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AuraSense Uses Electric Field Sensing for Smartwatch Input

by Arthur Berman

The current generation of smartwatches use the front surface of the device for two related functions: display and touch input. This approach has two consequences. First, the input device (think finger), will occasionally but …

Tags:Gesture Recognition| Smartwatches| Touch Interfaces| Vol 23 - Issue 45

Asus ZenWatch 3 Now Shipping

by Bob Raikes

Asus showed its ZenWatch 3 at Computex and also at IFA (Asus is Off-Site at IFA) and the product is now shipping.

Tags:Asus| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 44

Smartwatch Market Grows Cold with Same Old Designs

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, Apple’s non-growth in the Smartwatch market has hit a new high (errr, low?) with a whopping -72% market growth (year over year) according to data from IDC last week. …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 43| Wearable Market| Wearables

Apple Watch Nike+ Arrives Soon

by Bob Raikes

Apple and Nike have got together to launch a version of the Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Nike+ which has a new Nike+ Run Club app and Nike Sports bands as well as unique …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Smartwatch Sales Plummet

by Bob Raikes

IDC said that the worldwide smartwatch market experienced a round of growing pains in Q3 2016, with sales falling 51.6% from Q3 last year at 2.7 million, although the company pointed out that Q3 …

Tags:IDC| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 42

Smartwatch Market Declines 51.6% in the Third Quarter as Platforms and Vendors Realign, IDC Finds

by Bob Raikes

The worldwide smartwatch market experienced a round of growing pains in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), resulting in a year-over-year decline in shipment volumes. According to data from the International Data Corporation, (IDC) …

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Misfit Adds Analogue-face Smartwatch

by Bob Raikes

Fossil bought the Misfit brand last year and now it has released a new analogue watch. The Misfit Phase is now available for pre-order and includes fitness tracking, and call and text notifications as …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 41

Withings Steel HR Will Include Digital Display

by Bob Raikes

Withings, which is now owned by Nokia, has released the Activité Steel watch, a fitness tracker that has a simple analogue face and works with an app on a smartphone to track activity. The …

Tags:Fitness Trackers| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 41

Samsung Boosts Smartwatch Target

by Bob Raikes

Samsung is widely reported to have increased its target for sales of its Galaxy S3 Watch which will start to ship in Q4. Reports have said that the company hopes to ship five million …

Worldwide Smartwatch Market Will See Modest Growth in 2016 Before Swelling to 50 Million Units in 2020, According to IDC

by Isaac Oburu

A year after the launch of the Apple Watch established a new benchmark for the worldwide smartwatch market, new smartwatch shipments are expected to see only modest growth for the rest of 2016 due …

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IDC Picks WatchOS as Winner for Smartwatches

by Milos Pavlovic

IDC released its latest forecast for the smartwatch and wearables market and expects the total market to reach 20 million units by 2020. The company defines smartwatches as those that can run third party …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 37| Wearable Market

Tech Data Backs Demand for Childrens’ Smartwatches

by Milos Pavlovic

Tech Data in the UK has signed up with Tech sixty four to sell the Gator Watch, aimed at children between five and ten years old. The watch allows parents to keep track of …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 23 - Issue 37