Wearable technology continues to capture the interest of consumers and is riding an upward trend, with close to 105 million wearables shipped in 2018, a year-on-year increase of 10 percent, according to the latest Wearable Technology market report from Futuresource Consulting.

Smartwatches are expected to see significant increases in demand, growing 47 percent in volume terms during the first half of 2018, this is according to the latest Worldwide Wearables report from Futuresource Consulting.