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80% Of All Online Adults Now Own A Smartphone, Less Than 10% Use Wearables

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If people are looking to Apple and its new smartwatch to kickstart wider consumer interest in wearable computing gadgets, the maker of the iPhone will have a lot of work ahead of it. New research out from the GlobalWebIndex indicates that in a survey of 170,000 adult internet users across 32 markets, only 9% report having a smartwatch, and 7% said they owned smart wristbands. In contrast, among online adults, 80% now own a smartphone.

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johnherlosky3391d ago

you wait until the iwatch comes out, everyone will want one!

Gondee3391d ago

It will certainly generate opposition and demand while setting industry standards for battery life, usability, ect..

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Fitbit's Charge 2 wearable is now available for $150

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.

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Sahil2767d ago

No thank you I'm happy with my Alta :)

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Worn in China: Chinese wearable shipments soar in 2016

China may become the world’s largest wearable customer in 2017, if sales continue to surge as they have in 2016, by 84 percent.

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Can the new Apple Watch save a weakening wearables market?

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

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