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RESEARCH, ANALYSIS & TRENDS




"Understanding where your enter- Another interesting wearable that is  By 2018, more than 50% of
prise is on this journey and where emerging is smart jewelry. There users will use a tablet or
you need to go will not only deter- are around a dozen crowdfunded smartphone first for all online
mine the amount of change ex- projects competing right now in this activities.
pected for your enterprise, but also area, with sensors built into jewelry
map out which combination of tech- for communication alerts and emer-
nologies supports your progres- gency alarms. Obtrusive wearables  By 2018, 40% of enterprises
sion", he added. already on the market, like smart will specify Wi-Fi as the default
glasses, are likely to develop new connection for non-mobile de-
Gartner's 2015 predictions focus, designs that disguise their techno- vices, such as desktops, desk
as said, on the impacts of the evo- logical components completely." phones, projectors, conference
room equipment;
lution of digital business and pays
closest attention to the Internet of Besides that, Gartner made numer-
Things (IoT), since it has introduced ous further predictions about the  By 2020, 75% of smartphone
new concepts for identity manage- consumer devices market that will buyers will pay less than $100
ment (every device interacting with be interesting to watch, such as: for a device;
users has an identity) and users
and devices can have complex, yet  By 2018, more than 25 million  By 2018, more than half of all
defined, relationships. Further, as head-mounted displays (HMDs) B2E mobile apps will be creat-
the smart wearables market contin- will have been sold as immer- ed by enterprise business ana-
ues to grow and evolve, Gartner sive devices and virtual worlds lysts using codeless tools; etc.
predicts that by 2017, 30% of smart will have transitioned from the
wearables will be completely unob- fringe to the mainstream;
trusive to the eye. Without doubt, the suspense will
continue this year and time will tell
 By 2016, biometric sensors will how fast Gartner's predictions will
"Already, there are some interesting become a reality and move main-
developments at the prototype be featured in 40% of stream in our digital business
stage that could pave the way for smartphones shipped to end world. ◊
consumer wearables to blend users;
seamlessly into their surroundings,"
said Annette Zimmermann, re-  Through 2017, one-third of con- By Daniela La Marca
search director at Gartner. "Smart sumers in emerging markets
contact lenses are one such prod- will have never owned a Win-
uct in development. dows device;









































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