Consumer Tech

OtterBox Acquires Rival Company Lifeproof

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OtterBox has acquired LifeProof. The financial details and terms of the agreement are confidential. Over the next month, it will begin incorporating the LifeProof brand into the OtterBox family, says OtterBox. Brian Thomas (CEO, OtterBox): Our goal in this acquisition…
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Pebble Raises $15M Series A Funding

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Pebble, the smartwatch that can connect to iPhone and Android smartphones, has received $15 million in Series A funding from Charles River Ventures. The funding will be used to grow the software engineering team, expand Pebble’s open development platform and…
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Hearst Brings Magazines To Google Glass

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Hearst has launched magazine content exclusively for Google Glass. The company launched Elle Glassware at the just-concluded Google I/O. Teams from Hearst, ELLE and Google worked together on the launch. Hearst is the first magazine media company to develop and launch Glassware (yes, thats…
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