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AliphCom, Inc.
Jawbone (2008)
Founded1999
Founder
DefunctJuly 2017 (2017-07)
FateLiquidated
HeadquartersSan Francisco
Key people
Yves Behar

AliphCom, Inc. (doing business as Aliph, Jawbone) was an American technology company based in San Francisco. It made consumer products including fitness tracker Jawbone.

The company was liquidated in July 2017 and co-founder Hosain Rahman moved to health products with Jawbone Health Hub.

History[edit]

AliphCom was founded by Alexander Asseily and Hosain Rahman in 1999.[1] With Lawrence Livermore Labs, Aliph researched noise suppression with grants from the United States Navy and DARPA in 2002.[2][3] Aliph released noise cancellation headset Jawbone in November 2004.[4] Bluetooth based headset were released in 2007.[5] Another headset Icon was released in 2010.[6] Wireless speaker Jambox and Fitness tracker UP were introduced in 2011.[7][8][9] Headset ERA was released in January 2014.[10] The company was liquidated in July 2017 and co-founder Hosain Rahman moved to health products with Jawbone Health Hub.[11][12][13] Jawbone's fitness tracker were removed from shops in 2018.[14] Aliph Brands holds the license to Jawbone products and others.[15] Jawbone patents were used to sue technology companies like Samsung in 2021.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Metz, Rachel (2014-05-16). "Jawbone's Vision: Activity Tracking Now, Remote Control Tomorrow". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  2. ^ Lashinsky, Adam (January 22, 2015). "Jawbone: The trials of a 16-year-old can't-miss startup". Fortune. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  3. ^ "Military Headset Reaches Masses". Wired. September 9, 2004. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  4. ^ German, Kent (November 22, 2004). "Aliph Jawbone headset review: Aliph Jawbone headset". CNET. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  5. ^ "Aliph Jawbone Era Changes Bluetooth Headset Game". PCWorld. January 20, 2011. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  6. ^ Lee, Nicole (January 17, 2010). "Aliph Jawbone Icon review: Aliph Jawbone Icon". CNET. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  7. ^ Vella, Matt (October 11, 2012). "Hosain Rahman's beautiful failure". Fortune. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  8. ^ Duffy, Jill (2013). "Jawbone UP Review". PCMAG. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  9. ^ Goode, Lauren (2015-05-22). "Jawbone's Up3 Hardware Drags Down Smart Software". Vox. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  10. ^ McCracken, Harry (2014-01-16). "New Jawbone Era Bluetooth Headset: Small and (Mostly) Sweet". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  11. ^ Wang, Selina (2017-07-10). "Jawbone Liquidation Inflicts Losses, Prompts CEO Move to Health". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  12. ^ "Jawbone reaches end of the road as it goes into liquidation". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  13. ^ Goode, Lauren (2016-05-27). "Jawbone's Hail Mary product is a clinical wearable it hasn't yet released". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  14. ^ "Jawbone fitness trackers removed from online shops". BBC News. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  15. ^ "Wearable Tech Brand Pioneer Jawbone Now Being Licensed". Licensing International. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  16. ^ "New Texas NPE Sues Samsung Over Former Jawbone Patents". RPX Corporation. Retrieved 2024-01-29 – via Mondaq.

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