Apple iWatch design
As the world awaits Apple’s much-rumoured iWatch analysts forecast that the market for wearable computing devices will near half a billion units sales a year within the next five years. See: Apple testing smart watch designs, iWatch.
ABI Research forecasts the wearable computing device market will become the norm for many and grow to 485 million annual device shipments by 2018.
Currently, sports and activity trackers account for the largest chunk (61 percent) of wearable technologies shipping today.
Smart activity trackers, from companies such as Fitbit and Nike, are widely available, and the devices’ “trendy and stylish” appearance makes them very popular with a broad range of customers. See: Fitbit Flex UK price
Smartphone-compatible watches, such as the Pebble, are beginning to emerge, and rumours are legion regarding Apple releasing a smart watch later this year. The so-called iWatch would sync with the owner’s iPhone.
We will also see the arrival of the much anticipated, smart glasses later this year. Google is already publically testing its smart glasses called Google Glass.
“The furor about wearable technologies, particularly smart watches and smart glasses is unsurprising,” says Josh Flood, senior analyst at ABI Research.
Both technologies are very stimulating and some of the applications for the device are rather inspiring.
“Apple’s curved glass-based watch could prove to be a revelation in the wearable technologies market.
The major question is whether the digital time piece will act as a complimentary device to the company’s iPhone smartphones or as a standalone product with other functionalities like health or activity tracking capabilities.”
Additionally, smart watches offer extra usages for an item most people already own and commonly purchase. It may become universally expected for watches to include this functionality as feature in the future.
Furthermore, the capabilities of smart watches could lead to the device being used as a wearable remote for home automation systems. A quick shake of your wrist to turn off/on room lights would be a very convenient tool.
Comments
David said: Apple like always will destroy other android devices even android s4 has 1000 less quality in pixels than apple iphone 5
Omendata said: Be interesting to see a lawsuit against Apple for onceSeems like Apple are the ones running out of ideas yet we have loads of people ranting about the next latest extortionately expensive device produced in factories paying staff miniscule wages in terrible environments and then there are the 500 million fools out there who buy into this nonsenseThey say the majority of the population are just grunts sheep lemmings call it what you will and this proves it
Chris said: Excellent are they going to patent the concept of a computer with a touchscreen attached to the body by means of a strap and then sue anyone else that creates an item of wearable computing
S J said: Well given the global population there are at least 500 million idiots out there so these figures are probably right Of course the Sony smartwatch is already out there and works really well with the Sony Xperia range of phones so sorry Apple but someone else has already beaten you to it Mind you you can always copy them and then sue them for infringing your design patents
Jack Bear said: what a joke Android has had watch phone running FULL android for yearshttpenwikipediaorgwikiZ
millgate said: I recommend that someone takes account of what the Chinese have been selling FOR MONTHSApple is merely copying the many ANDROID watches that have gone before itSame old same old