Smartwatches are not only used for entertainment, fitness, and wellness but also for online retail and banking. eBay was the first online retail vendor that offered its services through Samsung's smartwatch apps in September 2013. In addition,Citibank extended its services to its customers in the US through the Citi Mobile Lite app for the Apple Watch in July 2015.Fitness band providers are launching smart fitness watches or fitness bands embedded with payment technology. This will likely pose a threat to the growth of the smartwatch payment segment. Smartwatches are expensive compared with fitness bands. With the manufacture of fitness bands embedded with payment solutions, the possibility of individuals preferring fitness bands over smartwatches is likely to be higher.

The low manufacturing cost of wearable patches in China supports the market growth.The increasing popularity of wearable patches has encouraged many vendors from different industries to enter the market. Cosmetic companies have started entering the market. L'Oréal is planning to enter the market by 2017, which will likely boost the growth of wearable patches in the non-clinical application segment.The Americas and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) are expected to lose their market shares to APAC mainly because of the high adoption of wearable patch technology in APAC.This report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global wearable patch market for 2016-2020.

Before July 2014, the average price of fitness bands was $140-$150, which declined to $105 by 2015. The decline in price was because of the launch of Mi bands by Xiaomi in July 2014, which were priced at $19.99. The decline in price led to the high adoption of wearables, which in turn resulted in an increase in wearable app downloads.Crowdfunding is one of the major funding methods adopted by companies to raise funds for smart glasses projects. It attracts new entrants in the market, which results in intense competition among vendors. It also allows vendors to anticipate customer demands, directly communicate with potential buyers, and involve customers in the product development stage. This will help vendors manufacture products according to customer demands.

The global water sports gear and equipment market will post a significant CAGR of 5.37% by revenue during the forecast period. In the past few years' government support, to increase the revenue generated from the tourism industry across the world, has increased in a large number of countries. This attempt is anticipated to aid in the expansion of the market over the next five years.Modern technology has allowed for the development of more complex and technical water sporting equipment and gear. Moreover, it has paved the way for

improvements in many product features. Currently, raw materials are being developed to better withstand the corrosive ocean atmosphere, which not only increases the longevity of water sports gear and equipment, but also renders these gear and equipment comfortable for end-users. For instance, rubber and plastics enhance the snug fit of masks and goggles, and treated glass improves divers' safety. More efficient and easy-to-use fins allow divers of all types — beginners and professionals — to easily navigate underwater. Eventually, these technological improvements in equipment will make it much easier for people to pursue water sports.

Water-soluble fertilizers are applied to crop through the irrigation water. The global market for water-soluble fertilizers improves the Return on Investment (ROI) and also helps in fulfilling farmers’ and consumers’ demands, from the health and economical viewpoint, with rising per hectare production of quality agricultural entities.Availability of more efficient fertilizer spreaders with better features will also contribute to the market's growth during the forecast period. Government support to increase mechanization in the agricultural sector is leading to an increase in the sales of relatively higher priced versions of mounted and trailed fertilizer spreaders,propelling the market growth.

Water polo enjoys a great popularity among different sports played in the Olympics.It is the first Olympic team sports, which was introduced in the Paris Olympics in 1900. Since then, it is a part of Olympics till now, except in 1904. Moreover, since this sport's inception in Olympics, the Hungarians have emerged as the greatest ambassadors of water polo. Hungary won medals in every Games between 1928 and 1980. During the 2000 Sydney Olympics, water polo witnessed its first official appearance of women, celebrating the 100 years of this sport in the Olympics.Owing to such popularity, the global water polo equipment market is expected to post a CAGR of 1.96% during the forecast period.Since the start of the sport, water polo balls have evolved from swine-skin balls to one made up of Indian rubber. Later, heavy and water-logged water polo balls came into existence. Finally, the modern and latest version is made up of cotton

bladder and red rubber fabric casing. The color of the ball also plays an important role; yellow color balls are used for better visibility. Colored middle stripes (blue,green, red, black, or yellow) balls are also allowed as per water polo game regulations.

Visual analytics is a method for deriving insights from collected data. However, the exponential growth of big data is a huge challenge for the market. The visual analytics market will have significant growth during the forecast period because enterprises realize the importance of deriving useful information from data,especially from sensors and devices, social media, VOIP, and enterprise data. The process of interpreting data and gaining valuable insights is a challenge.In Asia-Pacific (APAC), the Digital India initiative in India and the High Performance Computing and Networking Initiative in China are likely to improve the digital infrastructure in these countries. This will increase the adoption of data visualization and data discovery tools in the region during the forecast period,which will help the end-users gain valuable insights for better business decisionmaking.The Digital India initiative was launched to make the public aware of the digital ecosystem that will open opportunities for digital technologies, such as analytics, cloud computing, mobile applications, and data management. The High Performance Computing and Networking Initiative aims at attaining far-reaching influence on different aspects of the Chinese economy and society like industrial attractiveness and environmental management.

Innovations in viscosupplementation offerings and the popularity of minimally invasive procedures will have a positive impact on the market, due to the shorter treatment regimen and the convenience offered by these products.The dominant position of the vendors is mainly due to their product offerings and their wide acceptability in the market. For instance, Sanofi has an established product portfolio and its key products Synvisc-One and Synvisc are used in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. The product is widely accepted as a singleinjection cycle viscosupplement.

Virtual retinal display (VRD) is expected to gain traction in the market. VRDs are increasingly used in head mounted displays (HMDs). The display is projected directly into the users' eyes. It has high potential to replace other display technologies such as liquid crystal display (LCD), light-emitting diode (LED), and active matrix organic LED (AMOLED) as it consumes less power and has high clarity.Virtual reality (VR)-based gaming is gaining high popularity in the market. Hence,VR device manufacturers such as Oculus, Samsung, and Sony might adopt VRD instead of display with screens. However, start-ups such as Avegant might find it difficult to make a noticeable presence in the market as its product Avegant Glyph is expensive and does not have head-tracking or eye-tracking option.The military is expected to be the major end-user segment after individual consumers, as VRD technology is increasingly used in drones.

The global VR glove market is expected to post a CAGR of 82.2% during the forecast period.VR gloves are likely to avoid the slow market entrance due to the low lifespan of the next-generation technology. In the current market, the technology is upgraded every five years, due to which VR gloves will soon become a necessity, rather than a luxury, in order to avoid technology stagnation.As the awareness of VR is the highest among Spanish population (at 92%),Technavio predicts that Spain will be the fastest growing market for VR gloves

during the forecast period.A number of vendors are expected to enter the market during the forecast period.This will eventually lead to price wars, resulting in declining average selling price (ASP).Crowdfunding is one of the major sources to raise funds for VR projects. It helps in encouraging new entrants in the market, increasing competition and reducing the price of devices. It also allows the vendors to anticipate the demand for their products, directly communicate with potential buyers, and contribute to the product development stage. This is likely to help vendors build the right products for the market.