HTC’s plans to enter the wearables market were thrown into confusion with two conflicting reports last month. One suggested that the company had decided to park plans to release a smartwatch for now while another was still working on such a device but would only launch it 2015. In an interview with Re/code, Jason Mackenzie President, HTC Americas cleared up […]
Wearables
Canalys: Apple Watch to dominate smart band shipments in 2015
Apple unveiled the Apple Watch at its event last week. It probably disappointed more than a few fans when it announced that it would only begin to ship in early 2015. Market research firm Canalys expects that when it does begin to ship, it will quickly make up the majority of smart band shipments. Canalys expects the wearable market to […]
A quick look at the wearables market in Canada
The latest WeAreWearables event kicked off last night with a look at the state of the wearables market in Canada. The presentation by Krista Napier, Research Manager, Mobility and Consumer Research at IDC Canada, gave us a look at where things stand today and a taste of where they are headed in the next few years. The future certainly looks bright. […]
Fitbit dominates global wearable band shipments in Q1 2014
Samsung may have dominated the smartwatch market in Q1 2014 but if you take a wider look at the global wearable band market, a different leader emerges. According to Canalys, a total of 2.7 million wearable bands, comprised of both basic and smart bands (the latter includes smartwatches), shipped worldwide in Q1 2014. Fitbit accounted for nearly 50% of those global […]
Amazon launches Wearable Technology store
Underlying the growing interest in wearable technology, Amazon today announced the launch of a new store dedicated to wearables. The Wearable Technology store includes the “latest in wearable technology and research wearable devices including activity trackers, smart watches, wearable cameras and more.” Among the brands carried are established brands such as Pebble (whose Pebble Steel we just finished reviewing), Samsung, […]
Google enters wearable space with launch of Android Wear operating system
Who knew that our gaze into the future would trigger a flurry of wearable stories today. First we saw that flexible LG stylus wristband. Now comes Google with its announcement of Android Wear, an extension of its Android operating system for wearable devices. Google will first focus on the wearables most commonly available today, watches. Android Wear features a new […]
LG planning wearable stylus for mobile devices?
We just predicted that we would continue to see a number of innovative use of technology in the wearable space in 2014 and beyond. Smartwatches and fitness bands are but the beginning. Among the more interesting concepts are a wearable solar charger for your mobile devices and the Kiwi Move to name but two. It now looks like @evleaks has […]
After MWC 2014: What to expect in mobile for the rest of the year
Two of the biggest mobile technology tradeshows, the Consumer Electronics Show and Mobile World Congress, are now well behind us for another year. With a raft of announcements in the history books, now is a good time to pause and ponder what these events can tell us about what we can expect for the rest of 2014. Two key trends […]