A first wave of tariffs has already washed over the United States, but the next one could start to drive costs up for consumer technology.
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Amazon takes $35 off Fitbit Charge 2, $19 off Flex 2 in surprising pre-order deals
Less than 24 hours after Fitbit officially announced a pair of long overdue new entry-level wearable devices at seemingly reasonable $100 to $150 prices, Amazon quietly (and incredibly) decided to undercut the activity tracker manufacturer’s pre-order rates.These are the retailer’s own Fitbit Charge 2 and Flex 2 listings, mind you, and Amazon will take care of delivery when the products arrive, with no shady third-party sellers involved. What’s the catch then?Well, we wouldn’t exactly ...
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Rehashed $100 Fitbit Flex 2 and $150 Charge 2 activity trackers go up for pre-order
While Fitbit certainly knocked one out of the park when taking the wraps off its first “smart fitness watch”, the Blaze, which helped the global wearable king retain its crown and beat analyst estimates for both sales numbers and profits, the older, more basic Flex and Charge continued to contribute to the company’s stellar financials.Released way back in May 2013 and October 2014, the two entry-level activity ...
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Leaked renders preview Fitbit Charge 2 with large screen, swim-proof Flex 2
Fitbit can’t really hope to snatch Apple’s wearable profit crown away anytime soon, as it remains focused on selling activity trackers at between $80 and $150, and pseudo-smartwatches for around $200, but copiously dominating the fledgling ...
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Fitbit enjoys another quarter of sales and revenue growth, as well as wearable domination
The smartwatch market is shrinking, with both Apple and Google’s Android Wear hardware-making partners to blame for their delay in renewing last year’s designs, but the wrist-worn tech industry remains kind and giving for at least one key player, ...
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Fitbit makes its activity trackers even better with weekly goals, SmartTrack, and PurePulse
Undisputed fitness band champion Fitbit may not fear the recent rise of the Apple Watch, seeing as how it apparently targets a different audience, but you have to assume Microsoft Band 2’s multitude of sensors, as well as Fossil’s Misfit acquisition, put ...
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