A rumour has emerged to suggest that Jawbone may be getting out of the fitness tracker business to focus on a new clinical-grade health tracking wearable. Tech Insider reported on Friday that it has stopped production of its line of UP fitness bands which include the UP2, UP3 and UP4. It also sold off its remaining inventory at a discount to a third-party […]
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Latest Jawbone UP2, UP3 and UP4 firmware adds new features
Jawbone this week announced it has begun to push out a new firmware update for the UP2, UP3 and UP4 fitness trackers. It updates what many have considered some glaring omissions to date. First up, the UP3 and UP4 will both gain daily passive heart rate monitoring (the UP2 lacks the necessary hardware to support this feature). Both the UP3 and UP4 already measured your […]
Jawbone UP4 unveiled with American Express mobile payment support
Following a report earlier this week that Jawbone would announce a new partnership with American Express, the company today announced the Jawbone UP4 fitness tracker. Thanks to an embedded NFC chip payment system, users will be able to simply tap to pay with the fitness band anywhere that American Express contactless payments are accepted in the U.S. “We’re delighted to […]