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Apple Watch, iPhone Can Remotely Assess 'Frailty' In Cardiovascular Patients
Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 9:24pm | 357Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL)-made smartwatch and the iPhone could be used to remotely assess the frailty of patients with cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in PloS One. What Happened: The study conducted by Stanford University and funded by the Tim Cook-led company took into...
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Apple Watch Can Reveal COVID-19 Symptoms
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - 7:12am | 479Medical investigations in the U.S. were able to single out coronavirus patients thanks to heart rate variations Some smartwatches — such as those made by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) — are able to detect possible cases of COVID-19 positivity a few days before the onset of symptoms....
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Garmin Launches Lily Smartwatches To Tap Women Wearables Market
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 9:58am | 253Garmin Ltd (NASDAQ: GRMN) unveiled its smallest smartwatch, Lily, with health and wellness monitoring features aimed towards women. The smartwatch is available in two models, Classic and Sport, priced at $249.99 and $199.99, respectively. The chic smartwatches come with a 34mm watch case...
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Wells Fargo: Weak Guidance Reignites Fossil Group Bear Case
Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 3:18pm | 417Fossil Group Inc (NASDAQ: FOSL) shares were sinking Thursday, one day after the watchmaker reported a fourth-quarter earnings miss and weak first-quarter sales guidance. Fossil guided to Q1 sales falling 16-22 percent year-over-year and a loss of $18 to $30 million. The Analyst ...
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How Fitbit's New Ionic Stacks Up Against The Apple Watch Series 3
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 - 1:29pm | 405Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s taking swings at nearly everyone else with its latest product launches, so why should Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) escape unscathed? “We view the Apple Smartwatch as the most relevant direct competitor to Fitbit’s Ionic Smartwatch launching ahead of the...
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Swatch Group Joins The Smartwatch Market
Thursday, March 16, 2017 - 9:45am | 349The already crowded smartwatch market will get even more crowded as Switzerland's Swatch Group is developing its own operating system to compete against iOS and Android-enabled devices. According to a Bloomberg report, Swatch's Tissot brand will be the company's first product equipped...
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Fitbit Shares Underperform As Deutsche Bank Downgrades To Hold
Thursday, December 8, 2016 - 1:15pm | 324Fresh off an acquisition of certain assets of Pebble, analysts at Deutsche Bank downgraded shares of Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) to Hold from Buy with a price target slashed to $9 from a previous $18. Deutsche Bank Commentary In a research report, Sherri Scribner highlighted data from IDC, which suggest...
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Apple Has Almost 15% Of The Wearables Market, Behind Fitbit
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 - 10:50am | 295According to IDC, the worldwide wearable market surged 126.9 percent in the fourth quarter and 171.6 percent throughout the full year 2015 as manufactures sold a total of 27.4 million units in the fourth quarter and 78.1 million units in the full year. Sitting in first place with a 29.5 percent...
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Can Fitbit's Blaze Compete?
Thursday, January 7, 2016 - 9:53am | 413This week, Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) unveiled its latest product, a fitness smart watch, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2016) in Las Vegas. The new watch, called the Blaze, appeared to fall flat with investors, as many wondered whether the firm's attempt to cross over into the smartwatch market...
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Forbes: Apple's 'Big Problem' With Its Watch 'Must Be Fixed'
Monday, December 28, 2015 - 2:27pm | 214Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) faces a "big problem" with its Watch that the "must be fixed," according to Forbes. Forbes' Ewan Spence argued that smartphones have a "short turnaround" due to mobile contracts that typically offer consumers a new device every one to...
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'Wearable' Bling Is Fast Becoming King
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 12:42pm | 600Shipments of wearable computing, especially of the functional and stylish variety, will exceed 19 million units in 2014, according to research from International Data Corporation released Apr. 10. In addition, IDC reported that by 2018 the worldwide market would grow to nearly 112 million units...
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The Next Big Thing: Smartwatches?
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 12:37pm | 582While nobody knows for sure what the “next big thing” in technology will be, many app developers, according to Reuters, are betting on wearable computing in general and smartwatches, specifically. Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) CEO, Niccolo DeMasi, is one of those app makers who think smartwatches...