"So, Valentine’s Day is rushing up sooner than you think, and it also falls on a Saturday. You know this means you need to step up your game double time this year lest you be consigned to the nearest dumpster in favor of someone a lot more attentive to your sweetie’s needs. Fear not, ye that are hard for Cupid’s arrow to puncture your skin. We’re here to help (mostly) with a handful of gift ideas of the high, low and no-tech variety. All of these goodies are available NOW, but you’ll need to act fast on some of the hotter items, as popular gifts tend to sell out quickly. That said, having a backup plan always helps." -GamerFitnation.com
While the wearable market isn't as hot as it used to be, Misfit is still holding strong with its lineup of attractive fitness trackers, including the recently launched hybrid Phase watch. And now, it finally has a touchscreen smartwatch with Vapor. It looks like a traditional round watch -- something plenty of other companies are aiming for -- but it's a bit more refined than than other smartwatches I've held. Vapor packs in all of the health tracking features you've grown to expect from Misfit, with the addition of built-in GPS and heart-rate tracking. And best of all? It'll retail for just $199.
For once, the he-said-she-said legal fight between Fitbit and Jawbone appears to be simmering down. Jawbone tells us in a statement (below) that Fitbit has dropped its US International Trade Commission patent case, which sought to ban sales of Jawbone devices in the country. If you ask Jawbone, this ends "baseless" allegations that were meant solely as a "burden." This doesn't mean that the company will respond in kind (its accusations of trade secret theft will see trial in 2017), but it's one less battle to worry about. But why did Fitbit change its mind?
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.
cool.