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Peloton will spend $100 million to address delivery delays
Peloton enjoyed a surge in popularity over the past year as the pandemic forced people to give up gyms and to exercise in their homes. Unfortunately, the company is struggling to meet the sudden influx of demand, and massive delivery delays mean customers are stuck waiting for their bikes and treadmills longer than usual. Now, in a post on the company’s website, Peloton co-founder and CEO John Foley detailed how the exercise equipment maker plans to address the issue.
Peloton users can now make their own custom workout routines
Starting today, Peloton is allowing its users to easily transition from one class to the next using a new Stacked Classes feature. Think of it as a playlist, but for Peloton classes. Tapping a stack icon will add a class to your stack.
A workout-at-home service report card
Here's how a number of at-home workout services compare to each other, including Apple Fitness Plus, Peloton Digital, Daily Burn and Glo Yoga.
Peloton will debut three exclusive Elvis remixes
Peloton spent a lot of time fighting with music publishers over royalty payments. Now, it's buying Elvis remixes.
Peloton will pay $420 million to acquire fitness equipment maker Precor
In a press release, Peloton today confirmed its plans to acquire Precor, a maker of home and commercial-grade workout machines, for $420 million. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2021.
Beyoncé and Peloton team up to gift fitness classes to HBCU students
Beyoncé and Peloton are donating fitness subscriptions to students at 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Even Peloton is cracking down on QAnon
Peloton has banned QAnon hashtags for allegedly promoting hate in its fitness community.
Echelon made a $500 version of its connected spin bike for Amazon Prime (updated)
For $500, you can get an Amazon Prime-blessed connected spin bike from Echelon.
Peloton is getting cheaper with new Bike and Tread options
Peloton's got a new, lower-end treadmill and a higher-end bike.
After Math: Fast cars, discount scooters and hopping spacecraft
As the IFA conference winds down and gadget release season heats up, let’s take a look at some of the headline highlights of the past seven days. The 1,502HP electrically-driven Ford Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 aims to find out.
Peloton's next treadmill may cost less than $3,000
Peloton is planning to launch a cheaper treadmill and slash the price of its existing bike.
Apple is reportedly planning a Peloton-like fitness subscription
Apple may be working on virtual fitness classes that would compete against offerings from Nike and Peloton, according to Bloomberg.
Liteboxer is Peloton, but for boxing
A Peloton for boxing? We're interested.
Peloton’s home fitness app arrives on Roku today
As of today, the Peloton app is officially available on Roku.
Peloton’s workout app comes to Apple TV
The Peloton app is officially available on Apple TV, giving quarantined gym-goers more options for home exercise as coronavirus concerns linger.
Peloton will stream live classes from instructors' homes
Peloton will begin streaming live classes from its instructors’ homes beginning tomorrow, April 22nd.
Peloton's workout app is now available on Android TV
Peloton might be best known for its connected exercise equipment (and that questionable TV ad), but it also produces a range of instructor-led workouts that can be done at home with no equipment at all. And from today, you'll be able to access them directly through Android TV -- perfect timing considering none of us can get out to the gym right now.
After Math: Steven Seagal-like longevity
Say what you will about Steven Seagal but the '80s action star is still somehow able to draw headlines in 2020, even when he's not premiering his latest passion project. Granted, yes, those headlines most recently have involved the SEC and a $314,000 settlement for him not disclosing that his endorsements for a digital currency were compensated for by the company selling them. Regardless, let's take a look at some more headlines of surprisingly persistent products from this past week.
Peloton settles music licensing lawsuit over its exercise videos
After almost a year-long legal battle, Peloton users' shared nightmare of online spin classes with "terrible tunes" is coming to an end. On Thursday, the connected exercise bike manufacturer announced it successfully negotiated a settlement with the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA). The organization launched a complaint last year in which it sought $150 million in damages from Peloton for failing to properly license some of the songs it played during its online spin and exercise classes.
Peloton's iOS Chromecast support puts workouts on the big screen
Peloton users on iPhones and iPads can now play their workout videos on a bigger Chromecast-powered screen. The iOS application's latest update adds Chromecast support for the platform, a feature which used to be available only for Android users.