The challenge and future of wearable devices
From the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the Global Mobile Communications Conference (MWC) to the Computex in Taipei, a new wave of wearable devices driven by Apple's Apple Watch has been hit by technology booths. Whether it is a startup company or a brand manufacturer, they are competing to showcase wearable devices such as smart glasses, smart watches, and fitness wristbands, and actively seize market opportunities.
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Undoubtedly, wearable technology is quickly becoming the focus of the next generation of information products. However, wearable technology that is in the early stages of development still faces many limitations and challenges. Especially when the market is optimistic that wearable devices will rewrite the consumer technology map, what obstacles will affect its growth? How will relevant companies respond and break through?
Figure 1: The trend of wearable devices hits all technology exhibitions.
In fact, since 2014, many major manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, Mi, and Nike are actively investing in the development of wearable devices, such as smart watches and sports bracelets. Focus on product development direction. Samsung exhibited the upcoming smart watch at CES this year. The Apple Apple Watch launched in April also attracted the buying tide. The Xiaomi (Mi) sports bracelet hit the market with a low-cost strategy, which also created a lively scene.
According to the Juniper Research research report of the market research organization, the wearable device market will grow three times in 2018, from 19 million units to 60 million units. Juniper Research also predicts that in the next few years, wearable devices will move toward M-type, and one type will become more and more complicated, just as smart watches combined with measuring various physiological information, but also as an extension of smart phones. And has call alert, music playback and access to a variety of applications. Or professional wearable devices developed in combination with medical related fields, the measurement accuracy is relatively high, the measured data can also be used as the basis for doctors' treatment; the other is to attract consumers at low prices, but The function is more than Yangchun's products.
In addition, according to market research firm IDC, the market for wearable devices is expected to grow from 19.6 million units in 2014 to approximately 45.7 million units in 2015, with an annual growth rate of 133.4%. By 2019, we will see 126 million units, and the five-year average compound growth rate (CAGR) will reach 45.1%.
The extent to which products are popular with consumers and the optimism of market-adjusted units on the development of the wearable device market seem to predict that the wearable device market will be a new field to help manufacturers create the next wave of revenue, so not only terminal devices Manufacturers, component manufacturers, and IC design companies are targeting product development in wearable devices.
Smart watches are integrated into smart homes
The market regulators believe that the main applications of wearable devices today are sports bracelets, smart watches or medical-related measuring devices, and the more recent ones are smart watches. James Bruce, global marketing director for the ARM mobile market, is also optimistic that smart watches will become the consumer of choice for wearable devices. "Watch watches will clearly be the main application of this technology, and we are now at the beginning of this growth market.
However, compared with other wearable devices, smart watches are obviously more like auxiliary tools for smart phones. The functions of smart phones can also be seen on smart watches, unlike the functions of wearable medical devices. Focus on measuring and monitoring various physiological information.
With the gradual expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) application, mobile phones have entered the smart home and become the remote control tool for smart home systems. Not only that, mobile phones have also become the remote control for home appliances. Can a smart watch as a smart phone accessory be a member of a smart home application like a mobile phone? That is, consumers in the future can control air conditioning, lighting, etc. through smart watches. Rich Nelson, senior vice president of marketing for Broadcom's Broadband Communications and Connectivity Group, believes the answer is yes.
This is due to the purpose of the Internet of Things and networking for everything. Since smart watches are an extension of smart phones, natural smart watches should also be used as control devices for smart homes. What's more, even if smart watches have a new direction in the future, they are no longer the 'accessories' of smart phones, and they can be connected to many smart home devices.
Figure 2: The future of smart watches is expected to become another remote control device for smart homes.
However, it is worth noting that as an auxiliary device for smart phones, it also poses certain challenges for smart watches to enter smart homes. Nelson said that whether it is Apple or Samsung, or smart watches using iOS or Android systems, it can only be connected with smart phones of their own brands, so it is necessary to connect with gateways (Smartways) and smart TVs in smart homes. , lighting systems, air-conditioning and other equipment connections, and even further control, it is necessary to further develop relevant application software, firmware, and even in the case that the standard specifications common to smart homes have not yet been released, the current smart home control system is also relatively closed, each The manufacturer has its own system, and the smart watch does not mean that it can be imported smoothly.
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