Jawbone Reported To Exit Fitness Wearables Business As Well

Jawbone refuted reports that it was exiting its wearables business to The Verge. Also of note, however, are two recent departures from the UP team: Andrew Rosenthal, group manager for wellness and platform, left in April, as did Jason Donahue, group manager for life cycle and growth. Both were well known in digital health circles. Rosenthal joined the company as part of the Massive Health acquisition, and Donahue, who was a co-founder of early sleep tracking company Zeo, joined after graduating from Harvard Business School.

Update: "Speculation that Jawbone is exiting the wearables business or going out of business altogether is false...," a Jawbone spokesperson told MobiHealthNews in an email. "Jawbone remains wholly committed to innovating in and building great wearables products. The Company has never been more excited about its pipeline of technology and products and looks forward to sharing them when ready. We manage our inventory positions according to internal business processes, and strategic product lifecycle objectives. This situation is no different and we will continue to support all of our products in the marketplace."

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Despite Jawbone's statement, Tech Insider is still reporting that Jawbone sold all of its UP inventory and is not manufacturing its current lineup of UP trackers right now -- and won't unless demand picks up. Jawbone declined to comment to Fortune about the reported wireless speaker business exit. Whether the company is set to unveil a next generation UP or -- if The Verge's report is correct, and Jawbone is putting all of its eggs into a new, clinical grade wearable -- then it's true that Jawbone isn't fully exiting the wearables market.

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