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HTC and Under Armour unveil UA HealthBox with activity tracker, smart scale and heart rate monitor
That mysterious family of fitness devices that HTC has been teasing since the middle of 2015 has finally arrived! HTC and Under Armour announced the UA HealthBox today, a package of fitness products which includes the UA Band, UA Heart Rate and UA Scale. While the HTC Grip was originally designed as a complex fitness…
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Our 2016 new year wishes for HTC
To say that 2015 has been a bad year for HTC is a massive understatement. Its flagship HTC One M9 was a disappointment when compared to the competition, the HTC Grip fitness tracker launch was scrapped and even the HTC Vive’s release date was pushed back until the second quarter of 2016. All this led…
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HTC denies claims it is ‘heading for extinction in 2016’
According to Robyn Mak, columnist for Reuters Breakingviews, HTC will be “heading for extinction in 2016.” Robyn remarks were targeted at HTC, Sony and a few other smartphone makers, based on the smartphone industry’s slowing growth rate and near-nonexistent profit margins. But HTC isn’t planning on closing up show any time soon. It’s true that…
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HTC and UnderArmour collaborating on smart scale
While the fate of the HTC Grip is still up in the air, the collaboration between HTC and UnderArmour to build a family of connected fitness devices appears to be alive and well. New documents posted on Bluetooth SIG site reveals and HTC-built Bluetooth connected smart scale which is intended to measure weight and body fat.…
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Rumor: HTC Android Wear smartwatch in the works with a round display
Nearly a year after HTC’s original smartwatch was expected to hit the market, a new rumor claims that HTC is working on a new Android Wear device. Back in 2014, HTC announced that was working on wearable devices that were to launch during the 2014 holiday season. It never happened. HTC claimed that it didn’t…
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HTC GRIP launch cancelled, “state-of-the-art” health and fitness portfolio coming later this year
Two weeks into the third quarter, HTC has just announced that the Q2 launch of the HTC Grip has been cancelled. A statement sent to us by HTC says that HTC has “decided to align GRIP with the entire product portfolio for health and fitness launching later this year.” The statement also makes references to…
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HTC Grip fitness tracker unveiled
HTC continues its technology connected devices portfolio expansion today with the introduction of the HTC Grip – an IP57 waterproof fitness tracker, powered by Under Armour Record. But the HTC Grip isn’t just another FitBit knockoff. The device features integrated GPS and is intended to athletes and fitness enthusiasts more than the average consumer who…