10 of the Hottest Wearable Companies

1. AppleThe jury is still out on the Apple Watch—which marks a major gambit for the tech behemoth.The Apple Watch was supposed to be the Cupertino, CA–based company’s biggest launch in years, but sales have not been as explosive as predicted. Early this month, financial services firm UBS lowered its prediction for 2016 Apple Watch shipments by 23% to 31 million. UBM found that only 7% of the 430 million people with iPhone 5 and 6 devices are likely to buy an Apple Watch. Reviews for the device also are mixed.As Gizmodo put it: “Aside from price, screen resolution, and storage capacity, the Apple Watch is pretty run-of-the-mill from what we’ve seen from other smartwatches, and in the battery department it’s pretty paltry.”Still, it may be premature to call the Apple Watch a “flop” as some press outlets have done. Some pundits are noting that Apple’s foray into the wearables market has lended legitimacy to it. And sales aren’t too shabby either. 31 million is a lot of Apple Watches. There is even a business for buying Apple Watches and reselling at a profit on sites like EBay.Next >>