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Watch Company Buys Way Into Fitness Wristband Market

Harry Wang, director of mobile and health products research at Dallas-based Parks Associates, said the digital fitness tracker is the fastest-growing category in the connected health device market, and Fitbit is the clear leader, with a more than 50 percent market share. There will be demand for various types of fitness trackers. Some older people, for example, may want a wearable just for measuring walking distances and steps.

From the article "Watch Company Buys Way Into Fitness Wristband Market" by Maria Halkias.

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