PricewaterhouseCoopers study showed , based on a survey of thousands of US consumers, 33% of users are disappointed by acquired wearable devices.
Interestingly, 56% of respondents believe that the use of portable devices with functions for tracking vital signs of the body can help increase the average life expectancy to 10 years. Slightly fewer people - 46% of those surveyed - believe that wearable devices can help fight obesity through sports achievements Feature tracking and control power. With that wearable devices promote the development of athletic ability, 46% of users agree.
Holders of any devices are only 21% of respondents, but only 10% (of the total audience) uses smart objects on a daily basis.
As already mentioned, to pay large sums for wearable devices, consumers are not ready. From $ 500 only 4% from $ 300 - 5% to about $ 100 38% of the respondents. But the most popular option was to obtain the device for free by the employer or insurance services.