The worldwide smartwatch market experienced a round of growing pains in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), resulting in a year-over-year decline in shipment volumes.
Hearables allow employees to take calls quickly and hands-free, and also provide the ability to use voice-activated apps to more efficiently find and relay the information needed to complete the task at hand.
In what Netflix calls the era of internet TV, more and more consumers are watching content online, shaking the foundations of the traditional TV industry.
Aggressive promotional activity from smartphone vendors and the launch of premium smartphone VR solutions, including Google?s Daydream View, will help drive the installed base of VR headsets from 4 million in 2015 to 81 million in 2020.
Analyst firm Gartner said worldwide combined shipments for devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles, and mobile phones) are expected to decline 3 percent in 2016.
The production of new automobiles equipped with data connectivity, either through a built-in communications module or by a tether to a mobile device, is forecast to reach 12.4 million in 2016 and increase to 61 million in 2020.
Iris scanning requires no physical contact, which makes authentication more seamless than other methods, like entering PIN numbers and scanning fingerprints.
Based on analysis of new vehicle registrations during the first quarter 2016, one out of every three vehicles registered in Norway during the quarter was a plug-in electric vehicle, reflecting more market penetration in Norway than any other major market tracked by IHS within the index.
