wearables

Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) and International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) are teaming up to bridge technology and athletics in order to create what they believe will be one of the most comprehensive health and fitness tracking programs. Both companies are working to secure their places in...

This week, Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) unveiled its latest product, a fitness smart watch, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2016) in Las Vegas. The new watch, called the Blaze, appeared to fall flat with investors, as many wondered whether the firm's attempt to cross over into the smartwatch market...

This year’s CES kicks off next week in Las Vegas. FBR expects that virtual reality, drones and wearables will be key themes at this year’s show. The firm expects that device integration will be a primary focus of the next wave of wearable software. Next week, FBR & Co...

The market for wearable technology has certainly taken off over the past year. More people are looking to smartwatches and fitness trackers to lead healthier, more streamlined lives and keep track of important biometric information. Many analysts believe 2015 was just the beginning of the...

Shares of Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) were trading higher by nearly 4 percent on Thursday in reaction to a bullish research note from Pacific Crest. Analysts at Pacific Crest maintained an Overweight rating on the stock with an unchanged $47 price target. Analysts noted that corporate wellness "could...

Since its IPO in June, Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) has gained 7.4 percent. During that same time, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is 15 percent lower. Katy Huberty at Morgan Stanley upgraded Fitbit to Overweight with a $58 price target. Huberty said that the outlook for wearable technologies is...

Shares of Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) were trading lower by 14 percent Thursday. The company reported a better-than-expected second-quarter print (its first ever as a public company) as revenue grew sequentially and showed a year-over-year acceleration from the first quarter on strong device sales....

A big week for wearable devices has helped lift the sector’s investing profile. To little surprise, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was the source of some of that good feeling. A report last week estimated that the company had sold 2.79 million of its recently debuted Apple Watches, as of mid-...

Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT), one of the few wearables company that is profitable, priced its IPO at $20 a share on Thursday and its shares opened up with gains of 52 percent as it debuted on the New York Stock Exchange. Fitbit co-founder and CEO James Park was on CNBC to discuss the company...

In a report published Wednesday, Oppenheimer analyst Andrew Uerkwitz detailed his personal thoughts after spending almost a week with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Watch. "As a first-generation product, the Watch is very successful at providing incremental convenience, removing...

With Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) highly anticipated smart watch due out in the coming weeks, the buzz around wearable technology is at an all time high. Smart watches are quickly becoming 2015's must have gadget, so companies are looking for ways to capitalize on the wearables market...