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Former President Barack Obama is a known Fitbit owner having used the Surge for several years before switching and continuing to use the Ionic. The Ionic was Fitbit’s second smartwatch with a color ...

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Google-owned Fitbit has recalled 1 million of its Ionic smartwatches after dozens of users reported burn injuries after the battery overheated. The fitness gadget maker says ...

Former President of the United States, Barack Obama is known for his love for Fitbit smartwatches. Obama first started using the Fitbit Surge, which was released back in 2014, before switching to the ...

Fitbit has agreed to pay a $12.2 million penalty for failing to report an overheating issue with Ionic smartwatches, which caused burns to consumers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ...

Fitbit will pay a civil penalty of $12.25 million after it "knowingly failed to immediately report" a defect in its Ionic smartwatches that caused dozens of people to sustain burn injuries, the ...