060 - Luke Pearce & Andy Bellavia - Hearables' Massive Growth in 2020 & What's on the Hearables Horizon
Guests: Luke Pearce, Market Analyst (Consumer Audio) at Futuresource Consulting; Andy Bellavia, Director of Market Development at Knowles Corp Topic: Breaking Down Hearables' Massive Growth in 2020 & What's on the Hearables' Horizon Luke and Andy sit down with Dave this week to talk through Futuresource's 2020 Hearables Market Report, citing the key findings and then talking through some of the major trends indicated in the data. Major trends discussed are: - People buying a second or third hearable device for different use cases and situations - The current status of voice tech integration into hearables - The growing demand for "conversational enhancement" and amplification hearable features within the consumer market - The trajectory of biometric monitoring features, biometric data visualization, and the preventative health use cases built off bio data The three each share their perspectives on these topics and provide their opinions on what comes next now that the era of hearables is truly upon us. Episode Transcript