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Neil Mawston
| Oct 04, 2018
The worldwide distribution of smartwatches is becoming a key battleground for industry stakeholders like Apple, LG, Huawei, Amazon and FNAC. Which retail channe...
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Neil Mawston
| Oct 04, 2018
Smartwatches designed and optimized for young children between 3 and 11 years are becoming increasingly popular across Russia this year. What factors are d...
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Neil Mawston
| Oct 04, 2018
Virtual reality (VR) headset trade revenues will grow a decent +18% in 2019. The VR industry, for now, is focusing more on "value" than "volume". Key players, l...
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Neil Mawston
| Oct 04, 2018
Luxury smartwatches costing thousands of dollars, such as Tag Heuer’s new Connected Modular 45 Full Diamond, are more widely available than many realize. ...
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Neil Mawston
| Sep 27, 2018
Armani, a famous Italian clothing label, this week expanded its presence among the high-growth smartwatch category.
The Armani A/X Exchange Connected is t...
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Steven Waltzer
| Sep 19, 2018
According to Strategy Analytics Wearables (WDE) service, global core wearable (fitness band + smartwatch) revenues grew a healthy 29% YoY in Q2 2018 due largely...
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Neil Mawston
| Sep 13, 2018
The new Apple Watch Series 4 will launch commercially worldwide from September 21st, 2018.
Apple’s latest smartwatch goes beyond a fitness tracker a...
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Jack Narcotta
| Sep 13, 2018
Hampton’s ARRAY Wi-Fi smart lock is a hub-free smart home device, marking another entry in a small, but growing, segment of the smart home device market. ...
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Neil Mawston
| Aug 30, 2018
It is being widely reported this week that Apple has recently purchased Akonia Holographics, a US startup that creates color displays (lenses) for augmente...
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Neil Mawston
| Aug 02, 2018
Global smartwatch shipments soared +56% YoY in Q2 2018.
Smartwatches are now among the world's fastest-growing electronic gadgets.
Apple Watch lost ground to ...
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Neil Mawston
| Aug 02, 2018
Global fitnessband shipments dipped -19% YoY in Q2 2018. Fitnessbands are losing ground to smartwatches. In what's left of the fitnessband market, Xiaomi i...
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Neil Mawston
| Jul 24, 2018
Corning of the US has recently introduced Gorilla Glass DX and DX+ optimized for wearables. The protective coating is antireflective (for better reading) a...
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Neil Mawston
| Jul 24, 2018
Insomnia and lack of sleep are common problems in modern society. How can wearables, such as Apple Watch, help you sleep better? Can wearable vendors differenti...
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Jack Narcotta
| Jul 18, 2018
The next stage in the evolution of the smart home, it would appear, won’t be about placing more Echo Dots (or Google Home Minis, for that matter) around a...
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Neil Mawston
| Jul 12, 2018
We forecast global smartwatch revenues will rise by an impressive +33% in 2018. Apple Watch, Garmin and others are benefiting from consumers' buoyant deman...
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Neil Mawston
| Jul 12, 2018
Hearables -- or smart headphones -- are deep-in-ear wireless devices optimized for voice comms, medical monitoring, fitness tracking, and other featur...
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Neil Mawston
| Jul 05, 2018
Wearable device makers, such as Huawei, Qualcomm and LG, will target children under the age of 13 for fresh growth next year. Which brands, products and regions...
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Neil Mawston
| Jul 05, 2018
Rumors abound that Google will launch a Pixel smartwatch in the United States and worldwide during the fourth quarter of 2018. What is the likely strategy?...
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Neil Mawston
| Jul 05, 2018
Apple Watch is dominating the China smartwatch market today. This wildly popular model is crushing competition from Huawei, Samsung and others, a...
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Neil Mawston
| Jul 05, 2018
Garmin’s global fitnessband revenue share has doubled in the past year. It is the world’s fastest-growing major vendor. A strong blend of attra...
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