Here; https://www.wareable.com/wearable-tech/wearables-becoming-huge-in-asia-544 is where the main market is.
And lo, Qualcomm hath declared that a new chip for wearables is coming
Qualcomm is shipping samples of its third-generation wearable chip – the first to be built from the "ground up," it claims. Today's Android smartwatches mostly use the aging Snapdragon Wear 2100 announced over two years ago, built out of good ol' 28nm transistor gates. The power-hungry Qualcomm system-on-chip typically …
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Thursday 10th May 2018 12:40 GMT Dabooka
Very true, but I think it'll smooth out over time
Even though Tag are in the mix now with their smart offerings (The Connected range), and tempted though I am I have no faith whatsoever that in 3 years it'll still be supported, let alone 5 or 10.
This is what I think will hold people back. Consumer tech is disposable whereas watches (not wearables) aren't so that longevity in ownership isn't there. The manufactures won't want that of course, they rely on the upgrade cycle of course, but I reckon most folk who buy a decent watch will. I certainly do as do my pals who own such things.
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