Gartner: Wearable health equipment will be frustrated and rebound first

November 18, according to foreign media reports, wearable health equipment will be the trajectory of the recent development? In the eyes of some market research institutions, of course, the "downhill". Gartner, for example, now predicts that overall shipments of wearable health equipment will decline next year, mainly due to two major reasons: one is the overlap of different types of wearable devices; the other is that smart watches are gobbling up some of the features of wearable health equipment.

However, Gartner also believes that, starting in 2016, there will be a rebound in the recovery of wearable health equipment, on the grounds that the wearable health equipment is more functional, more quality, more comprehensive in design and less expensive to display. In other words, from 2016 onwards, wearable health equipment will usher in a new development in the spring.

Gartner predicts that global wearable health equipment shipments will reach 68.1 million units by 2015, down from 70 million in 2014, mainly because more users choose smart watches. Gartner also predicts that, as Apple will launch a smart watch next year, about half of the users who have previously considered buying a smart wrist strap will opt to buy smart watches instead. However, by 2016, can wear health equipment shipments will rebound, the annual shipments will increase to 91.3 million units.

Gartner divides wearable health equipment into five categories, including smart wrist bands, sports watches, other health monitors, heart rate monitors, and smart clothing. Although Smart wristband and other health monitors are currently the most popular wearable health devices, in Gartner's view, heart rate monitors and smart outfits "have the greatest growth potential". Gartner believes that 2016-year shipments of wearable health equipment, such as heart rate monitors and smart clothing, will increase from almost 0 to 26 million.

Gartner also says that while the functionality between smart wrist bands and smart watches will overlap, health wristband and other health monitors will open up the future of non-retail electronic products. By then, the products will be provided to users by gyms, health products suppliers, insurers, weight-loss clinics and bosses, or by discounts or even free. Gartner predicts that between 2018 and 2020, one-fourth per cent of wearable health equipment will be sent to users mainly through non-retail channels.

"These companies will act as distribution channels for device manufacturers, and this new channel is the result of the integration of health monitors into employee cards or identification bracelets that are used to enter the door," Gartner analysts said. The company will combine rewards and game systems with wearable devices as one of the main ways to get consumers involved in their brands. ”

Gartner also believes that one of the most important forces for the continued spread of wearable health equipment will be the huge financial rewards of Apple, Google, Samsung and other large companies, as well as the associated data-consolidation development plans that will help drive consumers to integrate data from a variety of wearable devices into a single device, These integrated data are very convenient for users to effectively analyze and understand.

(Responsible editor: Lvguang)