Wearables
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September 22, 2017
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Darrell Etherington
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TechCrunch
Apple’s Series 3 smartwatch may look the same on the outside as the previous generation (albeit with a new ceramic gray option and contrasting red-tipped digital crown), but what they have inside might help kick the somewhat sleepy wearable category into high gear.
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WALLACE WITKOWSKI
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Market watch
Makers of smartwatches and similar gear are expected to ship about 121.7 million devices this year, a 16.6% increase from 104.4 million in 2016, tech-trends tracker International Data Corp. said in a report released Thursday.
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David Pierce
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Wired
The company's tried every way it can think of to make its smartwatches happen, refining its line of Gear products year after year. Still, not even the latest Gear S3—one of the best smartwatches on the market—was enough to put Samsung in the conversation with Apple on the smartwatch side, or Fitbit on the fitness side.
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Sarah Buhr
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TechCrunch
Wearable fitness makers are increasingly interested in tracking our vitals. Now Fitbit has announced a collaboration with glucose monitor company Dexcom to develop and market products to help those with diabetes better manage the disease, starting with Fitbit’s Ionic Smartwatch.
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Brian Heater
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TechCrunch
Struggling with a sputtering wearables market, plummeting stock pricing and increased competition on the low-end of the market, Fitbit threw a Hail Mary. It vacuumed up a trio of startups and got to work in earnest on one smartwatch to rule them all.
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