — New Age Electronics has signed on to be the exclusive distributor of Meta Watch’s line of premium smart watches. Meta Watch’s...
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Epson Expands Moverio App Developer Program
Long Beach, Calif. — Epson America said Tuesday it has expanded its app developer program supporting the Moverio augmented-reality headgear. The Moverio Apps Market...
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New Smart Watches Go In Different Directions
New York – New smart watches are emerging as either extensions of a smartphone or a replacement. Hong Kong-based Connected Devices see its latest...
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Timex Readies Cellular-Equipped Smart Watch
Middlebury, Conn. — Timex, which has diversified from watches into fitness watches and bands, is further expanding its lineup with the industry’s first cellular-equipped...
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Fashion Designer Takes On HP Smart Watch
Palo Alto, Calif. — HP may be looking to add a higher sense of fashion to its wearables product portfolio after teaming up with...
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Pebble, Misfit Team For Fitness App Integration
New York — Pebble today announced a partnership with fitness wearable supplier Misfit to add pedometer integration to the Pebble and Pebble Steel smart...
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Withings Debuts Swiss-Made Watch, Activity Tracker
New York — Connected health device supplier Withings today unveiled a new wrist-worn device, the Activité, a Swiss-made fashion-oriented timepiece that doubles as an...
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Soundhawk Debuts Smart Bluetooth Listening Aid
Cupertino, Calif. — Start-up Soundhawk has introduced a Bluetooth earpiece system that uses adaptive audio processing to enhance key sound frequencies, allowing the wearer...
Fitness
Garmin Adds Calorie Counting To Wearables Line
Olathe, Kan. — Garmin International announced a partnership with free calorie-counting app MyFitnessPal to display net calories counts on Garmin Vivofit activity trackers and...
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50 Cent’s SMS Audio Entering Fitness Biz
New York — SMS Audio, the headphone maker helmed by rapper 50 Cent, will launch its first wearable fitness product this fall. The device,...
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X-Doria Enters Wearables With KidFit Monitor For Children
Santa Monica, Calif. –– Mobile device accessories supplier X-Doria has entered the wearables market with an interactive activity tracker for kids. The KidFit is...
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Epson Reveals New And Forthcoming CE Tech
Nagano, Japan — Epson used a world press tour here last week to reveal some new and future product directions the company soon will...
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LG Ships Its 1st Fitness Wearables
Seoul, South Korea — LG has begun to ship its first fitness wearables: the Lifeband Touch and the Heart Rate earphones, both designed to...
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Blast Ships Its First Wearable Sports Device,
Carlsbad, Calif. — A new player in the sensor-driven sports training technology market, Blast Motion, is now shipping its first product, Blast Baseball, a...
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Qualcomm Adds Speech-To-Text To Smart Watch
San Diego – Qualcomm has added speech-to-text conversion to its Toq (pronounced “talk”) smart watch, enabling users to create or respond to text messages...
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CEA Backing Health App Education
Arlington, Va. – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced its sponsorship of an educational program series called the “Mobile Medical Apps (MMA) Roadshow: Managing...
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