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Statistics & Forecasts
Pebble tops Kickstarter records with over $9M (and growing) funded for its latest devices (Kickstarter)
Device Announcements
Pebble launches new heart-rate monitoring smartwatch and “Core” smartwatch companion on Kickstarter (MobileSyrup)
HP includes a backpack PC in its Omen gaming lineup (The Verge)
Xiaomi Mi Band sequel to launch in June (Forbes)
Funding, Crowdfunding & M&A
Affectiva raises $14M for its emotions analytics platform (MobiHealthNews)
Rumours
Microsoft preparing a VR ready Xbox (Road to VR)
HTC smartwatch gets delayed again (TechRadar)
Gear Fit 2 leak shows potentially water resistant wearable (MobileSyrup)
Asus VR appears in demo area at Computex (The Verge)
Jawbone may have stopped production of its fitness tracker (MobileSyrup)
Samsung reportedly working on official gamepad for Gear VR (Android Authority)
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