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Jawbone goes into liquidation; founder launches new health startup

Jawbone, once matching Fitbit for the best spot in the wellness wearable market, has started liquidation procedures following quite a while of dreary item dispatches and occupation cuts.



Hosain Rahman, the CEO and prime supporter of Jawbone, has effectively settled another startup, Jawbone Health Hub, which will chip away at associated items for the wellbeing business, says The Information.

Most representatives still with the organization have effectively moved over to the new startup, despite the fact that the correct number of workers isn't yet known.

Gossipy tidbits about another wellbeing item began to spread recently, around a similar time Jawbone quit refreshing its Bluetooth speakers and wearables. The move to wellbeing comes as Fitbit and Apple are both wanting to add more wellbeing administrations to their wearables gadgets.

New startup won't be purchaser centered 

The new startup is relied upon to be far less shopper centered than Jawbone, offering items straightforwardly to healing facilities and specialists. The organization has not said what items it expects to dispatch, with Rahman staying quiet on equipment and programming designs.

Jawbone began in 1999 as a sound organization called AliphCom, initially assembling "military review sound gadgets". The organization's initial accomplishment with very much planned Bluetooth headsets and speakers drove them to twofold down on the wearable market, which ended up being a noteworthy stumble.

In the previous couple of years, Jawbone has lost its sparkle, with flawed items, moderate administration refreshes, and horrible client bolster. It likewise went into a fight in court with opponent Fitbit, both guaranteeing that the other stole classified data. Fitbit finished the lawful case in December 2016, and evidently endeavored to buy the wavering organization a couple of days after.

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