Wearables

United States accounts for the two thirds of the Q3 revenue, followed by the APAC region (16%), EMEA (12%), and Other Americas (6%).

The Lumo Bodytech Biomechanics platform combines hardware, software, and data to enable integration of human body movements into the next-gen wearable devices.

The new R&D group will provide a turnkey platform to prominent consumer brands looking to integrate biometrics into their apparel.

The company also closed seed round of funding worth $790,000; it expects to debut its technology platform to the public in the middle of 2016.

The Index Smart Scale and vívosmart HR join Garmin's line-up of connected health/fitness products; they will be available next month for $149.99 each.

The Taiwanese company has decided to once again postpone the launch of its wearable device, the HTC Grip; we may get a series of devices, instead.

You will need to bring the iPhone along for couple of runs/walks so that the app can calibrate, but after those few times - you are literally free to go/run.

The new Fossil Q series consists of 4 devices: Android Wear-powered Q Founder, Q Grant watch, and two fitness bands - Q Reveler and Q Dreamer.

The new watches are Forerunner 230, Forerunner 235 and the Forerunner 630, all of which are readily available for purchase from Garmin's website.

The updated wearable features improved touch responsiveness, faster syncing, extended Bluetooth range, 3-axis magnetometer, and colored 12 lights display.