Adoption of Devices Like Fitbit and Apple Watch Have Doubled Since 2014

You won't believe how popular wearable devices, including Fitbit and Apple Watch, are becoming.
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You won't believe how popular wearable devices, including Fitbit (FIT) - Get Report and Apple (AAPL) - Get Report Watch, are becoming. Some 49 percent of respondents in a new survey from PwC own a wearable product, compared to 21 percent in 2014. Plus, 36 percent own multiple devices. 'We're really at the beginning of a revolution for wearable - we've seen usage double and we see more than half of respondents excited about the future,' said Steve Barr, retail & consumer leader at PwC. He said the major players in the wearables space include Apple, Fitbit, Alphabet's (GOOGL) - Get Report Google Glass, along with Ralph Lauren's (RL) - Get Report line of wearable clothing. TheStreet's Scott Gamm has details from Wall Street.