Wearables

Discover Phase: FitPay Adds Major Payment Network To Platform
Discover Phase: FitPay Adds Major Payment Network To Platform
March 27, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

FitPay, the startup technology platform that adds contactless payment capabilities to wearable and IoT devices, has announced a partnership with Discover. Co-founders Michael Orlando and...

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How Gift Certificates Evolved From Paper To Wearables
How Gift Certificates Evolved From Paper To Wearables
March 20, 2018  |  Retail

In the 1930s, gift certificates made their debut at major department stores. But they weren’t available to everyone. Clerks were told to hide the certificates...

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Google Announces Wearable System For Android And iPhone Users
Google Announces Wearable System For Android And iPhone Users
March 15, 2018  |  Google

Google announced that it is launching a “wearables operating system for everyone” that will work for both Android and iPhone users. “Android Wear was founded...

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Fitbit Falls As Smartwatch Demands Change
Fitbit Falls As Smartwatch Demands Change
February 26, 2018  |  Wearables

After Fitbit’s revenue and profit missed expectations, the company’s shares fell 12 percent to $4.90 in late trading on Monday (Feb. 26). The news comes...

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FitPay Launches Contactless Payment Bitcoin Coin
FitPay Launches Contactless Payment Bitcoin Coin
February 26, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

What if bitcoin were actually a coin? FitPay has made it one. Flip, a new contactless payment device that the startup just made available for...

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When It Comes To Jewelry, Smart Can Be Beautiful
When It Comes To Jewelry, Smart Can Be Beautiful
February 19, 2018  |  Retail

Usually the expression “you don’t know what you don’t know” is a warning. It’s meant to keep people, often entrepreneurs, from rushing after an idea,...

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Fitbit Expands Its Health Care Reach With Twine Health Buy
Fitbit Expands Its Health Care Reach With Twine Health Buy
February 14, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Fitbit, the maker of wearable devices, announced Tuesday (Feb. 13) that it is acquiring Twine Health, the health coaching platform that aims to help people...

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Medaling, Outside The Olympic Arena
Medaling, Outside The Olympic Arena
February 10, 2018  |  International

The Winter Olympics are in full swing in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Opening ceremonies took place Friday night, local time (early Friday morning for the U.S.)...

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