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Things look rosy for the Apple Watch as wearable sales are predicted to boom

If you can believe two new research reports, things look sunny for the Apple Watch in the months ahead. New data from Parks Associates says that smart watch adoption has nearly doubled — from four percent of U.S. broadband households at the start of 2014 to seven percent now, with 10 percent planning to buy a smart watch by midyear 2016.

From the article "Things look rosy for the Apple Watch as wearable sales are predicted to boom" by the Dealerscope staff.

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