Trends Report

Wearables Drive Innovation By Addressing Fundamental Human Needs

Take An Expansive View Of Wearables To Equip Workers — And Customers — With Wearable Devices

October 21st, 2014
J. P. Gownder, Vice President, Principal Analyst
J. P. Gownder Vice President, Principal Analyst
James McQuivey, PhD, VP, Research Director
James McQuivey, PhD VP, Research Director
With contributors:
Christopher Voce , Michael Caputo

Summary

The wearables market suffers from a hype bubble: The ratio of released products to product sales is currently very high. But wearables are for real. Forrester surveyed 4,566 US online consumers and interviewed 25 companies to understand the demand — today and tomorrow — for wearable devices. For infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders, your company needs your wearables expertise as it seeks to arm employees (and customers) with wearables and serve customers armed with their own wearable devices. This report helps you understand what's coming and why.

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