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Nike Launches The FuelBand SE

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Nike has launched the Nike+ FuelBand SE, the latest version of the Nike+ FuelBand, with updated firmware and hardware upgrades. Preorders are open for the $149 device, with the FuelBand SE hitting the shelves in November.  

What is new with the FuelBand SE? Bluetooth 4.0, improved water resistance, and a redesigned circuit board, among other things. The device also sports accents on the inside, which come in different colors.

The Nike+ FuelBand SE will be available beginning November 6, 2013, in US, Canada, UK, France, Germany and Japan.  

[Image courtesy: Nike] 

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