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BMW partners with Vector to introduce special edition of Smartwatch

United States: BMW, a German luxury vehicle manufacturing company has entered into the partnership with Vector, a United state based smartwatch designer & developer, to create a special edition of smartwatch to rejoice the car giant’s all-electric i3 & I8 motors.

The smartwatch strap consists of leather that are used for the seats in i3 & i8 motors along with the BMW logo embossed on the strap. The framework of the smartwatch is much-like standard vector watch with black stainless steel case.

The vector smartwatches are preferable in gold and Rose-gold version, however for BMW edition, the vector watch is featured with leather strap with iconic BMW blue stitching. The smartwatch also have long battery life of around 30-days. In addition, the introductory price of the smartwatch would be around USD 589 for only 150 special editions.

TechSci Research depicts that with the growing adoption of smartwatch in the developing countries, the demand for smartwatch is anticipated to grow manifold. Manufacturers of smartwatch are bringing latest innovation solution and technology enabled smartwatches at considerable price which would enhance the demand of smartwatch across the globe.

According to the recent report published by TechSci ResearchGlobal Smartwatch Market  By Type, By Application, By Operating System, Competition Forecast and Opportunities, 2012-2021, the global market for smartwatch is projected to grow at a CAGR over 25% during 2016-2021. Personal assistance application dominated global smartwatch market, on account of increasing usage of third party application in connected devices and rising demand for technologically advanced products. North America was the major demand generator for smartwatches across the globe, due to increasing number smartphone users, growing shift towards standardized connectivity coupled with increasing usage of smart functions. Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Pebble Technology Corp., Garmin Ltd., etc., are few of the leading players in global smartwatch market.

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