The report also showed that smartwatch Android Wear desired not as successful as Google, while also revealing that the fitness bracelet today is much more popular than smartwatches.
According to IDC, Fitbit is the largest clothing vendor of the device during the first quarter of this year, after successfully sending 3.9 million devices, up from 1.7 million the previous year. That means Fitbit managed a market share of 34.2 percent, down from 44.7 percent in Q1 2014, when the clothing market devices still in its infancy, with fewer players.
Xiaomi took second place, with shipments of 2.8 million in Q1 2015 by 24.6 percent denganpangsa market. Xiaomi position in the ranking is quite interesting, given that the company currently sells only one tool clothing namely Mi Band.
Samsung grabbed fourth place in the rankings IDC, and is estimated to have sent 0.6 million units during the first quarter of this year. Samsung is the only manufacturer in the top five Android Wear. What about Apple Watch? Patience, a new delivery numbers can appear in laporn first half, because new Watch launched to the market in late April.
Hacker Squishy Bracelet Fitness Goals.
According to the latest research results Kapersky Lab, fitness tracker or wristband (bracelets fitness) has the potential to become an easy target for hackers to steal personal data of its users.
Kaspersky Lab research results reveal that there is a security gap that is quite dangerous during fitness bracelet interact with smartphones.
Unuchek Roman, a senior researcher from Kaspersky Lab explained, the authentication method is implemented in some kind of fitness wristband products allow third parties to be able to connect without being detected to the device, run commands, and in some cases pull the data stored on the device.
So far the results Unuchek it is noted that data can be stolen is still limited to its physical activity. However, in the future, will increase the risk of sensitive medical data and the user's fitness bracelet could be the target of hackers.
In its official statement, Kaspersky Lab explained, devices based on Android 4.3 or higher have the ability to connect with fitness wristband from a particular vendor using the application. To integrate it, the user must confirm installation by pressing buttons on their bracelet.
This process is the one that can be used easily by hackers. Hackers can easily overcome this because most modern fitness bracelet does not feature display.
Notifications received only in the form of vibration on the bracelet. When the vibrating bracelet asking the owner to confirm, the victim does not know with certainty whether they are connected to their own devices or with others.
"Trackers fitness available today are still quite stupid, capable of counting steps and followed the sleep cycle, but nothing more than that. But the second generation of the device is almost here, and they will be able to gather more information about its users. It is important to think about the security of the device at this time, and ensure that there is proper protection concerning how the tracker can interact with smartphones, "said Unuchek.
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