In November last year Jawbone announced the third generation model of its popular UP fitness tracker. Despite the fact that many months have passed since this product was announced Jawbone is yet to ship this product. In fact the company does not have a Jawbone UP3 release date to share at this point in time due to the fact that it is facing manufacturing issues.
When the UP3 was announced last year Jawbone initially said that it would begin shipments by Christmas. That’s when the first delay happened with the release date being pushed into 2015.
A spokesperson for the company tells TechCrunch that its having troubles maintaining quality when manufacturing is scaled up at a level that would enable Jawbone to bring UP3 to the market. The units that it manufactures during small test runs work just fine.
The spokesperson said that quality is a major priority for the company and it wants to nail it before UP3 is shipped to the public. Jawbone hopes to announce a ship date soon.
Interested customers can still pre-order the Jawbone UP3 today even though the product page doesn’t provide a proper release date. Those who do pre-order, or have already done so, can have their money refunded at any time. Jawbone is providing this option to customers who might change their mind about purchasing the UP3.
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