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IDC: New Product Launches Drive Double-Digit Growth in Wearables Market

Third quarter 2018 global shipments were up 21.7% from the previous year.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Global shipments of wearable devices reached 32 million units in the third quarter of 2018 (3Q18), up 21.7% from the previous year, according to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.   New products from the likes of Fitbit, Garmin, and Huawei helped the basic wearables category return to growth during the quarter. Another driving factor was the growing demand in markets like Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan), which accounted for more than ha...

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