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Wearable device market to hit 150 billion dollars annually by 2027

London - The wearable device market is expected to hit over 150 billion US dollars in sales annually by 2027, according to new research from IDTechEx. New advancements in wearable technology are being fuelled by increasing global interest, leading to numerous companies investing in new product development, including the likes of Nike and Apple....

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Wearable devices see high rate of abandonment

London - A new survey by Gartner shows wearable devices need to be more useful for widespread consumer adoption. Their compelling findings show the abandonment rate of smartwatches is 29 percent, and 30 percent for fitness trackers, because people do not find them useful, they get bored of them or they break, according to Garner Inc. Abandonment...

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Toms launches watch strap collection for Apple Watch

London - Lifestyle brand Toms, best known for its one-for-one business model, has created a collection of watch bands for the Apple Watch. Remaining true to its founder Blake Mycoskie’s vision, each purchase of a Toms for Apple Watch band is set to supply solar light to a person in need for one year. The first two strap designs launching today...

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Trinity Leeds integrates Apple Watch into loyalty programme

Trinity Leeds has claimed that it has become the first shopping centre in Europe to integrate its loyalty programme with Apple Watch and Apple Wallet. The shopping centre, owned by Land Securities, which opened in 2013, launched the Love Trinity Leeds loyalty programme in January this year. It allows members to redeem deals and collect points...

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Apple Pay officially goes live in the UK

London - Apple fans are rejoicing today because the awaited Apple Pay has gone live in the UK, nine months after the contactless mobile payment service first launched in the US. According to Apple, its mobile payment service was activated over 1 million times over the first three days of its launch in the US and the firm has has similar...

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Asos to launch app for Apple Watch

Online fashion retailer Asos has confirmed plans to launch an app for the Apple Watch, to coincide with the device’s launch this week. The app, which will be one of the first from a retailer specifically adapted for the Apple Watch, will allow consumers to ‘like’ items to add directly to their ‘saved items’ using Apple’s ‘handoff’ feature, which...

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Will the Apple Watch win over the fashion industry?

The Apple Watch may already have the support of millions of Apple fans around the world, as well as wearable technology enthusiasts and electronic lovers in general, but in order to truly become the first mainstream smartwatch, the Californian-based computer firm will have to win over an even bigger market - the fashion market. Monday evening...

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Brits ready to spend 111 pounds on wearable tech

With the launch of the highly anticipated Apple Watch coming next month, experiential agency Fizz has found that almost half of Britons are only willing to spend 111 pounds on a newly launched piece of wearable technology, way below the 299 pounds asking price for Apple’s new device. The research, carried out by One Poll for Fizz, notes that the...

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Is Apple Watch the smartwatch the industry has been waiting for?

OPINION_ Last night Apple unveiled it first smartwatch to the world, along with a new iPhone 6, 6 plus and a new mobile payment system, Apple Pay. Tim Cook, chief executive officer at the Californian tech-company believes the new product will “redefine what people expect from a watch.”With its new smartwatch Apple has entered the wearable...

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'Apple Watch is the most personal device we’ve ever created'

“It's an extremely precise and customisable timepiece. It' s an intimate way to connect and communicate. It's a comprehensive health and fitness companion,” said Apple's chief executive officer Tim Cook to a standing ovation as the tech company unveiled itfirst foray into the wearable technology arena. “It will redefine what people expect from a...