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Tag: Apple Watch wannabes

TAG Heuer’s latest smartwatch dumps Google’s ‘Wear OS’ to gain coveted Apple MFI certification

Thursday, October 9, 2025 3:03 pmThursday, October 9, 20252 Comments

Luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer has abandoned Google’s “Wear OS” for its new Connected Calibre E5 smartwatch, opting instead for…

Apple Watch continues to dominate global smartwatch market share

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 12:04 pmNo Comments

Worldwide smartwatch shipments reached 14.3 million units in Q120.The Apple Watch platform dominates global smartwatch market share and is growing steadily…

Oppo knocks off Apple Watch with lookalike, soundalike ‘Oppo Watch’

Thursday, March 5, 2020 1:36 pmThursday, March 5, 20204 Comments

Oppo has shown off its so-called smartwatch, the “Oppo Watch.” Well, at least it looks smart. That’s because it’s nearly identical to the iconic Apple Watch…

It’s prime time for Apple Watch

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 9:29 amWednesday, March 6, 20197 Comments

Smartwatches are most certainly no longer a fad…

NPD: Apple Watch is ‘the clear leader’ in strongly growing U.S. smartwatch market

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 9:55 amWednesday, February 13, 201910 Comments

U.S. smartwatch sales experienced strong growth with 16% of U.S. adults now owning a smartwatch…

Apple Watch and China are crushing Swatch

Thursday, January 31, 2019 8:30 amThursday, January 31, 20192 Comments

The situation is about to get worse…

Gartner: Worldwide wearable sales to grow 26% next year; Smartwatch shipments to total 74 million units in 2019

Thursday, November 29, 2018 5:02 pmThursday, November 29, 20181 Comment

At the moment, the smartwatch market is bolstered by the relatively stable and higher average selling price of the Apple Watch…

IDC: Worldwide wearables market to grow 173.3% in 2015 with 72.1 million units to be shipped

Thursday, June 18, 2015 5:12 pmThursday, June 18, 20156 Comments

The wearables market maintained its upward trajectory in the first quarter of 2015…

Morgan Stanley: Apple now the leading wearables brand

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 2:28 pmWednesday, April 15, 201514 Comments

Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty today writes in a note to clients…

Tim Bajarin: Apple is about to change the watch industry forever; luxury watchmakers won’t be able to keep up

Monday, March 23, 2015 3:56 pmMonday, March 23, 201519 Comments

Apple Watch is a game-changer…

Samsung races to improve Gear watch as Apple Watch looms

Monday, January 26, 2015 9:41 pm11 Comments

While the rumor mill has the Apple Watch launch date pegged for March…

Apple Watch wins the war for the wrist before it starts

Monday, January 19, 2015 9:45 amMonday, January 19, 20155 Comments

The Apple Watch is the most divisive product Apple’s launched since the iPhone…

Samsung’s new ‘Orbis’ watch takes cues from Apple Watch’s Digital Crown

Friday, January 16, 2015 8:25 amFriday, January 16, 20159 Comments

A round stupidwatch is in the works at inveterate Apple mimic Samsung Electronics…

Why Apple Watch will own the high end wearable market

Tuesday, January 13, 2015 4:34 pmTuesday, January 13, 20157 Comments

If there’s even a bit of a smart watch market, Apple will assuredly take the high end of it….

Poll: Apple by far the No. 1 brand in wearables – and it doesn’t have one yet

Friday, December 19, 2014 8:29 amFriday, December 19, 20149 Comments

Apple has yet to enter the wearables market, but…

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