Fitbit, the leading wearable fitness tracker device maker, announced Wednesday (Dec. 7) that it has acquired Pebble, a pioneer in the smartwatch markets. In a press release, Fitbit said it acquired Pebble’s key personal and intellectual property related to software and firmware development. The acquisition...
Fitness technology firm Fitbit is close to acquiring Pebble, the smartwatch maker, with an attendant purchase price of $34 million–$40 million. As part of the deal, Fitbit will get the Pebble portfolio of intellectual property and its operating system, which could help Fitbit expand its product...
Fitness technology firm Fitbit is coming close to acquiring Pebble, the smartwatch maker, in a transaction that Venturebeat.com says will “spell the end of the Pebble brand” with an attendant purchase price of $34 million to $40 million. Venturebeat said that Pebble had been on...
The smartwatch market has been a hot one, but it could be cooling off. How fast may be the question. Tech companies large and small have been coveting the wrist with a variety of types of smartwatches: Apple’s got apps, Skagen keeps it more simple and...
December 08, 2016
Fitbit, the leading wearable fitness tracker device maker, announced Wednesday (Dec. 7) that it has acquired Pebble, a pioneer in the smartwatch markets. In a press release, Fitbit said it acquired Pebble’s key personal and intellectual property related to software and firmware development. The acquisition excludes the company’s hardware products. Terms of the deal were […]
December 05, 2016
Fitness technology firm Fitbit is close to acquiring Pebble, the smartwatch maker, with an attendant purchase price of $34 million–$40 million. As part of the deal, Fitbit will get the Pebble...
March 24, 2016
The smartwatch market has taken another hit — adding to the belief that consumers may just not be all that into the concept. Pebble, a startup known for being somewhat...
June 10, 2015
As eBay’s projected sales for 2016 go down, the marketplace giant announced yesterday (June 9) the launch of its new app for the Apple Watch. The eBay app is intended...
