Judging from the quarterly report on wearable devices released by several market research agencies recently, this market is not very good.


Gartner surveyed 9,500 consumers from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia and used online questionnaires to understand their attitudes toward smartwatches, smart bracelets, and VR eyewear. According to the survey, the smart watch's disposal rate is 30%, and the smart bracelet is not as good as it is. The idle rate is as high as 29%.


Consumers are initially attracted to the novelty of their wearable devices and their gorgeous looks, but the reasons for not being idle are straightforward. Respondents said that they didn't feel any use for these wearable devices. They were bored when they wore them. Of course, equipment damage was also a big reason for discarding them.


“The rate of deportment is a serious problem for this industry, because the rate of deprecation is much higher than the rate of penetration,” said Angela McIntyre, director of research at Gartner.


Recently, this market has been greeted with bad news.


IDC's report shows that from July to September this year, the overall wearable market grew by only 3.1%, almost stagnant, among which the smart watch category fell by more than 50%. The top five shipments were Fitbit, Xiaomi, Garmin, Apple, and Samsung, of which Apple Watch sold only 1.1 million and shipments decreased by 71%.



Motorola gave up on smart watches. Shakil Barkat, head of global product development at Motorola, said that the new Moto 360 product will not be developed in the short term because "there is no room on the market for the new smart watch."
A week ago, Pebble, a star company that relied on crowdfunding, was acquired by Fitbit. Fitbit purchased only Pebble's specific assets, including core employees, software and firmware development intellectual property, and Pebble's hardware products were abandoned. The price of the transaction was not disclosed, but from the previous news, it should not exceed $40 million.


In fact, Fitbit as a buyer also does not live well. As the world’s largest manufacturer of intelligent wearable device shipments, this listed company’s stock price fell below the issue price of US$20 in January this year, and then fell all the way to today’s US$8.


With the increase in sales of wearable devices to today, the mainstream consumer groups have changed from early technology enthusiasts to more general consumers, which is a big challenge for the entire industry.
Gartner's report also shows that consumers under the age of 45 tend to use a smart phone to solve all problems, and respondents over the age of 45 claimed that they do not intend to buy smart bracelet - because the value of the product can provide They are too expensive.


Some respondents pointed out that the price of wearable devices is generally not low, so it seems that they are not practical enough. According to Gartner's report, it is more and more difficult for those brands with insufficient brand awareness to gain market share.



Reprinted from: Curiosity Daily

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