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Fitness Trackers in the Lead as Wearables Market Grows 3.1% in the Third Quarter, According to IDC

by Isaac Oburu

While the smartwatch market took a tumble this quarter, the overall wearables market grew 3.1% year over year in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16). Total wearables shipments reached 23 million in the quarter, …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| IDC| Smartwatches

Pebble to Go to Fitbit

by Bob Raikes

Fitbit is reported to be close to buying smartwatch developer and Kickstarter success, Pebble, for between $34 million and $40 million. The deal is reported to mean the closure of the Pebble operations, with …

Huawei Fit Uses Memory LCD

by Bob Raikes

Huawei Device USA announced the availability of Huawei Fit, a new wearable device that it says is “designed to fit everybody’s fitness needs”. Featuring multi-sport tracking, automatic step count, heart rate and sleep monitoring, …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Huawei| Memory LCD| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 44

Apple Watch Nike+ Arrives Soon

by Bob Raikes

Apple and Nike have got together to launch a version of the Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Nike+ which has a new Nike+ Run Club app and Nike Sports bands as well as unique …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Withings Steel HR Will Include Digital Display

by Bob Raikes

Withings, which is now owned by Nokia, has released the Activité Steel watch, a fitness tracker that has a simple analogue face and works with an app on a smartphone to track activity. The …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 41

Microsoft Ceases Sales of Band 2

by Yvette Raikes

Having sold all of its inventory, Microsoft has stopped selling its Band 2 fitness wearable, and it will not be producing any more. The company says that it has no plans to release another …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 39| Wearables

Counting Steps Less Effective Than Thought for Weight Loss

by Yvette Raikes

Many people trying to reduce weight wear a fitness tracker, but recent research has thrown up a surprise. People who count their steps generally lose less weight than those who exercise “tech-free”. The US …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Tech Data Mobile distributes FitBit

by Tom Allen

Tech Data Mobile is now distributing FitBit fitness trackers in Italy.

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 15

by Tom Allen

The WSD-F10 Casio smartwatch will be available in Germany this June. German tablet manufacturer MAS Elektronik AG has introduced a 4G 10.1″ tablet called the Telepad 10A3 4G, in its Xoro brand. Described as …

Wearable Growth in Triple Digits

by Tom Allen

The worldwide wearable market jumped forward in Q4’15, says IDC, due to the rising popularity of fitness trackers and the Apple Watch. 27.4 million units were shipped in Q4, 126.9% higher than Q4’14. For …

UK Wearable Ownership ‘No Longer Niche’

by Tom Allen

Apple led the UK smartwatch market in Clicked’s dataA study from UK-based Clicked Research has found that wearable ownership in the country has doubled over the last 12 months, with 12% of the UK’s …

CES and The Upside of VR

by Steve Sechrist

Among the hottest topics at this year’s CES was virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR for short.) The technology has received much ink of late, especially for an aging technology that dates back …