Can Apple Take Another Bite Out of the Smartwatch Competition?
One of the most significant trends unveiled in CCS Insight’s 2022 smartwatch survey was the increasing preference of smartwatch owners to switch to an Apple Watch. This shift in consumer…
MWC 2024, Monday 26 February
Today marked the first day of MWC, and artificial intelligence (AI) was a key theme, of course. Our analysts got hands-on with Samsung’s Galaxy Ring, witnessed other new device launches,…
Predicting Trends in the Consumer Market
It’s been a relentless period in the tech industry, with non-stop news and announcements — at CCS Insight, we’ve been covering it all. But now that the dust has started…
Confessions of an Ex-Garmin Bro
A few years ago, when I was starting as an analyst focussed on wearables, I found that no matter which smartwatch I was currently testing out for work, I’d always…
Gravity Matters: The Pull of Apple Watch
Whenever I’m kicking off a new piece of research, I find that it’s sensible to start by revisiting the previous version. It’s a great chance to review some interesting findings…
High-Street Smartwatch Sales Are Behind the Times
Shopping for a smartwatch can be confusing. How can the average person be expected to know if they need over 100 sports modes or if 30 will be just fine?…
Can a Smartwatch Replace a Phone?
It’s that time of year when the tinsel comes down, the empty bottles and boxes are finally cleared out and many of us embark on plans to be happier and…
Wearables Sales Hit by the Growing Cost of Living
Demand for wearables is set to decline for the first time in the market’s history, in what will be remembered as a difficult year. A total of 215 million smartwatches…
A Standalone Future for Apple Watch
Recent updates could separate the Watch from the iPhone In the context of a marathon two-and-a-half-hour keynote presentation at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference that featured major announcements such as “Sign…
Clocking Miles
Putting running watches through their paces A friend of mine recently got in touch for some advice on buying a new running watch. My eyes lit up at this —…