By 2022, session-specific wearables to trump trackers by nearly 550%

A new research report from Juniper Research forecasts that specialised fitness wearables integrated into clothing and ear-based “hearables” will grow from an expected 4.5 million shipped in 2018 to nearly 30 million in 2022, an increase of over 550 per cent. By contrast, conventional activity tracker shipments will only grow by 20 per cent.
 
The new research found that as growth in basic trackers has slowed, session specific wearables, for example those monitoring gym or training sessions, have multiplied. It found that as detailed metrics become widespread amongst all vendors, lifestyle tracking leaders such as Fitbit and Huami will decline in market share. Combined, these players will account for 28 per cent of the fitness wearable shipments by 2022, down from over 40 per cent in 2017.
 

Blockchain job growth
 
Indeed has reported a material increase in not only the number of searches related to cryptocurrency, but also in that of blockchain related job postings on the portal. In the six months to November 2017, the number of cryptocurrency and blockchain jobs posted on the Indeed website rose by 290 per cent. In the same period, job searches with keywords related to cryptocurrency/blockchain also rose by 52 per cent.
 
Since the release of the first cryptocurrency software, Bitcoin, in 2009, the concept has garnered a lot of attention and transactions. As of September 2017, there were approximately 15 million blockchain wallet users worldwide, an estimated 1.5 million of these users based in India, with 200,000 users being added each month globally. Given its various advantages, blockchain development is fast gaining favour for a number of applications ranging from monetary transactions to legal documentation.