Isikhethi se-apula Inkampani yokuqala iMisfit, eyasungulwa ngosizo lwalowo owayeyisikhulu esiphezulu se-Apple uJohn Sculley, manje isixoxisane nomdayisi wama-iPhone nama-iPads. I-Apple Store izobe ithengisa idivayisi yokulandelela i-Shine, eyakhiwe ngabakwaMisfit futhi ingaxhunywa noma yikuphi emzimbeni.
I-Misfit yasungulwa ngosuku uSteve Jobs ashona ngalo, kokubili njengendlela yokuhlonipha umsunguli ka-Apple ongasekho nanjengokuhlonipha umkhankaso odumile othi Think Different. Umkhiqizo wokuqala wale nkampani, i-Shine personal device, ekuqaleni wawuxhaswe ngosizo lomkhankaso we-Indiegogo, owazuza ngaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezingama-840 zamadola (imiqhele engaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-16).
Ukukhanya kucishe kulingane nekota ithathwa njenge-tracker enhle kakhulu emhlabeni (idivayisi yokulandelela) umsebenzi womzimba. Idivayisi ye-$ 120 (imiqhele ye-2) ihlanganisa i-accelerometer ye-axis emithathu futhi ingaxhunyaniswa ngezindlela ezahlukene, isibonelo ebhande lezemidlalo, umgexo noma ibhande lesikhumba elibamba umkhiqizo esihlakaleni njengewashi. Idivayisi imataniswa nohlelo lokusebenza lwe-iPhone olurekhoda umsebenzi womzimba njengoba ulinganiswa idivayisi, okuvumela abasebenzisi ukuthi balandelele ukuqhubeka kwabo futhi bazibekele imigomo yomuntu siqu.
I-Shine ibuye isho isikhathi, ilandelele ukulala futhi yenza eminye imisebenzi. Umzimba omncane wedivayisi wenziwe nge-aluminium yezinga eliphezulu yezinga lendiza enezimbobo ezingu-1560 ezibhobozwe nge-laser. Zivumela ukukhanya ukuthi kudlule ocingweni kuyilapho zingangeni manzi. Ngokusho kwewebhusayithi yakwaMisfit, ibhethri le-CR2023 kudivayisi lihlala izinyanga ezine ngokushajwa okukodwa.
I-Apple Story e-United States, Canada, Japan naseHong Kong manje izothengisa lesi sisetshenziswa semfashini esingaba khona. Izitolo zase-Europe nase-Australia zizoqala ukudayisa iShine ekuqaleni kukaSepthemba.
Umsunguli weMisfit uJohn Sculley uthathwa kabanzi njengenye yezizathu eziyinhloko ezenza uSteve Jobs ashiye i-Apple eminyakeni edlule. USculley uthi akakaze amxoshe uJobs, kodwa uyavuma ukuthi kube yiphutha elikhulu ukuthi waze waqashwa njenge-CEO. Ngenkathi ukuthengiswa kwe-Apple kukhule kusuka ku-$800 million kuya ku-$8 billion ngesikhathi sikaSculley, namuhla lo mdabu waseFlorida oneminyaka engu-74 ubudala naye ubhekane nokugxekwa ngokusebenzisa kabi Imisebenzi kanye nokuguqukela kweMac ku-PowerPC platform. Ukubonakala kwe-Shine ku-Apple Stores kuzomelela olunye ushintsho olubalulekile ekushintsheni okungavimbeki kwabakhiqizi kubuchwepheshe obugqokekayo. Abahlaziyi bezimakethe bakholelwa ukuthi abakhiqizi bazothengisa amawashi ahlakaniphile ayizigidi ezinhlanu ngo-2014, okuwukunyuka okukhulu kusukela ekuthengisweni okulindelwe okungu-500 kulo nyaka.
Leyo nombolo cishe izofaka izimpahla ezivela kwaSony, Misfit (aka Shine), kanye nesinye isiqalo, iPebble. Le ndawo kungenzeka futhi ukuthi igcwaliswe i-Apple, esivele yenze umnyakazo wokwethula iwashi elihambisana ne-iOS. I-Apple kungenzeka ithole ukuncintisana okuqinile ezinkampanini ezifana ne-Google, Microsoft, LG, Samsung nezinye njengoba isithakazelo kule ndawo yemakethe sikhula.
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