Wearables, Hearables, Listening, and Speaking

December 14, 2020February 17, 2021

Smart displays beginning with youthful interest [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, December 14, 2020

Who are the first to use Smart Displays?

The few Smart Displays that are being used in the marketplace have stronger penetration among younger than older adults. Based on our most recent research results in TUP/Technology User Profile 2020, market penetration is still quite small.

Meanwhile, our other survey results show video calling using platforms like Zoom has found strength among seniors.

December 10, 2020February 17, 2021

Headsets – our sound islands [TUPdate]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts – December 10, 2020

Wireless Bluetooth headsets get a booster

Wireless Bluetooth headsets have been in the news lately, widely promoted as a year-end gift accessory. As a category, they have been available for decades, so why the latest emphasis, and is there enough demand for them?

Market demand has gotten stronger during 2020 in large part due to changed playing and working conditions. With the pandemic and stay-at-home restrictions worldwide, many people are now nearby a distinct set of people than they might interact with at their workplace or school. While quarantines can be a bonding experience, there can be added pressure when the sounds we make or listen to impinge on others.

Listening widespread, although differs by device type

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or perhaps the ear. The music some may consider beautiful may seem like noise to others. Similarly, the phone call we may think thoughtful may sound to others like distracting chatter.

December 8, 2020February 17, 2021

Wireless Bluetooth headsets by smartphone operating system [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, December 8, 2020

Who uses wireless Bluetooth headsets more – iPhone users or Android smartphone users? This MetaFAQs reports on the relative popularity between the two ecosystems, as well as splitting out whether in-ear or over-the-ear designs are used more than the other.

December 4, 2020February 17, 2021

Generation gap amplified by headsets [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, December 4, 2020

Are younger adults different than older adults in using wireless Bluetooth headsets?

For millennia, humans have experienced a generation gap, both younger and older ones pondering why different-aged others don’t hear what they have to say. Current technology – especially Bluetooth wireless headsets – may make the gap even wider.

December 1, 2020February 17, 2021

Wireless Bluetooth headsets by country [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, December 1, 2020

Wireless Bluetooth headsets have become a handy accessory for roughly one in four online adults in the US, Germany, UK, and Japan. More users are choosing in-ear designs than over-the-year types. This research is based on surveys with 12,516 online adults in the US, Germany, UK, and Japan as part of the MetaFacts TUP/Technology User Profile service.