Tag: Fitbit
Google parent Alphabet agrees £1.6bn Fitbit deal
Fitbit is being acquired by Google’s parent company for about $2.1 billion dollars (£1.6 billion). The deal enables the internet company to step back into the hotly contested market for […]
Fitbit unveils Alexa-enabled Versa 2 smartwatch
Fitbit has announced its first smartwatch with Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant built in, alongside a new subscription service for personalised fitness programmes and well-being tools. The fitness tech firm’s new […]
Fitbit unveils £149 Versa Light smartwatch in bid to eat into Apple domination
Fitbit has added four new devices to its line-up as it looks to strengthen its position and grab a greater slice of the market dominated by the Apple Watch. The […]
Microsoft to end support for fitness Band devices at the end of May
Microsoft is planning to end support for all existing Band devices, the fitness wearable which it discontinued in 2016. Both the Microsoft Health Dashboard site and the Microsoft Band app […]
Fitbit releases Inspire health tracker – but you won’t be able to buy it!
Health tracker company Fitbit has released a new wearable that will only be available exclusively to corporate employees and health insurance members. Fitbit Inspire features all of the standard fitness […]
Xiaomi overtakes Apple in latest wearables market figures from IDC
Chinese firm Xiaomi has overtaken Apple to become the largest wearables manufacturer in the world, according to new figures. Industry analyst firm IDC released figures which suggest the whole wearables […]
Fitbit adds bike mode to Fitbit Surge
Health tracker Fitbit has added bicycle tracking to its top-end Surge wearable. Using the GPS on board the Surge, it will track your bike journeys and give you the ability […]
Fitbit Charge, Charge HR and Fitbit Surge announced
Fitbit has announced three new fitness-tracking wristbands – read on for all of the details! In an upgrade from the likes of the Fitbit Flex, the new devices all feature […]
CES 2013: Watch your waist from your wrist with the Fitbit Flex
Fitness gadget specialists Fitbit have launched a new waistband tracking gadget at CES 2013 this week called Flex. Expanding the company's already impressive portfolio of fitness devices, it'll compete with the likes of Nike's Fuelband and Jawbone's Up bracelet in…
