Fitbit would provide fake heart rate data

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Since the start of the year, Fitbit has been taking its grade with its trials and its phenomenal fall in the stock market. We should soon know the outcome of his latest trial on the inaccuracy of the cardiac analysis of its Pure Pulse technology.

Fitbit is one of the most popular brands in the wearable industry. His smart health connected bracelets have been on sale for several years and today, they are found everywhere. But since early 2015, the brand has been in danger for several reasons.

The American brand is on trial with its direct competitor Jawbone who accuses it of having learned about its industrial secrets by having employed several of its former employees. In addition, the market leader in wearables has accumulated a 44% loss since January 2016, having nevertheless achieved a good result in the fourth quarter of 2015. Is this due to the development of the smart health connected watch, which brings together all the functionalities that the consumer is looking for, or the few trials that the company is going through? Anyway, Fitbit is destabilized.

In January 2016, a new trial added to the manufacturer's difficulties. The leader of the electronic coach has been the subject of a collective complaint from the United States, more specifically from California, of Colorado and Wisconsin. Brand customers criticize the bracelets for having insufficient heart rate sensors.

A significant margin would have been noted between the heart rate recorded by bracelets Fitbit Charge HR and Surge and the actual heart rate. Widely used by amateur athletes and people in rehabilitation, the results must be accurate. However, the sensors built into the bracelets would not count all the beats and therefore give completely false results. These erroneous statements could well endanger the lives of users, especially since the brand had made it its first selling point.

Bad publicity for Fitbit

The brand strongly disputed these accusations. Users who attempted to reach the manufacturer for a refund received no response. In its defense, Fitbit ensures that Pure Pulse, the technology measuring the heart rate used for its smart health connected bracelets has been patented and " provides accurate heart rate monitoring, as it tracks beats throughout the day, not just during exercise ".

These lawsuits are very bad publicity for the manufacturer specializing in electronic coaching. In addition, the brand has just released its new smart health connected watch called Blaze, available at the price of € 299.95, to face its direct competitors who tend to get ahead with their smart health connected watches.

For the moment, no big announcements as to the outcome of this trial. As part of the trial, each person who was affected by the operating problems of Fitbit products had until March 11, 2016 to contact the court in order to be informed of their rights and to know about the status of the trial.. Will Fitbit go up the slope in the months that follow or will its stock market fall even more because of multiple accusations? Case to follow.

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