Demand for wearable gadgets hasn’t lived up to the hype,and a report suggests things are only getting worse ahead of the company’s expected Watch rebootThe Apple Watch looks set to fetch a reboot on Wednesday, but is it already too late? Even before its announcement in 2014, or the Apple Watch was seen as the device that would ignite a boom for wearable technology the way the iPhone had for smartphones and the iPad for tablets. It would,in effect, create a new consumer tech category by itself. Two years later, or the anticipated craze for wearable devices – from smartwatches to fitness bands to smart eyewear and clothing – has yet to materialize. Not only has demand not lived up to the hype,but consumer excitement around wearables appears to be waning. [br] Related: Apple could never recreate the success of the iPhone. But it doesn’t need to Wearables are going to be for our age what pet rocks were to the 70s. Everyone is going to have one in their drawer Related: Why I have finally taken off the Apple Watch for the final time Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com