“The next twelve months will be a critical period for the acceptance and adoption of wearable devices,” said Joshua Flood, a senior analyst at ABI Research.

“Aesthetic design, more compelling use cases, battery life and lower price points are the main inhibitors. How vendors approach these challenges and their respective solutions will affect the wearable market far in the future.”

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