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Doki Technologies — the developer of the children's smartwatch who is based in Hong Kong. Structures of the company use technologies of a geolocation, LTE and Internet of Things. Doki is founded in 2015.
History
2020: Fitbit purchased Doki
At the beginning of May, 2020 it became known of sale of Doki of Fitbit company. The last thanks to this acquisition intends to market the children's smartwatch.
In future devices of Fitbit use of the Doki platform which offers numerous functions on tracking of location, video calls and voice calls with mobile application is expected. By the way, the Chinese company calls itself producer of the first-ever children's watch with video conference support.
As specifies the edition Engadget, Fitbit closed the transaction on Doki acquisition in October, 2019 — before it was officially announced sale of Fitbit of Google corporation. The financial component of the agreement of Fitbit and Doki did not begin to be opened.
Doki Technologies informed the clients that their devices will be switched-off from servers of the company therefore they will lose the considerable number of functions.
The output of Fitbit in the market of the smartwatch for children became known in several weeks after Apple — the market leader of the computerized watch — released the beta of the watchOS 7 operating system in which the children's mode for Apple Watch is provided. In it the ring of mobility is replaced with "Time in the movement" which parents for the child will be able to determine. For example, two hours of activity a day.
In fact it is about simplification to stimulate children more time to move: trace calories at the age of ten years not so cheerfully, than to receive medals for accomplishment of the standard.
As for Fitbit, the company has an experience of development of gadgets for children. In assortment of the company the Fitbit Ace fitness tracker which is just intended for such users is provided.[1]
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