Wearable Electronics

The decline of traditional watches and the explosion of smartwatches ignited a cause-effect narrative. Yet, the recovery of traditional watches, and the slowdown of wearable electronics, clearly indicates the two categories tap into different ...

Despite having only a small impact on the gaming market in 2016, the potential for AR/VR headsets remains high and could rival static console household penetration in some markets by 2021. This will heavily impact other areas of toys and games, but ...

The key selling point of connected appliances is not connectivity but services offered by the eco-system. A huge business eco-system is expected to be built, with collective efforts from upstream industries, such as semiconductor and artificial ...

Global mobile networks are getting more sophisticated with plans for commercial 5G launches gaining steam. The developed world with its advanced cellular networks will take the lead in 5G while the developing world will transition to 4G LTE. In time,...

Political instability and weakness in the region’s economy were major stumbling blocks to the growth of consumer electronics in the region. As these economies begin to return to growth, spending on electronics is set to recover over the forecast ...

The global electronics sector is expected to see a 3% CAGR over 2017-2025. Expanding Asian markets will land most investments into production in Asia Pacific. Unsurprisingly, nine out of 10 key electronics-driving countries will be based in the ...

While sales of wearables are growing rapidly, the key adopters are fitness enthusiasts and techies. The challenge is to expand the appeal of wearables to a bigger and wider consumer segment. This report explores how wearables can be a part of ...

With increased access to higher education and more women entering the labour force, women are more empowered than before. The higher spending power of women is driving the rise of the She-conomy. There is no need for all electronics to be customised ...

Contrary to all expectations that smart wearables would finally find success in the mainstream market, sales of smart wearables faltered as consumers failed to find compelling use cases for such devices. At the outset, manufacturers of smart ...

Wearable electronics sees volume growth of 34% in 2017. Wearable electronics is attracting a lot of attention from tech-savvy consumers, which is supposed to be a promising sign of potential in Vietnam. However, due to advances in the designs and ...

Nearly one-third of the population in Western Europe will be 60 or over by 2030. Manufacturers and retailers cannot afford to ignore the silver dollar, and must release products tailored to elderly consumers’ lifestyles....

The release of the second version of the Apple Watch in late 2016 attracted a great deal of attention to smart wearables in 2017. While the category grew considerably over the review period, wearable electronics – particularly smart wearables – has ...

Following the launch of Apple Watch in 2015, smart wearables began to rival activity wearables for the title of the largest wearable electronics category, with each category accounting for approximately 50% of total volume sales in wearable ...

Digital activity watches are more popular than activity bands in Malaysia as they show all data and information on the screen as opposed to having to view it on a smartphone, as is the case with an activity band....

Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are widely used in South Korea, with consumers wanting to share with their friends details about their health and fitness activities so as to encourage each other and achieve their goals....

Despite attaining unit sales of 42 million and posting volume sales growth of 15%, wearable electronics did not live up to expectations in 2017, as consumers failed to flock to these devices in the droves that many in the industry had anticipated ...

Wearable electronics remained in the early stages of adoption in 2017. Activity wearables held a 56% retail volume share of the category compared to a 44% retail volume share for smart wearables. This split is expected to reverse over the early part ...

Retail volume sales of wearable electronics recorded growth of 11% to reach 364,000 units in 2017. This is mainly contributed by the popularity of activity wearables (digital) and smart wearables, combined with the rising demand for activity watch ...

As much as Venezuelans like cutting-edge technology and are early adopters of new products, high prices and supply shortages are forcing them to change this long-established consumption pattern. Venezuelans are finding it increasingly difficult to ...

Due to increasing health consciousness among consumers, fitness trackers recorded growth in 2017. Additionally, smart wearables allow users to integrate different mobile apps with them, thereby enabling a faster communication process while tracking ...