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Defunct technology company

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.

The company was liquidated in July 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 [2]

With Lawrence Livermore Labs, Aliph researched noise suppression with grants from the United States Navy and DARPA in [3] In , 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 [6][7] Another headset was released in and [8][6]

AlphiCom changed its name to Jawbone in [2]

Wireless speaker Jambox and Fitness tracker UP were introduced in [9][10][11] Headset ERA was released in January [12] The company stopped producing its fitness trackers and soon sold all its remaining inventory.[13] The company was liquidated in July [14][15][16] Jawbone's fitness tracker was removed from shops in [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 [19]

References

  1. ^Heater, Brian (). "Jawbone is being liquidated as its CEO launches a related health startup". TechCrunch. Retrieved
  2. ^ abMetz, Rachel (). "Jawbone's Vision: Activity Tracking Now, Remote Control Tomorrow". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved
  3. ^Lashinsky, Adam (January 22, ). "Jawbone: The trials of a year-old can't-miss startup". Fortune. Retrieved
  4. ^"Military Headset Reaches Masses". Wired. September 9, ISSN&#; Retrieved
  5. ^German, Kent (November 22, ). "Aliph Jawbone headset review: Aliph Jawbone headset". CNET. Retrieved
  6. ^ abTakahashi, Dean (). "Aliph launches latest Jawbone wireless headset for broader market". VentureBeat. Retrieved
  7. ^"Aliph Jawbone Era Changes Bluetooth Headset Game". PCWorld. January 20, Retrieved
  8. ^Lee, Nicole (January 17, ). "Aliph Jawbone Icon review: Aliph Jawbone Icon". CNET. Retrieved
  9. ^Vella, Matt (October 11, ). "Hosain Rahman's beautiful failure". Fortune. Retrieved
  10. ^Duffy, Jill (). "Jawbone UP Review". PCMAG. Retrieved
  11. ^Goode, Lauren (). "Jawbone's Up3 Hardware Drags Down Smart Software". Vox. Retrieved
  12. ^McCracken, Harry (). "New Jawbone Era Bluetooth Headset: Small and (Mostly) Sweet". Time. ISSN&#;X. Retrieved
  13. ^Juetten, Mary. "Failed Startups: Jawbone". Forbes. Retrieved
  14. ^Wang, Selina (). "Jawbone Liquidation Inflicts Losses, Prompts CEO Move to Health". . Retrieved
  15. ^Bradshaw, Tim (7 July ). "Jawbone reaches end of the road as it goes into liquidation". Financial Times. Retrieved
  16. ^Goode, Lauren (). "Jawbone's Hail Mary product is a clinical wearable it hasn't yet released". The Verge. Retrieved
  17. ^"Jawbone fitness trackers removed from online shops". BBC News. Retrieved
  18. ^"Wearable Tech Brand Pioneer Jawbone Now Being Licensed". Licensing International. Retrieved
  19. ^"New Texas NPE Sues Samsung Over Former Jawbone Patents". RPX Corporation. Retrieved &#; via Mondaq.

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