ENGINEERING THE FIRST FITBIT: THE INSIDE STORY

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Inspired by the Wii, entrepreneur James Park came up with the Fitbit as a gadget to get people out of the house. The activity tracker has sold more than 136 million units since 2009. Google bought the company in 2021 for $2.1 billion and absorbed it into its hardware division. This article looks at the origins of Fitbit and the challenges it faced early in development.