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Sony To Enter Wearables Market
Among Sony’s numerous announcements on Monday at CES, the consumer electronics giant said that in the spring it planned to release several wearable products under its SmartWear Experience concept....
View ArticleWearable Technology: Head or Heart?
Wearable technology really broke out at CES this year, with a vast flowering of new products and ideas. The reasons are not hard to find: the smartphone market is changing gear to growth driven by...
View ArticleWearables: What Happens Next?
The flurry of wearable electronics launches at Mobile World Congress shows how rapidly the category is accelerating. We are currently tracking 79 devices that have been announced. Doubtless many more...
View Article2014 – The Year of Wearables
If 2013 was the year of tablets, then 2014 seems to be the year of wearables, as was made clear at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show and this month’s Mobile World Congress. There are increasing...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Fitness Trackers
When I started researching the wearable market for the new Wearable Device Market and Forecast Report I naturally bought a device to get a feel of what they were like to own and use. My colleague Russ...
View ArticleAnother One Bites the Dust…
First I lost my Fitbit. Sadly some time during my arrival at Heathrow Airport last Saturday, I looked down: the strap for my Misfit was there on my wrist, yet empty of the device itself. It was even...
View ArticleWearables…Samsung Zig-Zags Its OS Choice?
The announcement that Samsung’s latest generation of wearables will use Android Wear raises interesting questions about its software strategy. The Gear 2 smartwatch made the switch to Tizen, which...
View Article4K and Wearables Kick Off IFA 2014
IFA’s first press day mainly served to reinforce existing trends. The growth of 4K TVs continues, after its surge on the back of 2014 model introductions. New product launches are likely to fill gaps...
View ArticleAhead of Apple Announcement, Samsung Shows Multiple New Mobile Devices with...
One week ahead of an Apple media event, Samsung announced new products from wearables to phablets at its Unpacked 2014 Episode 2 event in Berlin – Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge, Gear S and Gear VR....
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IFA: Managing Diversity
Touring the show at weekends is one of the best things about IFA, as the show is open to the public. For an analyst it is fun to observe the German consumer. There are plenty of wearable devices on...
View ArticleKey Question from CES 2015: How Many Wearable Devices Would a Person Wear?
Each year, the CES in Las Vegas jump-starts the technology market. It did so this year as well, but what was really different was the lack of real news makers in 2015. In past years, devices, mainly...
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