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OpenAI’s Jony Ive-designed always-listening AI device on track for late 2026
OpenAI is accelerating toward its long-rumored entry into consumer hardware, with the company confirming it’s “on track” to unveil its…
Amazon has big hopes for wearable AI — starting with this $50 always-listening wristband
Amazon is positioning itself in the emerging wearable AI space following its acquisition of startup Bee. Amazon’s integration and…
Apple researchers unlock hidden heart data from Apple Watch sensor using AI
In the era of wearable technology, where a simple wristband can monitor steps, sleep, and even detect irregular heart rhythms, Apple Watch…
Apple will initially pitch their $3,000 headset by offering something for everyone
Much like the company did with Apple Watch, Apple will pitch their mixed-reality headset with a variety of features — games, fitness…
Apple’s mixed-reality headset sparks some rebellion inside the company
Apple is prepping the release of its new mixed-reality headset, rumored to cost $3,000, and it is sparking some rebellion inside the company…
Apple demos mixed-reality headset for top 100 executives
Apple gathered the company’s roughly 100 highest-ranking executives in the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple park in Cupertino, California…
Apple’s move into premium smartwatches is a $10 billion to $38 billion opportunity – analyst
Apple’s move into premium smartwatches with the Apple Watch Ultra is a $10 billion to $38 billion opportunity, Evercore analyst…
Apple spurs Middle East, Turkey & Africa wearables market to year-over-year growth
The (META) wearables market includes posted a year-on-year growth rate of 2.0% in units and 25.4% in value in Q3 2021, spurred by Apple …
Apple has a decade-long lead in wearables
If it were a separate company, Apple wearables would be ranked just shy of a Fortune 100 company. Assuming continued Apple Watch and AirPods…
Gene Munster: Apple will beat growth expectations for years to come
Loup Venture’s Gene Munster believes that Apple will continue to grow revenue in the out years ahead of expectations…
IDC: Apple dominates wearables market with 33.1% share in Q320
The global wearables market grew 35.1% year over year during the third quarter of 2020 (3Q20) with total shipments reaching 125 million units…
IDC: Wearables market to near 400 million units this year on double digit growth
Global shipments of wearable devices are expected to total 396.0 million units in 2020 according to new data from IDC…
IDC: Apple dominates Q220 wearables with 34.2% market share
The market for wearable devices grew 14.1% during the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20), as Apple’s domination continues, thanks to…
IDC: Apple again dominates worldwide wearables market
Global shipments of wearables grew 29.7% year over year during the first quarter of 2020 (1Q20) as total device volume reached 72.6 million units…
Apple Watch and AirPods dominate wearables market share
Apple dominated in worldwide wearables market share, shipping 43.4 million units in 4Q19 thanks to its refreshed AirPods, AirPods Pro, and Apple Watch…
Apple AirPods Pro have secret hidden feature
Brooke Crothers recently upgraded from the AirPods 2 to the AirPods Pro and found that Apple’s AirPods Pro have secret hidden feature …
Apple projected to dominate true wireless hearables market in 2020
According to Counterpoint Research’s latest Hearables Market Tracker, Apple is projected to dominate true wireless hearables market in 2020…
How Apple should launch their AR Glasses: Apple Watch-style
Apple should launch the oft-rumored and highly-anticipated Apple AR Glasses in “Apple Watch-style” by releasing an “80% of the way there” product…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has had a remarkable run
Throughout Tim Cook’s tenure as Apple CEO, critics have lamented his lack of “the vision thing,” casting doubt on his ability to launch breakthrough products…
Apple’s story is shifting thanks to the massive success of Apple Watch and AirPods
Apple’s wearables business, which includes the Apple Watch and AirPods, are expected to show massive growth for the 2019 holiday quarter…
Apple’s AirPods make more money than Spotify, Twitter, Snapchat, and Shopify combined
Imagine a startup with $12 billion of revenue, 125%+ YoY revenue growth (two years in a row), and Apple-esque gross margins (30-50%)…
Apple AirPods sales totaled $6 billion this year, could generate $15 billion in 2020
Apple sold $6 billion worth of AirPods this year and should sell more than double that next year, according to Toni Sacconaghi of Bernstein…
IDC: Worldwide wearables market to top 300 million units in 2019 and nearly 500 million units in 2023
Continued end-user demand, proliferation of devices, and declining average selling prices will propel the worldwide wearables market in the years to come…
IDC: Apple dominates worldwide wearables market, posts 195.5% YOY growth
Global shipments of wearable devices totaled 84.5 million units in the third quarter of 2019 (3Q19), a year-over-year increase of 94.6%…
Apple’s AirPods fire up Luxshare, one of Asia’s top stocks
Luxshare is making big gains from producing Apple’s hot-selling AirPods as Cupertino’s wearables business is expected to become a growth driver…
Analyst: Apple’s new AirPods to be ‘clear star’ of Black Friday amid surging demand
Ives estimated Apple was on track to sell more than 65 million AirPods units this year and could potentially hit 90 million unit sales in 2020…
Apple AirPods demand ‘much higher’ than expected; shipments expected to double to 60 million in 2019
There’s currently a wait time of two to three weeks for the AirPods Pro on Apple’s U.S. website…
Apple’s stock will rise on sales of Apple Watch and AirPods, analyst says
Evercore analyst Amit Daryanani sees Apple’s AirPods, AirPods Pro, and Apple Watches contributing mightily to Cupertino’s revenue stream…
U.S. iPhone users more than twice as likely to own a smartwatch as Android users
Consumer Intelligence Research Partners today released analysis of the results from its research on smartphones and smartwatches…
Xiaomi gears up to peddle Apple Watch knockoff
As Xiaomi gears up to launch its 108-megapixel phone at its November 5th event, the company has also unveiled details…
Private Medicare plan Devoted Health first to offer Apple Watch as a benefit
Private health insurer Devoted Health says it is the first Medicare Advantage plan to offer Apple Watch as a benefit to its members…
This is the start of a whole new era for Apple augmented reality
Thanks to a trio of new augmented reality tools for iOS 13, and the very real possibility of an Apple AR headset on the horizon…
Canalys: Apple Watch dominates North American wearables market
The value of North America’s wearable band market reached US$2.0 billion in Q2 2019, with shipments up 38% at 7.7 million units…
Apple Watch and AirPods now make more money than iPad
Apple’s wearables division, including Apple Watch and AirPods, is now bigger than the company’s iPad business…
Sales of 18-Karat Gold Apple Watch Edition costing up to $17,000 died after first two weeks
The Watch has been Apple COO Jeff Williams’s biggest test. Months before the first model’s release in 2015…
AirPods continue to dominate the wireless hearables market
The size of the global market for true wireless hearables reached 17.5 million units in calendar Q119…
Apple finds ‘gimmicks’ like Apple Watch and AirPods wearables really count
If Apple wants to prove to doubters that there is life beyond the iPhone…
One of every three smartwatches sold worldwide is an Apple Watch
Global smartwatch shipments grew a healthy rate of 48% year-on-year…
Apple AirPods continue to dominate the hearable market with 35 million units sold last year
The global market for true wireless hearables is estimated to reach a volume of 129 million units..
The Apple Watch is proving to be a big deal
In the week of March 4th, market intelligence firm IDC published a report that made me even more…
IDC: Apple No.1 in Q418 worldwide wearables shipments with 16.2 million units, 10.4 million of which were Apple Watches
The worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4% during the fourth quarter of 2018…
