Ear-Wear smart Equipment 2016 market size up to 1.84 billion U.S. dollars

NetEase Science and technology news November 19, according to Bloomberg reported that Google's introduction of Google glasses, the consumer electronics manufacturers to stare at the wearable equipment. A company called Iriver is looking for wearable equipment on the ear. According to Wintergreen, a research firm, the market for ear-wearing equipment alone could reach 1.84 billion dollars in 2016. Last month, Iriver released a headset and a well-shaped sensor in the United States to track the user's heart rate, movement rate, and burning calories by shining light into the ear. The start-up company, Looxcie, has developed an ear-style camera, and Intel and Samsung have also registered patents for ear devices, developed by researchers at MIT and Keio University in the United States. Iriver, the vice president of the company, said the use of the ear may be more advantageous than the eye and wrist, especially for fitness and health applications, since the ear vessels can be more accurately measured by biological measurements. "Voice is the most common form of communication, so ear-based wearable devices have a strong basis for growth," said Wintergreen, an analyst at the research firm. The wearable devices of the ear are naturally capable of receiving voice information and may be used as part of wearable equipment. "With large companies like Google and Apple, wearable equipment has become a new consumer growth point and a part of everyday life," he said. Samsung Electronics Inc. has also launched the Galaxy Gear smart watch. According to IHS Global perspective, the size of the market in 2018 will grow by more than three times times to about 30 billion dollars. (John)