The worldwide market for wearable tech grew by 10.3 percent in 2017, according to new data from the International Data Corporation, a global provider of market intelligence. Moreover, Apple surged past Fitbit and Xiaomi to claim the top spot thanks to an uptick in Apple Watch sales. “Interest in smartwatches continues to grow and Apple …
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Fitbit’s latest earnings were a disappointment. The Fitbit Ionic, the company’s feature-studded smartwatch that launched last fall, hasn’t sold well, prompting the company to reveal that a lower-priced watch was coming soon. Tech website Wareable has some convincing leaked images of what could be that watch, and a report on what the watch’s features will be. I just rereviewed the Fitbit …
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If you’re excited about the Fitbit Ionic, Fitbit’s feature-studded fitness smartwatch that debuted last fall — hang on. There’s a new Adidas-branded version. The Fitbit Ionic: Adidas Edition comes with its own unique-colored bands, like Apple’s Nike-branded watch. And it comes with a handful of new workouts, too. But it also costs $30 more than last year’s Ionic, at $330 …
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The Fitbit Ionic is the company’s smartest fitness-first watch yet. It has its own app store and a place to find and customize new watch faces. But where do you even begin with something that does a lot more than previous Fitbits? Now playing: Watch this: Fitbit Ionic is the most advanced Fitbit watch… but… 3:12 Well, if you follow …
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Apple’s smart devices are often criticized for exclusively running within the company’s own ecosystem — but the market doesn’t seem to mind. The electronics giant shipped 8 million Apple Watches in the fourth quarter of 2017, Canalys research shows, which the firm said is a record for wearables sold by a company during a quarter. Fitbit was the previous record …
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After setting up and getting your Fitbit Ionic watch to your liking, there’s another feature you probably want to take some time to get to know. Now playing: Watch this: Fitbit Ionic is the most advanced Fitbit watch… but… 3:12 Fitbit Pay is the wearable company’s mobile payment platform, meaning that with a flash of your wrist you can pay …
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The Fitbit Ionic is the company’s second smartwatch. Following the more basic approach of the Blaze, the Iconic adds mobile payments, apps and watch faces to Fitbit’s existing fitness platform. Now playing: Watch this: Fitbit Ionic is the most advanced Fitbit watch… but… 3:12 Getting your Ionic set up and ready to help you keep tabs on your overall health …
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Do you own and love a Pebble smartwatch? I do, and I’ve got some bittersweet news — on June 30, a few of the most handy features will be phased out. In a blog post Wednesday, new owner Fitbit said these pieces of the Pebble experience are going away: Voice recognition features SMS and email replies Timeline pins from third-party …
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Welcome to the wonderful and compulsive world of counting steps. If you are starting the New Year off with a new Fitbit, then here’s your guide for getting up and moving with your fitness tracker. 1. Set up Fitbit with Fitbit app Before you can start counting steps, you first need to connect your Fitbit to the Fitbit app for …
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Fitbit wants to go after the Apple Watch. Will more apps help? The Fitbit Ionic, Fitbit’s newest watch that debuted in October, didn’t launch with a lot of apps right away. Now it’s got a number of others, available today via a software update. Earlier this year, Fitbit promised that app development would eventually transform what the Fitbit Ionic could do, …
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