Amazon shutting down Halo

 

Amazon is shutting down Halo, its division of consumer tech and fitness trackers.

 As a result, all Halo products, including the Halo Band, Halo Rise, Halo View, and accessories, will no longer be supported after July 31.

  • Amazon is offering full refunds to customers who purchased a Halo device or accessory band in the past 12 months. 
  • Additionally, the company is no longer charging subscription fees and will refund all prepaid Halo subscription fees.
  • Any remaining data on the Halo health app will be deleted after Aug. 1. 
  • Amazon has also now pulled the Halo View, Band fitness tracker, and Rise sleep tracker from its e-commerce site.
  • The shutdown will result in layoffs of parts of the Halo team, and employees in the U.S. and Canada have already been notified.
  • Employees who are let go will be offered severance payments, transitional health insurance benefits, and external job placement support, Amazon said.
  • In an email, an Amazon VP said Halo has been facing "significant headwinds" recently, which include "an increasingly crowded segment and an uncertain economic environment."

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