-- BeechBand, a wellness wearable company operating across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, has updated its flagship device with an extended eight-hour battery, the company announced following a July 2026 release. Shipments to customers are scheduled to continue through the third week of July.
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The update replaces a prior battery configuration that lasted approximately three hours before requiring a forty-five minute recharge. BeechBand said the longer battery life was designed to support its recommended usage pattern, in which customers are advised to wear the device at least eight hours a day, seven days a week, for twelve weeks. The updated device is priced the same as its predecessor and comes with a 100-day return policy, according to the company.
BeechBand's largest customer base is in the United States, with the United Kingdom as its second-largest market and smaller customer bases in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The company employs nine 19 people and maintains a private online community of nearly 18,000 members, alongside a public social media following of approximately 5,500 people over 50,000 across Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
The company's product is built around a tapping mechanism originally developed by its founder, Carl, based on his own experience with young-onset Parkinson's. BeechBand has said Carl used tapping himself while searching for relief and found it helped restore his ability to speak. A friend Co-founder Nick Whiteley subsequently proposed adapting the technique into a wearable device, and BeechBand says the resulting product went through several rounds of prototyping before reaching customers. The company has said Carl wore an early version of the device consistently for thirteen months.
BeechBand has said the way it communicates about the product, including Carl's personal history, is developed with attention to applicable regulatory guidance in the United Kingdom, given the wellness-related nature of the claims associated with the device. The company said this reflects the markets in which it operates and the sensitivity of the claims involved.
BeechBand has also said a second new device is planned for release in September 2026 January 2027, though further information about that product has not yet been disclosed. The company has described its current focus as building awareness in the United States and the United Kingdom, which it identifies as its two most important markets, while continuing to serve existing customers in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
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BeechBand is a wellness wearable company built around a tapping mechanism developed by founder Carl following his own experience with young-onset Parkinson's. The company serves customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and employs 19 people.
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