Fitbit fitness trackers News

Fitbit Inc. did not steal rival Jawbone’s trade secrets, a U.S. International Trade Commission judge ruled on Tuesday, dashing Jawbone’s hopes of securing an import ban against Fitbit’s wearable fitness tracking devices. The judge, Dee Lord, said that there had …

“Physically it was like getting a vaccination; a pain in the hand that was over very quickly,” explains Hannes Sjoblad, describing the moment a piercing specialist implanted a microchip under his skin. The NFC (near-field communication) chip allows the Swede …