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Apple Watch future is bright as U.S. smartwatch sales seen primed for surge

New research from Parks Associates indicates smartwatch adoption has nearly doubled, from 4% of U.S. broadband households at the start of 2014 to 7% now, with 10% planning to buy a smart watch by midyear 2016. The research firm will discuss its latest consumer research on wearables, the smart home, and the connected consumer at CONNECTIONS™ Summit: IoT, Entertainment, and the Connected Consumer at CES 2016, January 6-7 in Las Vegas.

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