This is a large market that's getting larger. A year ago, 1 in 10 Americans owned some kind of wearable device. That's now up to 1 in 5, according to PwC, with half of the people who have a wearable using it daily.
It's been almost a month since wearable pioneer Fitbit unveiled a much-needed update to its Charge and Flex ranges, giving them a bunch of aesthetic and functional upgrades in the process. Customers have been able to secure their orders ahead of the loose "fall" release date but from today, anyone itching to get their hands on the new devices can now do so.
China may become the world’s largest wearable customer in 2017, if sales continue to surge as they have in 2016, by 84 percent.
Demand for wearable gadgets hasn’t lived up to the hype, and a report suggests things are only getting worse ahead of the company’s expected Watch reboot
Its point less
Why in the hell, would I wear a smart watch, when I have a smartphone in my hand.