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  • Smartwatch 4G Penetration Rates

    by Neil Mawston | 9月 02, 2021
    Global cellular smartwatch shipments jumped a healthy +44% YoY in the second quarter of 2021. Growth has finally returned to pre-Covid levels. Cellular 4G smar... ...
  • Smartwatches Soar 47% in Q2 2021

    by Neil Mawston | 8月 27, 2021
    New research from our Wearables Tracker shows global smartwatch shipments soared 47 percent annually to reach 18 million units in the second quarter of 202... ...
  • Facebook Steps to the Metaverse

    by Neil Mawston | 8月 19, 2021
    Facebook has been saying for some time it wants to turn into a "metaverse company". Essentially, this means a shift from today's "flat" 2D Internet to tomorrow... ...
  • Apple Watch Sales by Model

    by Neil Mawston | 8月 19, 2021
    The first half of 2021 was good to Apple Watch. It hit record shipments and revenue. Series 6 Bluetooth (non-cellular) is Apple's no.1 Watch and by far the wor... ...
  • Samsung Holistic Health Apps Impress

    by Neil Mawston | 8月 12, 2021
    Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 4 and Classic smartwatches -- launched worldwide this week -- bring to the table an updated version of Google Wear OS 3 and a r... ...
  • Smartring Survey Results

    by Neil Mawston | 8月 02, 2021
    We conducted this week an informal survey of dozens of global tech influencers on LinkedIn. We asked if they would ever wear a smartring on their fin... ...
  • What is the Future for Smartrings?

    by Neil Mawston | 7月 26, 2021
    Smartrings are a niche wearable so far. But there are signs of renewed interest, from Oura and others. Sometimes worn by royalty, like Prince Harry. What is the... ...
  • Samsung Galaxy Watch 4

    by Neil Mawston | 7月 16, 2021
    The Internet is reporting this week that details of the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 have (again) been leaked, this time in Canada. Officially not due until Augu... ...
  • VR Headset Forecast

    by Neil Mawston | 7月 16, 2021
    New research from our Wearables service predicts the untethered VR headset market will be worth several billion dollars worldwide ... ...
  • Fitnessband Sales Set to Shrink

    by Neil Mawston | 7月 16, 2021
    New research from our Wearables service predicts global fitnessband sales grew +2% in 2020, but they will dip -2% in 2021. Demand for Fitbit, Xiaomi Mi Band an... ...
  • Facebook Smartwatch Rumors Grow

    by Neil Mawston | 6月 10, 2021
    The drumbeat of rumors for a Facebook smartwatch continues to get louder... New reports this week speculate it will be an Apple Watch rival, for summer 2022, a... ...
  • Will You Buy Snap AR Specs?

    by Neil Mawston | 6月 10, 2021
    We polled tech influencers worldwide on LinkedIn and asked if they would buy a pair of Snap's new AR Spectacles. Snapchat has built an... ...
  • Huawei Watch 3 is first with HarmonyOS

    by Neil Mawston | 6月 03, 2021
    Huawei this week has introduced its new Watch 3, the first smartwatch with HarmonyOS. Watch 3 uses 4G eSIM and is packed with sensors at a premium price for ca... ...
  • Snap Launches New AR Glasses

    by Neil Mawston | 5月 27, 2021
    We note Snap, of the US, is recently making aggressive new moves in smartglasses. First, the Snapchat developer bought WaveOptics, the supplier of AR disp... ...
  • Huawei Doubles Cellular Smartwatch Marketshare

    by Neil Mawston | 5月 27, 2021
    Huawei may be down-and-out in cellular phones, but it continues to regrow fast in cellular smartwatches. Our new report (here) finds Huawei doubled its global ... ...
  • Realme and OPPO are World's Fastest-Growing Wearable Vendors

    by Neil Mawston | 5月 27, 2021
    New research from our Wearables (WDE) tracker shows Realme and OPPO were the fastest-growing major wearable vendors worldwide in the first quarter of 2021. Bot... ...
  • Do UK Smartwatch Buyers Like Music?

    by Neil Mawston | 5月 14, 2021
    Surprisingly, the answer appears to be "no"... Our User Experience Service (UXS) surveyed 1,000 smartwatch owners in the United Kingdom and found music is thei... ...
  • Fitbit Blood Pressure Study

    by Neil Mawston | 5月 14, 2021
    Fitbit, of the US, is now one month in to its ongoing blood-pressure study for wristworn wearables. Fitbit is exploring whether Pulse Arrival Time (PAT) can be... ...
  • Apple Watch Beats 98% of Phone OEMs

    by Neil Mawston | 4月 22, 2021
    New research from our Wearables (WDE) service shows Apple Watch is now BIGGER by revenue than 98% of all smartphone vendors on the entire planet. Apple Watch i... ...
  • Wearable Revenues are Growing 20% YoY

    by Neil Mawston | 4月 22, 2021
    Global wearables revenue rose +20% YoY in Q4 2020, hitting a record high. Apple, Huawei and others lead the way. Clients can read the full dataset here. ...

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