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IDC: Earwear and watches expected to drive wearables market

Ear-worn devices and smartwatches are set to dominate the wearables market, which is forecast to reach 302.3 million units by 2023, according to IDC.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Jun 2019

Gaming

watchOS 6 preview brings Watch-only apps, new faces, and features

Apple has unveiled watchOS 6, offering new health and fitness tools, dynamic watch faces, and access to the App Store on Apple Watch.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Jun 2019

Gaming

Hands-on Review: Is the Apple Watch 4 worth the price?

Apple's flagship wearable device, the Apple Watch, is generally touted as the gold standard for what wearables should be able to achieve today.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd May 2019

Gaming

Hands-on Review: Huawei Watch GT

I've thoroughly enjoyed my time with the Watch GT. It's converted me from being anti-smartwatch to someone who's genuinely considering buying one.

By Tom Richmond • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd Mar 2019

Gaming

Hands-on Review: Xiaomi's Mi Mix 3 and the Amazfit Bip

Xiaomi impresses with its solid Mi Mix 3 smartphone and the budget-friendly Amazfit Bip smartwatch, showcasing innovation and value in the tech sector.

By Tom Richmond • 5 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2019

Wearables

European Commission urges recall of children's smartwatch

The European Commission has demanded a recall of the Enox Safe-KID-One children's smartwatch, citing severe security flaws that could endanger users.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Feb 2019

Wearables

Wearables market flourishing - fuelled by smartwatches

A market that has stuttered in the past now has a bright forecast as adoption of wearable technology continues to thrive.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Dec 2018

Gaming

Review: Should you buy the Fitbit Charge 3?

If you are new the to the world of wearables you might be wondering if Fitbit's new offering is a good first step. Maybe I can help with that.

By Ben Moore • 5 min read • Mon, 17th Dec 2018

Wearables

Wearable device market one to... watch

Gartner says shipments of wearables will reach 225 million in 2019, with spending hitting US$42b, with smartwatches still taking the lion's share.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Dec 2018

Wearables

Apple Watch Series 4 offers fall detection and emergency alerts

Apple introduces the Watch Series 4 with cutting-edge fall detection and ECG monitoring, promising enhanced fitness and emergency features from NZD $699.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Sep 2018

Wearables

Apple watch shipments up 30% YoY with boost from LTE in APAC

Apple saw a 30% YoY rise in Q2 2018 smartwatch shipments, driven by LTE model popularity in APAC. Yet, its market share dipped to 34%.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Jul 2018

Wearables

IDC - Smartwatches to take the lead as Wearables market grows

The worldwide wearables market is forecast to ship 124.9 million units by the end of 2018, up 8.2% from the prior year.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2018

Wearables

Wearables market showing no wear as smartwatches drive growth

Canalys says wearable band shipments grew 35 percent from the year before with a two horse race at the front & fierce competition behind.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 24th May 2018

Gaming

Hands-on Review: The smartwatch for semi-serious fitness buffs

The vivoactive 3 is equipped with a ton other features that make it a powerful companion for tracking fitness.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Mon, 14th May 2018

Wearables

Smartwatches forecast to dominate wearables market by 2022

It's been hyped about for years, but according to IDC smartwatches are finally beginning to make an impact on the wearables market.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Mar 2018

Wearables

Apple or Android? Smartphone sales surge 11% in AU

9.2m smartphones were sold in 2017, a big increase from last year that was largely driven by a 'replacement cycle' from one of the major OS.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Wearables

In brief: A look at Samsung's latest gadgets

Samsung has been busy releasing a bunch of products including smartphones, watches and tablets – here are the latest gadgets you should watch out for.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Jun 2019