Wearable Technology

The year of smartwatches

Taken from CNET

Within the past 2-3 years, there has been an increased effort from major companies in the marketing and selling of smart watches. From the physical fitness watch FitBit to the AppleWatch. 

In this day and age, you would think that people would be excited and more enthusiastic about purchasing something a new piece of technology that you can wear and virtually take anywhere. According to an article by CNET, this has not been the case. 2016 was a "lackluster sales for wearables...Smartwatches, in particular, were a disappointment as consumers still weren't sure what to make of expensive gadgets". 

However, the article predicts that in 2017 that the wearable tech will rise and increase 18.6% within the next five years. The companies and manufacturers are really trying to push the smartwatches in 2017 by trying "to serve specific niches, such as connected kids' watches, athletic watches, luxury and fashion watches. Some makers may make 'lifestyle watches' that better address different needs, whether that's communication or health and fitness." 

While I enjoy the idea of a smartwatch, I don't know if the expense is worth it. I personally, would be more inclined to purchase an Apple Watch since I personally already own an iPhone and Mac computer. However, the price for an Apple watch is almost as much as purchasing iPhone. If the price went down over time, then I would probably be more inclined to purchase it. Also, I don't necessarily the purpose of purchasing a smartwatch when I already have a smartwatch.