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New Microsoft Band Makes its Debut
New Microsoft Band Makes its Debut With the usual fanfare accorded a new product from one of the biggest names in the tech world, Microsoft unveiled the second generation of its Microsoft Band on Tuesday at a press conference in New York City. Unfortunately, since this is the beleaguered Microsoft brand, the news isn’t all that exciting. Last year Microsoft actually beat Apple to the punch b...
Microsoft Band 2 Coming in October
Microsoft Band 2 Coming in October The story of Microsoft is a sad case of downward mobility. After ruling the tech world in the 90s, it’s all been downhill for the beleaguered brand that keeps putting out one losing product after another. Will the second generation of the Microsoft Band be a winner for MS? The Microsoft Band has been out for a while now but hasn’t caused much of a sti...
Fitbit Exec Disses Smartwatches
Fitbit Exec Disses Smartwatches As the market is flooded with more smartwatches promising to do a myriad of tasks, is there still a place for the plain old fitness band? Woody Scal, Fitbit’s chief revenue officer, says definitely “yes.” In an interview with Bloomberg Business, Scal made a case for why the smartwatch won’t be making the fitness band obsolete anytime in the n...
Jawbone Sues Fitbit Over Trade Secrets
Jawbone Sues Fitbit Over Trade Secrets Let’s face it—the Jawbone and the Fitbit are pretty similar in looks, function and price. Both are wearable devices that track the user’s activities including steps, calories and sleep. Now Jawbone is claiming that the Fitbit is a little too similar and is taking its case to court. In the third lawsuit filed in the last two months against Fi...
Growth Predicted for Smartwatches
Growth Predicted for Smartwatches Maybe the Apple Watch hasn’t caught on as it was expected to but that doesn’t mean that smartwatches don’t have a niche. A consumer survey by Business Insider Intelligence revealed some very interesting points about the future of wearable devices. First, the market for wearable devices is expected to experience major growth over the next few year...