【21世纪网-《21世纪经济报道》】2014年中国最热门的创业方向是什么?毫无疑问当属智能硬件。根据市场研究公司ON World近期的研究报告显示,预计到2018年,全球单凭智能手表销量将达到3.3亿块,超过2013年的400万块。而整个可穿戴设备、智能家居乃至车载领域,市场将更加庞大。中国的互联网公司自然不会轻易错过这个巨大的市场。最近,腾讯微信、京东和阿里巴巴纷纷出手,推出智能硬件平台,吸引众开发者接入。 21st Century Network - 21st Century Business Herald What is the hottest start-up in China in 2014? There is no doubt that it belongs to smart hardware. According to a recent study by ON World, a market research firm, it is estimated that by 2018, smart watch sales worldwide will reach 330 million units, up from 4 million in 2013. The entire wearable devices, smart home and even the automotive field, the market will be even greater. China’s Internet companies naturally will not easily miss this huge market. Recently, Tencent WeChat, Jingdong and Alibaba have shot, introduced intelligent hardware platform to attract all developers access.