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Wearable Market Outpacing Tablet Adoption
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A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) provides valuable insights into the future of wearable technologies, which includes fitness bands like Fitbit and Jawbone UP. Specifically, one of the key insights is that adoption rates for wearables is slightly outpacing adoption rates for tablets. As more individuals utilize these technologies, the case for an aggregation platform that allows employers to reward employees for healthy behaviors, regardless of which wearable they use, becomes more and more compelling.
In addition to wearable adoption, the PwC report noted that corporate employees see clear value in enterprise wearable technology, but they’re also worried about security and privacy implications, as well as their ever-increasing technology dependence. Download the full report to learn even more about the future of wearables.
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