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Just when I said that MetaWatch is preparing to launch a fancy-lookin’ version(s) of its smart watch, I caught a press release from ABI Research, saying that wearable computing devices are set to explode in popularity over the next year and eventually become the norm for most people within five years. The research company forecasts this market will grow to 485 million annual device shipments by 2018.
At the moment, smart sports and activity trackers account for the largest chunk of wearable technologies shipped today. It is estimated 61% of the wearable technologies market will be attributed to this group of device this year.
Smartphone compatible watches are beginning to emerge, and rumors suggest Apple may be working on its own such product. Plus, let’s not forget smart glasses that should debut later this year.
In a nutshell, before you know it, not only our phones but other things we wear will be smarter than ever. Sounds like a promising future, don’t you think?
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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.
