Still substantially trailing Fitbit in terms of actual
wearable device sales, GPS technology pioneer turned activity tracker rising star Garmin sure likes to keep busy, carving out niche after niche in a general landscape dominated by Apple.
«By 2021, (worldwide) sales of smartwatches are estimated to total nearly 81 million units, representing 16 percent of total
wearable device sales,» the report says.
Not exact matches
Already, 4K sets have proven to be a valuable market; they accounted for far more
sales dollars last year than
wearable devices, smart home appliances, and smart speakers.
While neither brand has made a huge dent in
wearable sales — at least compared with
devices like the Apple Watch and Fitbit's various products — this news could hint at certain trends among makers of smartwatches and fitness bands.
Indeed, the company said
sales of
wearable devices such as smartwatches had doubled in 2017 to $ 300 million, or 14 % of total watch
sales.
Accenture's survey doesn't hint at any big increase in
sales of
wearable devices, an emerging category that includes
devices like Internet connected fitness gadgets and smartwatches, The survey said that only 14 % of polled respondents said they would buy a
wearable device in 2017, which was «virtually unchanged from last year.»
Wearable device maker Fitbit forecast current - quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday as the company expects further
sales declines for its fitness tracking
devices.
As tech companies push their businesses into making
wearable devices like fitness bands, eyeglasses and smart watches, the limitations of battery technology have become the biggest obstacle to
sales and greater profits.
By Shariq Khan (Reuters)-
Wearable device maker Fitbit Inc forecast current - quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday as the company expects further
sales declines...
Statista.com predicts that the
wearable device market will value about $ 12.64 million, while MarketWatch still predicts that Google Glass, which many consider to have been a failure, will still reach a projected $ 1 billion in
sales by 2020.
Sales of e-book readers and e-paper notebooks together accounted for 70 % of E Ink's third - quarter revenues, with the remaining 30 % from IoT applications including smart cards, electronic shelf labels (ESL), e-paper display solutions, and mobile and
wearable devices.
The company is looking to foray into tablets,
wearables, medical
devices, appliances, point - of -
sale terminals and other smartphones.
Google's finally getting into the Sony SmartWatch 3
sales game, adding the
wearable to its selection of Android Wear
devices.
While
sales of Asus ZenFone smartphones and ZenBook laptops have been more satisfactory, ZenWatch
wearable devices have not achieved anticipated
sales figures, with only five to six thousand units sold in April.
In general,
sales of smartwatches haven't been as robust as some other
wearable computing
devices, Minney added.
With the introduction of the second edition Watch Urbane LTE, consumers have options when it comes to their
devices and we are excited to bring the latest to the
wearables category,» saidMorris Lee, senior vice president and head of North American
sales and marketing, LG Mobile Communications Company
Samsung has been at the forefront of
wearable devices ever since the original Galaxy Gear went on
sale.
The
wearable device market is steadily gaining momentum and although smartwatch
sales dropped by more than half last year, things are expected to improve in the future.
Some may cite the emergence of Apple and the Apple Watch as a competitor, but analyst reports have noted that smartwatch
sales are tanking as initial consumer interest in
wearable devices has waned.
Best Buy will be offering a variety of
wearable devices up for
sale on Black Friday.
The Gear Live was Samsung's first Android Wear
device, and one of only two
devices running on Google's custom
wearable platform currently on
sale.
Xiaomi's fitness arm known as Huami is second to the Fitbit in terms of the global
sales volumes of
wearable devices.
The Microsoft Band 2 fitness
wearable device, which has been available for pre-order online, is now officially on
sale on both websites and in retail stores.
Samsung's latest
wearable devices can take pride of place on wrists countrywide as they've appeared on
sale for # 180 each.They are both available for order, apparently with next day delivery, on Unlocked Mobiles.The Samsung Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit will... Read more
Samsung's latest
wearable devices can take pride of place on wrists countrywide as they've appeared on
sale for # 180 each.
According to research firm IDC, Fitbit is the leading seller of
wearable devices, but it's facing a steep decline because most of its
sales are in the US, where many people who want a fitness tracker already have one.
Wearables: The total health, fitness and sports tech market — including fitness activity trackers, other health and fitness
devices, hearables, over-the-counter hearing
devices, smartwatches and, for the first time, sports tech (such as a smart basketballs or baseball bats)-- is expected to reach
sales of 49.3 million units in 2018 (four % increase) and earn US$ 6.4 billion (one % increase).