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Parks Sees Apple Watch Market Share Gains Ahead Amidst Greater Device Engagement

New market research from Parks Associates reveals Apple Watch owners are more engaged with their connected wearable devices than other brands. Three in 10 Apple Watch owners (31%) use voice commands to search for information online on a weekly basis as compared to 19 percent of those who own other smart watch brands, according to Parks’ ¨Leading Smart Watch Apps: Insights into Wearable Use Cases.¨ Trends such as these are contributing to substantial Apple Watch market share gains, researchers found.

From the article "Parks Sees Apple Watch Market Share Gains Ahead Amidst Greater Device Engagement" by Andrew Burger.

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