woow:The global market for smart watches is expected to explode in 2014

The market for " wearable devices * " experiencing amazing growth in recent months. Nike and Jawbone already selling their bracelets respective connected on the market, while smart Google Goggles will be available to the general public . Sony , Samsung, Apple and bet on them on smart watches. The " wearable devices" and can take different forms , ranging from simple bracelet garment connected through smart tattoo. However, it seems that the format of the show wins a paricularly strong support among consumers , as evidenced by a recent Forrester survey . Canalys has published turn a study on the issue , and predicts that the market for smart watches explode in 2014.

A blast from the watch market

And Canalys expects an increase in sales of smart watches 900% in 2014 compared to 2013 projections . According to the study , 330,000 smart watches were sold in 2012 , including Sony and Motorola. A figure that is expected to reach 500,000 in 2013 , thanks to Sony and watches Pebble Technology, and up to 5 million in 2014. This increase is mainly due to the entry of technology giants including Apple , Google, Microsoft and Samsung. According to Chris Jones , Vice President of Catalys " smart watches are the most promising product category of consumer electronics . "

What impact on smartphones ?

In this context, one wonders what impact the explosion of smart watches will have on sales of mobile phones. Analysts Catalys , these new gadgets are not about to replace our smart phones, but will instead be "incidental " to the complement . On the occasion of the annual MobileBeat conference Nervil Romain , Head of Content Events at VentureBeat , confirms : " The wearable devices will not eliminate the smartphone, they will evolve. The smartphone will be integrated between the wearable device and the web. The smartphone is a very mature technology, with a relatively large computing power , high connectivity, and a complete interface ( touch screen, ... ) . It may collect data and wearable devices , and then communicate with the server . "



* There is still no equivalent of " wearable device" in French , although the term " embedded technology " is sometimes used , although it does not characterize the devices themselves . Literally, it means " devices which are self