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Wearable maker claims Apple and Fitbit stole its tech

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There's a longstanding legal tradition in tech: a small company gets patents on a nice idea, finds only modest success selling the idea and finally sues the living daylights out of its bigger rivals. And unfortunately, that's carrying on in the wear...

iRiver and Valencell team up to produce ON, Bluetooth heart-rate monitoring earphones

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iRiver and Valencell team up to produce ON, Bluetooth heartrate monitoring earphones

iRiver has snagged Valencell's PeformTek bio-sensing technology for its freshly-announced ON active earbuds. Plug them into your head and the built-in hardware can relay vital statistics like your heart rate and fitness level to your smartphone. The company won't be pinned to a price or a release date, as it's still working on the companion app necessary for the gear to run, but expects to have it ready by March. If you'd like to know a little more, you can always peruse the PR, presented on the posterior of this post.

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