Reports on wearables and related fitness devices haven't generally agreed upon where the market is going and what the eventual volume of sales will be.
But that hasn't dampened the industry's ardor for new products. Thus, a new report from Juniper Research should give heart to those making devices to track fitness on a personal level.
This report predicts a tripling of wearables in use by 2018, which would boost those out in the field from 19 million to nearly 60 million, a figure that would begin to justify the extensive investment made in device development.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
