In
a consumer electronics world dominated by smartphones, HDTVs, laptop
computers
and tablet PCs, a new market category is generating significant
consumer buying interest: wearable technologies. A new Accenture (NYSE:
ACN) survey (Accenture
Digital Consumer Tech Survey 2014)
found that more than half of consumers (52 percent) are interested in
buying wearable technologies such as fitness monitors for tracking
physical activity and managing
their personal health. The survey of more than 6,000 people in six
countries - Australia, Canada, India, South Africa, the United Kingdom,
and the United States -- showed that many are also interested in buying
smart watches (46 percent) and Internet-connected
eyeglasses (42 percent).
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