ABI Research forecasts enterprise wearable device revenue, such as smartwatches, smart glasses, and wearable scanners, will top US$55 billion in 2022, increasing from US$10.5 billion in 2017. Driving this CAGR, which surpasses 39%, are the needs to improve productivity, reduce errors, and save time training both new and seasoned workers. The implementation of strong supporting platforms is now essential to ensure proper employee access, storage, and security of all wearable device data.
At this week’s Enterprise Wearable Technology Summit (EWTS) in San Diego, California, Intel announced updates to its Recon Jet Pro smart glasses.
This year, Baselworld, the event for the watch and jewelry industry, celebrated its 100th anniversary. Many smartwatches based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 platform, and powered by Android Wear 2.0 debuted in Switzerland.
Nokia has announced plans on to buy French wearables maker Withings for 170 million euros ($191.8 million) as the Finnish network equipment maker jumps back into the consumer market with digital health technology.
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