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US: Popular fitness tech firm Basis courts world’s largest

By  |  February 17, 2014

Basis Science, the company behind popular tech tracker Basis Health Tracker Watch, is reportedly approaching the world’s largest technology firms for an acquisition.

Reports say Basis has met with Google, Apple, Microsoft and Samsung to find a prospective buyer in the last few weeks, though not all of those meetings are confirmed.

According to a report, Google and Apple are both some of the largest Basis investors and are looking to soon introduce their own wearable fitness tracking device. Apple is rumored to be gearing up for the release of an iWatch, for example, while Google Glass is reportedly running fitness tracking trials on the device.

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