Category
Fashion
Code Switching
Trend cluster
Category
Wearable
Multitasking
Hi-tech watches that perform more functions than simple time-telling.
5.1
Trend score
What's Happening
What is the Wearable Multitasking trend?
Wearable Multitasking: Today's on-the-go consumers are constantly looking for products that will help them multitask, and one area in which multi-functionality may influence purchasing decisions is watch design. Because watches can be worn, they provide a convenient method of storing data, connecting to friends, making payments and more. Saving people the time and trouble it takes to find similar functions and apps on their computers, phones or tablets, these built-in features appeal to time-starved consumers searching for convenience in their day-to-day lives.
Evidence
Examples of the Wearable Multitasking trend
CategoryLuxury
Luxe iPod Nano Watches
The ZShock Diamond Lunatik iPod Nano Function Watch Shines
Opportunity for jewelry manufacturers to expand into the luxury wearable technology market.
CategoryTech
Credit Card Timepieces
LAKS Watch2Pay System Allows for Contactless Payments
The watch industry creates a valuable opportunity for the fashion industry to collaborate and create unique, stylish, and functional wearable payment options.
CategoryWorld
Remote GPS Watches
The Citizen Satellite Wave Remains Accurate No Matter Where You Are
Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine the functionalities of GPS tracking, time-telling, and navigation in wearable devices, catering to travelers and adventurers.
CategoryTech
Networking Pocket Watches
Serendipity from Hoang M Nguyen Puts a New Spin on Social Media
The mobile technology industry can leverage the trend of devices like Serendipity pocket watch to develop innovative solutions that redefine social networking experiences.
CategoryTech
Multitasking Wrist Watches
The imWatch Lets You Stay Connected Online Wherever You Go
The technology industry has an opportunity to integrate smartwatches into their existing product lines or create standalone innovative devices.
CategoryFashion
Music-Tracking Time-Tellers
The Guitime Function Watch Tells Time & Helps You Fine-Tune Your Sound
Industry that can capitalize on the integration of wearable technology and musical instruments.
CategoryLifestyle
Triathlete Training Watches
The Garmin Forerunner 910XT is Designed for Multisport Training
The Garmin Forerunner 910XT caters to athletes and fitness enthusiasts who engage in multiple sports, providing a market for multisport training technology.
CategoryLifestyle
Calorie-Counting Wristwatches
The Bite Counter is Designed to Help You Cut Down at Dinner Time
Fitness and health companies can leverage bite counting technology to create wearable devices that help users manage their diets and improve their overall health.
Trend themes
Themes within the Wearable Multitasking trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Multi-functional watches
Consumers prefer watches that can perform multiple functions such as storing data, connecting with friends, making payments, etc causing a rise in demand of multi-functional watches.
02
Watches for special groups
The demand for watches designed for a specific audience has increased, such as a watch designed for guitarists or triathletes, opening up possibilities for other specialized watches.
03
Contactless payment watches
The rise in the popularity of contactless payments can be observed when a watch-credit-card hybrid system has been introduced, which enables you to make payments using watches.
Industry implications
What the Wearable Multitasking trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Watchmaking Industry
The watchmaking industry can invest in making multi-functional watches that cater to a particular group to increase their sales and their market presence even further.
For
Sports and Fitness Industry
Similar to the Garmin Forerunner 910XT, sports and fitness-related companies may invest in making wearable devices designed exclusively for triathletes or athletes of various specializations.
For
Fintech
The increasing demand for contactless payment technology has opened up new opportunities for fintech businesses to create payment systems that are more convenient and easy to use.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Wearable Multitasking
Trend score 5.1 out of 10, from popularity 68%, activity 75%, freshness 8%.
Popularity68%
Activity75%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer
Market
North America
Europe
