Fitbit intros iPhone-connected Versa smartwatch & kids-oriented Ace fitness tracker
Fitbit on Tuesday launched two new devices — the Versa, its second smartwatch, and the Ace, its first dedicated fitness tracker for children.
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Fitbit
Roger Fingas
Series 3 sales help crown Apple Watch king of 2017 wearables market
Some 8 million Apple Watches may have been sold in the December quarter, allowing Apple to beat out the likes of Fitbit for wearables dominance not just then but during the whole of 2017, according to research published on Thursday.
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Fitbit preparing second foray into smart watches with new model having more 'mass appeal'
Just a few months after the release of the Fitbit Ionic, the company is preparing another smart watch, to further compete with the Apple Watch.
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Stephen Silver
Fitbit begins rolling out more apps & watchfaces for iPhone-connected Ionic smartwatch
In tandem with a software update, Fitbit on Tuesday announced the addition of over 60 apps and 100 watchfaces for the Ionic, its competitor to the Apple Watch.
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Apple Watch shipments in Q3 estimated at 3.9M units, including 800,000 Series 3 with LTE
Apple has regained its position as the biggest producer of wearable devices in the world, analytics firm Canalys claims, with the release of the Apple Watch Series 3 and the cellular model said to help overtake Xiaomi in the third quarter, despite a small contraction in the marketplace.
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Malcolm Owen
Review: Fitbit Ionic aims at Apple Watch, but needs more apps
Fitbit's first attempt at a smartwatch proves better as a high-end fitness tracker than a full-on competitor to the Apple Watch.
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First look: Fitbit guns for Apple Watch Series 3 with Ionic smartwatch
Long rumored but now finally here, the Ionic is Fitbit's first step beyond fitness trackers into full-fledged smartwatches, putting it in direct competition with the Apple Watch.
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Apple joins FDA pilot program allowing it to skip some rules for health products
Apple has been picked as one of nine companies for a pilot program by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which which will let the firms avoid regulations that can slow the development of health-related products.
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Boston Red Sox used Fitbit to steal signs, not Apple Watch, reporter claims
Recent accusations that the Boston Red Sox used an Apple Watch to steal signs from the New York Yankees were misguided, since the team may have actually used a Fitbit instead, according to one reporter.
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Mike Wuerthele
AppleInsider Staff
