Major League Baseball revealed the results of its investigation into the Boston Red Sox for the so-called Apple Watch sign-stealing scandal and counter-charge that the New York Yankees improperly used a television camera for the same purpose. The classic Friday afternoon news dump — commissioner Rob Manfred’s statement hit this reporter’s inbox at 4:32 p.m. […]
Apple’s first keynote event from the company’s new Steve Jobs Theater featured strong sports components throughout the presentation. Here are SportTechie’s top three takeaways: 1. Apple Watch While baseball’s Boston Red Sox inadvertently introduced the sports world to one illicit feature of the Apple Watch — sign stealing — the tech giant unveiled the Apple […]
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — After several quarters of weak sales growth for its legacy fitness trackers, Fitbit unveiled a smartwatch this week as it seeks to deliver more comprehensive health and fitness services to keep pace with the competition. When Fitbit Ionic hits store shelves in October, it will be among a number of smart, wrist-based […]
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — Fitbit announced its first smartwatch Monday as it looks to expand beyond the fitness band category it helped to pioneer and better compete with competitors, such as Apple and Garmin, that have been pushing their own health and fitness agendas through smart devices. The watch, called Fitbit Ionic, has more […]
Chinese smartwatch and fitness band maker Xiaomi, which makes the Mi Band, surpassed both Apple and Fitbit in the second quarter to become the world’s leading wearables vendor, a new report shows. Global wearables shipments reached 22 million units last quarter, an 8 percent increase from 21.6 million in the year-earlier period, according to industry […]
