Wearable Devices

Gartner predicts over 274 million wearable electronic devices will be sold in 2016

Gartner, Inc. forecasts that 274.6 million wearable electronic devices will be sold worldwide in 2016, an increase of 18.4 percent from 232.0 million units in 2015

Global wearables shipments to surpass 200 million in 2019, driven by smartwatch growth: IDC

The worldwide wearable device market (commonly referred to as wearables) will see continued growth as second- and third-generation iterations reach the market.

By 2018, 50 percent consumers in mature markets will use smartphones or wearables for mobile payments

Mobile payments are gaining acceptance among consumers in North America, Japan and some countries in Western Europe, according to Gartner, Inc., with half of consumers in mature markets expected to be using smartphones or wearables for mobile payments by 2018.

11.4 million wearable devices were shipped globally in Q1 2015: Report

The global wearable devices market recorded its eighth straight quarter of steady growth with shipments touching 11.4 million units in the January-March quarter, research firm IDC said.

Star Trek-style 'Tricorder' closer to reality

Scientists are developing a new technology that could transform any smartphone into a Star Trek-style 'Tricorder' capable of identifying the chemical components of objects from a distance.

Swatch to develop smartwatch called Smart Touch by next summer

Ineda, a wearable chip start-up, gets funding from Qualcomm and Samsung

Gear family arrives in India: Samsung launches Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit for Rs 15,900 onwards

Instagram will come to BlackBerry and Windows Phone before Google Glass: CEO

It seems like Instagram is looking at first extending its services to BlackBerry and Windows Phone before thinking about Google Glass...