New survey charts the post-pandemic market for connected devices The connected consumer has changed a lot over the past year. The pandemic caused a long and deep disruption to lives, ...

FDM CCS Insight compares two leading smartwatch designs We cover many categories of technology at FDM CCS Insight, and design is arguably more important to wearables than anything else. The ...

New players heat up competition in the wearables market The rise of wearables was a major story in the tech world in 2020. As some product categories struggled to weather ...

Smart tech ownership grows relentlessly Consumer tech products have proven hugely successful in capturing people's imaginations and, importantly, making them open their wallets. Ten years ago, most people even in ...

Healthy outlook for wearables as people focus on fitness and well-being Demand for smart wearable devices, that is, smartwatches and fitness trackers, remained robust during the pandemic, and partially thanks ...

A muted showing from the all-digital event Sometimes the hardest decision is to do nothing, rather than adapting something to fit awkwardly or risk falling hopelessly short of expectations. After ...

One hope to target the home workout market Last week saw the launch of Apple's new Fitness+ subscription, the latest offering in the world of stay-at-home exercising. The platform gives ...

Is the age of "thinkput" upon us? The idea of brain-controlled computer interfaces always seems guaranteed to generate column inches. Although often perceived as freakishly futuristic, commercial products using brain–computer ...

Device makers dial up heat on cellular connectivity Smartwatches stand out as one of the tech categories that have successfully weathered the Covid-19 storm so far. Whereas sales of other ...

Technology to keep us healthy will stick around A couple of weeks ago, I revealed a new theme we're calling "pandemic tech" as part of the FDM CCS Insight Predictions ...