Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about wearables this week, this is it.
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Statistics & Forecasts
Worldwide revenue from retail sales of connected wearable devices grew by a whopping 133 percent last quarter to $6 billion, says Futuresource Consulting (Apple Insider)
74% of those that don’t own wearables would consider using one if accuracy in wearables could help them to better manage their health, says survey (PR Newswire)
Sony is expected to ship up to six million units of PlayStation VR (PS VR) headsets in 2016, accounting for 67% of the global VR HMD market, according to a Chinese-language Liberty Time (DigiTimes)
Device Announcements
Misfit launches Speedo Shine 2 for swimmers (Macworld)
Funding & Acquisitions
BioRing launches on Indiegogo to crowdfund its wellness smart ring (Wareable)
Major Milestones
Toronto Argos using STATSports GPS tracking (Toronto Star)
Facebook brings VR Reactions to 360-degree video (Engadget)
Samsung rebrands MilkVR to Samsung VR and allows UG content and launches Samsung Creators Program (MobileSyrup)
Sony Smartwatch 3 software update improves stability and GPS tracking (Android Headlines)
Xiaomi adds smartwatch category to its website (Android Headlines)
Rumours
Oculus patents VR Movement System with Phone-Based HMD (Upload VR)
Apple patents VR-related headset system (Engineering.com)
Apple developing micro LED panels for upcoming Apple Watch (DigiTimes)
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