Fitbit Versa Lite joins family along with Ace 2 and new Inspire bands

A quartet of new fitness bands from Fitbit are going to be stocked on store shelves just in time for another full-on outdoors exercise season in the US.

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Need accessories? Look to the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active and Galaxy Buds

The Galaxy Fit mini-band also should get exercisers who are looking for something to wear all the time locked into their health stats.

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Huawei Band 3e joins Pro for US landing

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Two fitness bands from Huawei are coming to the United States, both with advanced gyrometers and latent health-tracking software.

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Garmin brings Spotify playlist downloads to the Fenix 5 Plus

One of the most prominent names in fitness wearables has made an app for one of the biggest names in streaming music. And it's available right now for free.

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Ionic just one of several Fitbit items on sale from Amazon

As always, with the obscene breadth of Amazon, you'll find other Fitbit products on discount, though the savings will be more inconsistent than these sanctioned ones.

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Fitbit Alta, one of the world’s best entry-level wearables, is cheaper than ever on Amazon right now

Far from an Apple Watch killer, the Fitbit Alta is still a top-notch wearable device, and at $69.99, it's almost irresistible for fitness enthusiasts.

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No Microsoft Band 3 certain as the Band 2 goes bye-bye

Microsoft and its stores have no more Microsoft Band 2 devices to sell and it won’t have a Microsoft Band 3. It has stopped distributing its Band SDK and is said to have dissolved the software team that was going to implement Windows 10 on the band.ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley is reporting that Microsoft Online Store listings for the Microsoft Band 2 were last seen yesterday and are gone today. She’s also ...

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10 Months with the Microsoft Band 2

Back in October of 2015, the new Microsoft Band 2 was first released. Our review was based on only about 1 week of usage and we felt that every complaint about the original Microsoft Band had been addressed. It really felt like a huge improvement. Last year in August, we also revisited our review of the original Microsoft Band with a 10 month later wrap ...

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Apple earns highest scores for smartwatch user satisfaction, Samsung wins fitness band crown

While yesterday felt like an early Black Friday of sorts, between Amazon and Microsoft’s 24-hour-limited deals and the introduction of sweet HTC and T-Mobile promos set to last a little longer, today is tech ...

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Big discount on Jawbone UP2 if you act quick

Jawbone’s been liquidating its inventory and regrouping itself for a medical-grade wearable. Part of that inventory may have come within Groupon’s hands.The deals site has the Jawbone UP2 for $44.99, a 55 percent discount from its regular price. The water-resistant fitness band ...

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Fitness bands dominate US wearable market, smartwatches reign supreme in Europe

Deeming the US this ultimate indicator of brand recognition and even product quality remains a common misconception among tech consumers worldwide, many of which believe Americans put impartial device functionality and productivity above affordability when making an informed buying decision.But while iPhones and high-end Samsung Galaxy handhelds are generally preferred over everything else, despite their extravagant costs, it appears cheap activity trackers command the budding local wearable market.Kantar Worldpanel claims the prevalent US popularity of Fitbits has little to do with the ...

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