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Razer Almost Ready To Ship Nabu Fitness Band

PC WORLD - Aug 31 - The Razer Nabu is a slim wristband that counts steps, measures calorie burn, and tracks sleep. The Nabu also includes a monochrome OLED display that shows a variety of notifications, including text messages, emails, calendar appointments, and caller ID. The idea is to wear the screen on the underside of your wrist, glancing at it to decide whether you really need to take out your phone.

by Jared Newman
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Razer Nabu X: Social Fitness Tracker Costs

TOM'S GUIDE - Jan 6 - The $49 Nabu X is part fitness tracker, part smartwatch and part social connector, offering more features than other budget wearable. The device does away with the screen and opts for a multicolored light system. The LED lights can be customized to illuminate for specific notifications, like texts and emails, and they light up to show daily step goal percentage.

by Valentina Palladino
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Razer Nabu On Sale Next Week

TRUSTED REVIEWS - Nov 27 - The smartband will go on sale in North America on Dec 2 for $99.99 and is compatible with the iOS (5 and up) and Android (4.3 and above) devices. With a sleek, streamlined design it offers notifications for incoming calls, texts, emails and other app alerts, while it allows users to choose which alerts they receive via the Nabu Utility app.

by Chris Smith
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Razer Nabu Expected To Be Released In October

DEVICE MAG - Aug 21 - Razer is expected to release the Nabu smartband by Q4, likely in October. 1K developers have recieved early versions of the band, but Razer has continued to make changes. The Nabu currently features a 32x32 pixel display. The company also recently partnered with Tencent.

by Sanjeev Ramachandran
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Razer Nabu Will Be Fully Integrated With WeChat

FORBES – July 23 – Razer's Nabu smartband will be the first wearable that is fully integrated with Tencent's WeChat messaging platform, which has over 400M daily active users. The Nabu band will show all of the notifications a smartphone would, record all of the metrics a fitness band would, and allow users to share information by shaking hands. Razer hasn’t announced the official price yet, but expects to ship millions of units at under $100. Nabu will launch in China in Q4 2014.

by Rosa Trieu
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Razer Nabu Beta Sees 250K Sign-ups

CNET NEWS – July 8 – Razer received 250K sign-ups for a chance to be one of the first 500 people to test the Nabu fitness tracker. Selected users will receive a Nabu for $1. The device was unveiled at CES and is a smartwatch/fitness band hybrid, featuring a 128x32 pixel display to provide info from a smartphone as well as health data. It is compatible with iPhone 5, 5S, 5C and Android 4.3 and up. Developers have been able to purchase a Nabu for $49.99.

by Nick Statt
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5 Forward-looking Wearables

VENTURE BEAT - Mar 12 - Credit Suisse reports that the wearable market is already worth ~$5B today and is expected to grow to ~$50B in the next 2-3 years. The winners will make products that people want to wear and can’t live without.

Recon Jet/Snow
It provides both smart snow goggles and smart glasses. With built-in Wi-Fi, the Recon Jet and Snow enable users to track their activity in relation to location as well as connect to the Internet anywhere.

Fin
A wearable transmitter that turns your palm and fingers into a touch interface. Fin helps people control their household and mobile devices with their hands.

Vuzix M100
The Vuzix M100 smart glasses come with both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The smart glasses enable wearers to launch apps from their smartphones, displaying them on the 800-by-400 pixel screen.

Razer Nabu
A combo of a fitness band and a smartwatch, the Razer Nabu “smartband” has a battery life of seven to 10 days while offering features such as counting steps, distance, and calories and even registering altitude and monitoring sleep quality.

Kiwi Move
The clip-on wearable device Kiwi Move senses motion, temperature, and sound while maintaining battery life for up to five days. The Kiwi Move has Wi-Fi and pairs with Android and iOS devices.

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