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We’ve already talked about prospects of the smart accessory market. This time Juniper is focused on healthcare and fitness accessories, saying that these two sectors will account for half of all the smart accessory sales, which are set to reach 110 million units in 2017, up from 10 million this year.
The report noted that companies such as Nike, Jawbone and others are familiarizing the market with how such “smart hardware” can use the processing power of the smartphone to analyze and relay information. In the healthcare sector this can be used for managing chronic disease such as diabetes or COPD.
The new market will obviously lead to development of accompanying “freemium” and SaaS (software as a service) businesses. Moreover, major retailers also think there’s money to be made here, hence they’ve been allocating shelf-space for these products, particularly in the US.
Finally, it’s worth adding that in addition to smart healthcare & fitness accessories, other electronics like video eyewear and payment processing will also be popular among consumers and businesses.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
