Report Ranks Apple Watch as Year’s Most Important Development in Wearables Sector
The introduction of the Apple Watch is “a game changer,” ranking it in first place among the top five developments that will affect the smart wireless devices sector this year, Juniper Research said Monday in a report. The Apple Watch…
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“offers radical new features and functions” in a wearable, but also “a best-in-class consumer experience” that forms part of “a seamless ecosystem,” Juniper said. Intel is “betting hard on the smart devices sector with a range of chipsets,” and that puts Intel in second place among the top five developments, it said. “From Edison to Curie, these new chips are going to drive many smart wireless devices this year.” Rounding out the top five: (3) Microsoft’s “bold announcement” of the HoloLens “envisions consumer-friendly smart glasses” that can bring artificial reality experiences throughout the home. (4) GOQii Fitness, which aims to shake up the fitness device sector with a subscription-based service. The service links a user with a virtual fitness coach to help interpret output from the fitness device and provide motivation and context for the data. (5) The Google-TAG Heuer smart watch “opens up the wider premium watch market to Android Wear and Intel chips.”