Global Wearable Electronics and Technology Market by Applications (Consumer, Healthcare, Enterprise), Products (Eyewear, Wristwear, Footwear), Form Factors and Geography - Forecast to 2020
22 Oct, 2014, 15:24 BST
DUBLIN, Oct. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Wearable Electronics and Technology Market by Applications, Products, Form Factors and Geography - Analysis & Forecast to 2014 - 2020" report to their offering.
The term Wearable Electronics refers to any electronic device or product which can be worn by a person to integrate computing in his daily activity or work and use technology to avail advanced features and characteristics. Wearables are the advanced consumer face of the Internet of Things, which have managed to draw the interest of organizations and users.
Apart from the novel concept of smart and e-textiles, the field of wearable electronics also includes several other products such as smart glasses/goggles, ring/finger worn scanners, footwear such as athletic, fitness and sports shoes, wrist wear such as advanced electronic watches and wristbands, and others (such as headbands and neckwear). Typically, any wearable electronic device may include few or all of the following - sensors and actuators, image and speech recognition technologies, positioning and networking chips, displays and optoelectronics, and specialty monitoring devices. The emphasis on using wearable devices for fitness, health monitoring, entertainment, enterprise, and industrial applications has been increasing with advancements such as stretchable electronics, flexible circuits, conducting fabrics, long lasting batteries, and smaller specialty wearable sensors.
Among application sectors, consumer applications accounted for the largest market share with market size crossing $790.2 Million as of 2012. However, that of enterprise and industrial application is expected to grow at the highest CAGR (more than 26%) during the forecast period of 2014 to 2020. The Americas, with the U.S. accounting for more than 72% of the market, is the single largest revenue base for the global wearable electronics market and is expected to maintain its dominance during the forecast period as well. However, the wearable technology market in Asia-Pacific, with China leading the way, is likely to grow at the highest CAGR during the next six years.
Additionally, the report also analyzes various markets across the value chain, including the wearable electronics components market encompassing the market forall electrical and electronic components integrated into wearable electronic products.
Major players in the market include Adidas AG (Germany), Fitbit (U.S.), Jawbone (U.S.), Sony (Japan), Samsung (South Korea), Apple (U.S.) and Google (U.S.)
Key Topics Covered:
1 Introduction
2 Research Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Premium Insights
5 Market Overview
6 Industry Trends
7 Market By form Factor
8 Market By Application
9 Market By Technology
10 Market By Component
11 Market By Product
12 Geographic Analysis
13 Competitive Landscape
14 Company Profiles
15 Appendix
Companies Mentioned:
- Adidas AG
- Apple, Inc
- Fitbit, Inc
- Google, Inc
- Jawbone, Inc
- Nike, Inc
- Qualcomm, Inc
- Samsung Group
- Sony Corporation
- Texas Instruments, Inc
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