TechTaffy

tech:

taffy

Fitbit Debuts The $99 Flex Wristband

By TechTaffy Desk

Fitbit_Flex

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

Fitbit has debuted the Fitbit Flex wireless activity and sleep wristband with Bluetooth 4.0.

Fitbit Flex is an activity and sleep tracking wristband, and tracks steps taken, distance travelled, and calories burned. It also tracks how long and how well you sleep, allowing you to learn how to sleep better.

Flex uses Bluetooth 4.0 to sync your data automatically to your Fitbit dashboard using iPhone, iPad or Android devices, or your computer.

Fitbit Flex ($99.95) is available for pre-orders, and will ship in Spring 2013.

Similar products are the Jawbone UP and Nike+ FuelBand.

 

Just in

Industry

Silicon Labs appoints Radhika Chennakeshavula as CIO

Silicon Labs has appointed Radhika Chennakeshavula as chief information officer.
Around the web

Apple deletes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on orders from Beijing — CNN

Apple has removed WhatsApp and Threads from its app store in China, following an order from the country’s internet watchdog, writes Juliana Liu.
Industry

Singtel, Vonage partner to integrate Paragon platform

Singtel has announced a partnership with Vonage, a cloud communications company and subsidiary of Ericsson, to help enterprises and telcos innovate and scale their services through Singtel's orchestration platform, Paragon. 
Industry

Former VMware COO Mike Hayes joins Mirantis board

Mirantis, a company that provides open source software for infrastructure control, has appointed Mike Hayes to its board.
Industry

Boston Dynamics unveils fully-electric Atlas robot

Boston Dynamics is retiring its hydraulic Atlas robot and introducing a fully electric version of its humanoid robots.