Wearables

The Way Forward For Wearables
The Way Forward For Wearables
September 27, 2017  |  Wearables

Wearables are at an interesting crossroads in the life of the American consumer. From the biggest names in retail and technology to up-and-coming startups, there suddenly...

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Google Tracker: Keeping Its Frenemies Close
Google Tracker: Keeping Its Frenemies Close
September 26, 2017  |  Google

The lines are blurring between competition and collaboration as Google reaches across enemy lines to partner with Apple. Or, if “partner” is too strong a...

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Apple Tracker: New iPhone, Watch Fail To Impress
Apple Tracker: New iPhone, Watch Fail To Impress
September 21, 2017  |  Apple

Even though it’s not available yet, the iPhone X already seems to be overshadowing its brother, the iPhone 8, pre-sales for which have been, well,...

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Samsung Partners Roll Out Business Wearable Solutions
Samsung Partners Roll Out Business Wearable Solutions
September 12, 2017  |  Mobile

At the Mobile World Congress Americas trade show on Monday, September 11, Samsung Electronics America announced news of several new partner solutions for businesses, which...

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Mastercard Brings Payments To Garmin Wearables
Mastercard Brings Payments To Garmin Wearables
August 31, 2017  |  Wearables

Consumers who track their physical activity with Garmin’s Vívoactive 3 wearable device will be able to pay for items digitally, as a result of a new...

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The Fitbit Ionic: One Wearable To Rule Them All?
The Fitbit Ionic: One Wearable To Rule Them All?
August 29, 2017  |  Retail

The war for wearable dominance is heating up, and the team at Fitbit is making a power play for top position. On Monday (Aug 28),...

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Wearable Market Set To Grow 16.7 Percent Thanks To Smartwatches
Wearable Market Set To Grow 16.7 Percent Thanks To Smartwatches
August 25, 2017  |  Wearables

Market research firm Gartner announced Thursday (Aug. 24) it expects 310.4 million wearable devices to be sold around the globe this year, marking a 16.7...

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Igniting Smartwatches One Student At A Time
Igniting Smartwatches One Student At A Time
August 23, 2017  |  Wearables

Despite Tim Cook’s most enthusiastic comments that the Apple Watch is doing “great,” the figures on the ground in the U.S. indicate pretty strongly that...

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Today In Data: Apple’s Piece Of The Smartwatch Pie
Today In Data: Apple’s Piece Of The Smartwatch Pie
August 21, 2017  |  Today In Data

Watches have certainly seen an evolution over the years. First there was analog, which turned into digital and now smartwatches are the new watch du...

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