Forecast: 2014 smart watch shipments will reach 5 million

Recently, the market analysis company Canalys speculated that the global 2014 smart watch shipments will reach 5 million, this number will be 2012 shipments of 15 times, 2013 10 times. It is reported that 2012 intelligent watch shipments of 330,000, 2013 shipments are expected to reach 500,000. Canalys that next year's smart watch market will usher in a big increase. At present, the market is more concerned about smart watches have Sony smart watches and the recent sale of Pebble. The two products described as smart phone remote interactive device is more appropriate-display text messages, control the music playback function, and so on. The next generation of smart watches will include a range of sensors and low-power wireless technologies that will make the device no longer limited to the smartphone, and it can also directly read the body's data and act as a body data monitoring role. In recent days, the media have speculated that Apple is developing iwatch equipment and is expected to release it next year. Now, it has been reported that Apple has recruited 100 employees for the development of watches, and that the company has also applied for iwatch trademark patents in Japan, Russia, Mexico and many places in Taiwan. In addition to Apple, next year seems to usher in a number of companies smart watches, Microsoft is the rumored one. It is reported that Microsoft in recent days for a piece of equipment's fuselage test "transparent aluminum" material. In addition, Google is also being developed a smartphone with Android system, Samsung also confirmed the "Gear" the existence of the smart watch.