Apple's rivals hope its Watch will boost their own wearable tech

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http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TVsEnetuu.J3bfBLpFUOeg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2015-03-05T180255Z_1_LYNXMPEB240UG_RTROPTP_2_APPLE-IPHONE.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/apples-rivals-hope-watch-boost-own-wearable-tech-180255021--finance.html)By Harro Ten Wolde BARCELONA (Reuters) - Apple's rivals want to benefit from its magic, hoping that its long awaited new smartwatch will finally conjure demand for wearable technology that has so far generated more buzz about its potential than actual sales. Gizmos that users wear on their bodies have yet to live up to the hype as the next big thing in technology. "If Apple is successful, it'll create a rising tide that will lift the whole market," said Ben Wood, a top gadget reviewer at technology market research firm CCS Insight. His company predicts Apple will sell 20 million of its new smart watches this year, helping spur 150 percent growth in the wearable technology sector to 75 million gadgets, rising to 350 million by 2018.



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