Global shipments of wearable devices are expected to total 396.0 million units in 2020 according to new data from IDC…
Tag: fitness bands
IDC: Apple Watch to lead smartwatch growth through at least 2023
The market for wearable devices is on track to reach global shipments of 222.9 million units in 2019, growing to 302.3 million units in 2023…
Beleaguered Fitbit’s ‘Ionic’ watch stumbles out of the gate
It was hard to overstate how important the fourth quarter was going to be for Fitbit…
Fitbit shares plunge on earning loss
Fitbit Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Monday after the wearable fitness-tracker maker’s quarterly results and outlook fell short…
Wireless carriers sold over 1/3rd of all Apple Watches in the U.S. last quarter
In the smartphone market, wireless carriers are easily the most important distribution channel for smartphone OEMs…
Apple’s line of smartwatches outsold the entire Swiss watch industry last quarter
Apple sold more than eight million watches in the final quarter of 2016, making it one of the largest watchmakers in the world…
Apple Watch sets new all-time record for wearables shipments; ‘Apple has won the wearables game’ – analyst
Apple has won the wearables game…
Cellular-capable Apple Watch ushers in digital health revolution
In the last months of Steve Jobs’s life, the Apple co-founder fought cancer while managing diabetes…
IDC: Shipments of wearables to nearly double by 2021 as smartwatches take the lead over cheap fitness bands
The move from wristbands to watches introduces additional revenue opportunities for vendors and distributors…
Apple Watch has blood on its hands: ‘Microsoft Band’ wearable is dead
Microsoft has removed all references to its Band devices from its Microsoft Store…
Apple COO: ‘Apple Watch marks the end of single-function wrist devices’
We think Apple Watch marks the end of single-function wrist devices, in the same way the iPhone marked the end of single-function cell phones…
Kevin Rose: Apple will either buy Fitbit or develop their own fitness band
Apple Watch 2 will launch and have mediocre success…
Massive Apple Watch threat looms over Fitbit IPO
Wearable fitness device maker Fitbit intrigued investors…
Citigroup downgrades Garmin to ‘Sell’ citing Apple Watch impact
The firm’s analyst, Jeremy David, lowered the price target to $42.00 from $68.00…
Why I love Microsoft’s fitness band, and what it means for Apple Watch
I’m really digging the Microsoft Band…
Microsoft unveils $199 iOS-compatible fitness band, health app
Microsoft Corp unveiled an activity-tracking wristband and related…
Nike and Apple teaming up ‘stylish’ new wearable technology
Apple and Nike are working on new item of wearable technology…
Apple to stop selling Fitbit devices in retail stores
The move comes a week after Fitbit issued a statement saying it was…
Apple’s ‘iWatch’ could dent holiday fitness band sales
Apple is gearing up to battle Nike, Fitbit and Jawbone…
