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Fitbit gets fashionable, Nintendo teases next mobile game

Yet another Fitbit joins the flock, but the Alta goes for style -- and bugs you for being boring. Also, Nintendo gives more details on Miitomo, coming next month.

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How can an fitness tracker motivate you more? By judging you for sitting too long.

The style-focused Fitbit Alta offers some new ways to track activity (and inactivity). Watch CNET Update below for an overview, and learn what Nintendo is planning for its next app game:

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Also in this tech-news roundup, learn how Microsoft improved the battery life on its Band 2 tracker and its acquisition of popular keyboard app SwiftKey.

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