From wearables to drones to autonomous cars to virtual reality gear, the coolest new tech toys and gadgets will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show next week. Before the show floor opens on January 6, let’s look back at some of the hottest tech gadgets of 2015: Fitbit’s (FIT) Charge HR debuted in January of 2015. The company says the $150 device is the No. 1 selling fitness tracker and wearable in the U.S. The Charge HR and Fitbit’s
Fitbit’s (FIT) health and fitness app jumped to the top of the most-downloaded iPhone apps on Apple’s (AAPL) App Store the day after Christmas, an indication that many people received Fitbit activity trackers as holiday gifts. Fitbit has held the No. 1 spot for free apps on Apple’s App Store since Saturday. Meanwhile, Fitbit’s app ranked No. 10 for free apps on Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google Play store for Android devices. Fitbit stock was up more than
Sales of Fitbit (FIT) activity trackers got off to a slow start over the Black Friday weekend but have picked up considerably as Christmas approaches, Pacific Crest Securities analyst Brad Erickson said in a report Sunday. “Checks indicate Fitbit’s in-store demand came back in a big way since our Black Friday checks indicated disappointing sell-through a few weeks ago,” Erickson said. “We believe the company is tracking to Q4 upside with one-third