The company said they’ve received “at least” 115 reports of the Ionic smartwatch overheating ... another 40 reports of burn injuries from international users. Fitbit Data Showed That ...

Fitbit failed to promptly report a burn hazard ... of fitness trackers The post Fitbit to pay $12.25m penalty over smartwatch burn hazard appeared first on Boing Boing. This article may contain ...

Of those, 78 people reported burn injuries in the US ... buyers to get help and have their Ionic smartwatch refunds processed. UPDATE: Fitbit reached out to BGR, providing the following statement ...

Over the past couple of years, Fitbit has witnessed its signature fitness wearables slowly being eclipsed by the Apple Watch and other smartwatches like Samsung's Gear line and Google's Android Wear.

Fitbit’s long-awaited smartwatch has finally been unveiled to the public as part of a wider range of health-focused tools. Dubbed ‘Ionic’, the smartwatch is a make-or-break product for ...

The big news is the Ionic, Fitbit's first true smartwatch (the company released the Blaze back in 2015, which was technically a smartwatch, but was focused more on fitness than smarts).