Wearables

Google Announces $2.1B Deal For Fitbit Acquisition

Google Announces $2.1B Deal For Fitbit Acquisition
Google Announces $2.1B Deal For Fitbit Acquisition
November 01, 2019  |  Partnerships

Google has reached a definitive agreement to acquire wearables brand Fitbit, Google said in a press release on Friday (Nov. 1). Get the Full Story...

READ MORE >
Apple Embraces Paying On Installment
Apple Embraces Paying On Installment
October 31, 2019  |  Earnings

iPhone growth continues to look sluggish, but Apple’s earnings report was a mostly story about growth once one got away from the figures on the...

READ MORE >
Alphabet Extends Offer To Acquire Fitbit
Alphabet Extends Offer To Acquire Fitbit
October 28, 2019  |  Partnerships

Google’s parent company Alphabet has made an offer to purchase the popular fitness wearables company Fitbit, Reuters is reporting. The company may be eyeing a move...

READ MORE >
Smart Rosary Beads And Other Ways Churches Are Building Their Digital Flock
Smart Rosary Beads And Other Ways Churches Are Building Their Digital Flock
October 18, 2019  |  Internet of Things

According to data released by Pew this week, America’s churches have an attendance problem. In a telephone survey conducted between this year and last, Pew found...

READ MORE >
Fitbit Pushes Into Healthcare With Tie-Up To Rival Apple Watch
Fitbit Pushes Into Healthcare With Tie-Up To Rival Apple Watch
October 18, 2019  |  Partnerships

The Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance and Fitbit announced they have teamed up to improve the diagnosis and early detection of atrial fibrillation (AFib) for those with...

READ MORE >
Apple Gets Patent For Smart Ring Wearable With Biometrics
Apple Gets Patent For Smart Ring Wearable With Biometrics
October 15, 2019  |  Apple

Apple has patented multiple iterations on the concept of smart ring wearable technology, VentureBeat reported on Tuesday (Oct. 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

READ MORE >
Paychex Wades Into Wearables, Real-Time Payments
Paychex Wades Into Wearables, Real-Time Payments
October 14, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Payroll and human resource management solution provider Paychex has unveiled a range of new solutions and services at the 2019 HR Technology Conference & Exposition...

READ MORE >
Wearables That Read Your Mind
Wearables That Read Your Mind
October 12, 2019  |  Innovation

The fact that our connected devices are getting to know us pretty well is, by now, well-known. A phone that can unlock a hotel room door. A smartwatch...

READ MORE >