Jawbone (company)
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AliphCom, Inc. (doing business as Aliph, Jawbone) was an American technology company based in San Francisco. It made consumer products, including a fitness tracker, Bluetooth headphones, and wireless speakers.
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| Jawbone (2008) | |
| Industry | consumer electronics |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder |
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| Defunct | July 2017 |
| Fate | Liquidated |
| Headquarters | San Francisco |
Key people | Yves Béhar |
The company was liquidated in July 2017 and co-founder Hosain Rahman moved to health products with Jawbone Health Hub.[1]
History
AliphCom was founded by Alexander Asseily and Hosain Rahman in 1999.[2]
With Lawrence Livermore Labs, Aliph researched noise suppression with grants from the United States Navy and DARPA in 2002.[3] In 2004, Aliph released a noise-cancellation headset, which used military technology to erase background noise.[4][5] The company's Bluetooth headset, the Jawbone, was released in 2006.[6][7] Another headset was released in 2008 and 2009.[8][6]
AliphCom changed its name to Jawbone in 2010.[2]
Wireless speaker Jambox and Fitness tracker UP were introduced in 2011.[9][10][11] Headset ERA was released in January 2014.[12] The company stopped producing its fitness trackers and soon sold all its remaining inventory.[13] The company was liquidated in July 2017.[14][15][16] Jawbone's fitness tracker was removed from shops in 2018.[17]
Aliph Brands holds the license to Jawbone products and others.[18]
Legal proceedings
Jawbone patents were used to sue technology companies like Samsung in 2021.[19]
References
External links
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