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    WATCH OUT!

    May 14, 2020 3 minutes
    WORDS: Sarah Sellens

    It’s funny to think that 10 years ago only the privileged few owned a GPS watch. Back then, they were bulky, ran on batteries and did little more than track speed, distance, pace and calories burned. Fast forward to this decade and the popularity of smart watches (and other wearables) has skyrocketed. One-in-six people now owns an activity-tracking device, and the wearable market is worth a whopping £40.2 billion. ‘Smart watches are an important part of everyday life,’ says Leo Gebbie, senior analyst of wearables and virtual

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