Fitbit Takes Step Towards Subscription
Wearables are a significant part of the coming IoT landscape. Their rise is evidence of the coming proliferation of connected devices anticipated over the coming years.
One can imagine its tough competing in the wearable hardware space with the likes of Apple and their subscription eco-system. However, Fitbit just announced their jump across into the subscription space with Fitbit Premium at £7.99 per month in the UK and $9.99 in the US.
The service aims to take users tracking data on fitness, sleep, food and even stress and make it more useful.
This may be a junction in the ongoing fragmentation of the smartwatch market and has been welcomed as further signs of more innovation to overcome comitative challenges.
The market now hosts natives like Apple and Fitbit alongside traditional watch brands such as fossil who entered the wearables market in 2017.
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