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Market researcher Canalys reports another spike in wearables, Gartner predicts health and fitness wearables will disappoint in 2015. Last quarter, the Moto 360
by stevep2007 12y ago
Market researcher Canalys reports another spike in wearables, Gartner predicts health and fitness wearables will disappoint in 2015.
Last quarter, the Moto 360 topped the list of smartwatches, taking 15% of all shipments, according to Canalys. While Samsung’s offerings netted 52% of shipments, the overall category of wearable bands grew by 37% last quarter. Canalys credited the Moto 360’s success to its "appealing design," which gave it an edge over other Android Wear products.
Compelling physical design is never a disadvantage, but in this case Motorola having sidestepped having to force consumers to embrace both an entirely new concept of wrist-worn hardware and a behavioral change driven by wearable software