Wearable tech market cools, as consumers step back

Wearable tech market cools, as consumers step back Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2016 - Wearable tech, which was seeing sizzling sales growth a year ago, is cooling this year amid consumer hesitation over new devices, a survey showed Thursday. The research firm IDC said it expects global sales of wearables to grow some 29.4 percent to some 103 million units in 2016. That follows 171 percent growth in 2015, fueled by the launch of the Apple Watch and a variety of fitness ban ... more

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