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Wearable technology giant Fitbit has announced the global launch of its first smartwatch,
as it steps up its expansion beyond the activity tracker market.
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29 Aug 2017
Les Mills' popular portfolio of workouts will be made available on the Fitbit Premium
platform, following the signing of a partnership between the two companies.
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02 Sep 2021
WellCare of Georgia has signed a partnership deal with Fitbit, which will see the tech giant help the
healthcare firm manage the conditions of those living with diabetes.
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23 Dec 2019
VP and general manager EMEA for Fitbit, Gareth Jones, talks to Kath Hudson about motivating people through challenges and rewards
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Wearable wellness tech giant Fitbit has unveiled a low-cost, easy-to-use emergency ventilator for
use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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04 Jun 2020
Fitbit has launched its latest wearable – the Charge 4 tracker – offering a number of features which
will be useful for people looking to stay active while gyms remain closed.
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08 Apr 2020
Google-owned Fitbit has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for
a
blood pressure sensor that will be in-built into its smart watch.
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14 Feb 2023
Google has revealed plans to acquire wearable company Fitbit in a deal worth US$2.1bn
(€1.88bn, £1.62bn).
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01 Nov 2019
Fitbit reported sales of US$505m for the first quarter of 2016 – a 50 per cent increase on
Q1 2015 – prompting the fitness tracking giant to raise profit guidance for the rest of the
year.
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06 May 2016
Fitbit, the world’s biggest seller of wearable technology, is being sued in the US over
claims that its heart rate monitors are inaccurate and place exercisers at risk.
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08 Jan 2016
Wearable tech giant Fitbit will float on the New York Stock Exchange later today (18 June)
in one of the most highly-anticipated IPOs of the year.
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18 Jun 2015
Wearable tech giant Fitbit is partnering with FibriCheck, a health screening and monitoring app, to
allow users to monitor their heart rhythm for irregularities.
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03 Oct 2019
Wearable tracking device, Fitbit, has filed for an initial public offering worth
up to US$100m (€87.4m, £63m) and intends to lists its shares on the New York Stock
Exchange.
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15 May 2015
Fitbit is introducing stress management tools to millions of its users by bringing them to its activity
trackers for the first time.
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24 Apr 2021
Wearable tech firm Fitbit has launched its latest fitness wristbands - Charge 2 and Flex 2.
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30 Aug 2016
Wearable tech giant FitBit has launched a premium service which will utilise users' own data in order
to provide them with personalised wellness programmes.
news •
09 Sep 2019
Google has finally completed a US$2.1bn deal to acquire Fitbit, marking the tech giant's
long-awaited entry to the wellness tech market.
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18 Jan 2021
The Singapore government is creating a "comprehensive digital health platform" based on the use of
wearables, as part of a new nationwide health initiative designed to get Singaporeans more
physically active.
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23 Aug 2019
US-based video game publisher 2K Games is
encouraging gamers to become more physically
active by offering in-game rewards for real-life
exercise.
product innovation •
26 Jan 2017
Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi has overtaken Apple to become the world’s largest
wearables vendor, capturing 17 per cent of the global wearable tech market.
news •
22 Aug 2017
Largo Technology Group (LTG) is launching a gamified fitness application called FitRacers in Q1
2020.
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02 Feb 2020
Having been named the biggest fitness trend of 2016 by the ACSM recently, wearable tech
is continuing to dominate proceedings at the annual CES technology show which is now
underway in Las Vegas.
news •
07 Jan 2016
A new app for Technogym’s Unity console for cardio
equipment allows users to replicate their favourite outdoor
run on the treadmill and challenge their past performance.
product innovation •
07 Aug 2014
The main reason first-time buyers consider purchasing wearable technology is so they can
track their health, according to new data released by YouGov.
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20 Dec 2016
It’s time for health clubs to embrace activity tracking and not see it as a threat – but how many operators are achieving this?
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Online fashion retailer Mr Porter has made moves to establish dominance
in the wearable technology sector, with the website becoming the exclusive
third-party retailer of Google Glass.
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19 Sep 2014
Physical activity trackers are more likely to motivate people to get physically active if
coupled with wellness coaching – according to a new study published in the American
College of Sports Medicine’s Health and Fitness Journal.
news •
30 Nov 2016
Huffington Post founder, Arianna Huffington, has launched a new media business focused
on wellness.
news •
01 Dec 2016
This founder tells how FitOn is democratising fitness by giving users access to all its workouts for free
Fit Tech issue 2 2020
Amazon has made a major move to grab itself a bigger share of the digital fitness and wellness
market, by significantly expanding its Halo offer.
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03 Oct 2021
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
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As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
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“We are the new youth club, a social space for young people to connect”
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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