DUBLIN — (BUSINESS WIRE) — October 21, 2014 — Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/gqsgvw/wearable) has announced the addition of the "Wearable Electronics and Technology Market by Applications, Products, Form Factors and Geography - Analysis & Forecast to 2014 - 2020" report to their offering.

Among application sectors, consumer applications accounted for the largest market share with market size crossing $790.2 Million as of 2012. However, that of enterprise and industrial application is expected to grow at the highest CAGR (more than 26%) during the forecast period of 2014 to 2020. The Americas, with the U.S. accounting for more than 72% of the market, is the single largest revenue base for the global wearable electronics market and is expected to maintain its dominance during the forecast period as well. However, the wearable technology market in Asia-Pacific, with China leading the way, is likely to grow at the highest CAGR during the next six years.

Apart from the novel concept of smart and e-textiles, the field of wearable electronics also includes several other products such as smart glasses/goggles, ring/finger worn scanners, footwear such as athletic, fitness and sports shoes, wrist wear such as advanced electronic watches and wristbands, and others (such as headbands and neckwear). Typically, any wearable electronic device may include few or all of the following - sensors and actuators, image and speech recognition technologies, positioning and networking chips, displays and optoelectronics, and specialty monitoring devices. The emphasis on using wearable devices for fitness, health monitoring, entertainment, enterprise, and industrial applications has been increasing with advancements such as stretchable electronics, flexible circuits, conducting fabrics, long lasting batteries, and smaller specialty wearable sensors.

Additionally, the report also analyzes various markets across the value chain, including the wearable electronics components market encompassing the market forall electrical and electronic components integrated into wearable electronic products.

Major players in the market include Adidas AG (Germany), Fitbit (U.S.), Jawbone (U.S.), Sony (Japan), Samsung (South Korea), Apple (U.S.) and Google (U.S.)

Key Topics Covered:

1 Introduction

2 Research Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Premium Insights

5 Market Overview

6 Industry Trends

7 Market By form Factor

8 Market By Application

9 Market By Technology

10 Market By Component

11 Market By Product

12 Geographic Analysis

13 Competitive Landscape

14 Company Profiles

- Adidas AG

- Apple, Inc.

- Fitbit, Inc.

- Google, Inc.

- Jawbone, Inc.

- Nike, Inc.

- Qualcomm, Inc.

- Samsung Group

- Sony Corporation

- Texas Instruments, Inc.

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