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'Wearable' computing a growing market: IDC

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Published Thu, Dec 21, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    SALES of "wearable" computing items - from Internet-linked watches to step-counting shoes - will nearly double in the next few years, a market forecaster said on Wednesday.

    International Data Corporation (IDC) expected the overall wearables market to go from shipping 113.2 million units this year to some 222.3 million in 2021.

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