Significant growth in sales of wearable devices

Smart watches come on top of wearable devices that are competing technology companies to produce them ( Getty Images )

Study is expected to Swedish research firm that the number of wearable devices sold to about 64 million units in 2017 to reach a timely record the highest rate for that category sales of electronic devices.

She explained the company " Berg Insight, " market research in the study that the rate of growth of hardware sales wearable rise well since last year, as the number of devices sold in that category to 8.4 million units by the end of 2012, an increase of 50.6% compared to the year 2011 and was sold about 3.1 million units only in that category.

The category includes wearable devices both smart glasses , smart watches , bracelets in addition to the mathematical sense biomarkers for her employer , such as those produced by the companies " Nike " 

The analyst firm Berg Insight , Johan Svanberg , to develop technologies that serve wearable devices , such as techniques for low - power wireless connectivity and cloud computing , contribute significantly to the spread of that class of devices.

He added that manufacturers of wearable devices currently targeting specific markets , but in the coming years will expand in the global markets which will contribute to increased sales of that class of electronic devices.

It is noteworthy that most of the technology company leading entered in the hardware industry wearable companies such as Google U.S. through her ​​glasses smart or two Japan's Sony , Samsung, the South Korean Banteghma hours clever , in addition to companies such as Apple and Microsoft Americas , which reports indicated the intention to produce devices of that class .