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# Music Drives Top 3 Most Wanted Tech Gifts Of 2016 [CHART]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/music-drives-most-wanted-tech-gifts-2016-chart/
- Published: 2016-12-16T11:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-12-16T11:28:00.000Z
- Description: According to a study by the Consumer Technology Association, music driven products are among the most wanted tech gifts of 2016. Headphones and a portable Bluetooth speaker are #1 and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/12/music-drives-most-wanted-tech-gifts-2016-chart.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Music Tech, Alarm clock, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Special Interest Group, Compact disc, Computer speaker, Consumer Technology Association, Internet of things, Sound recording and reproduction, technology, Wireless, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![image from www.cvsmusic.org](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d247596d970c-150wi "image from www.cvsmusic.org")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d247596d970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)According to a study by the [Consumer Technology Association](https://cta.tech/Research-Standards/Reports-Studies/Studies/Supplements/Holiday-Forecast-2016.aspx?ref=hypebot.com), **music driven products are among the most wanted tech gifts of 2016**. Headphones and a portable **Bluetooth speaker are #1** and **#3** respectively, and since **#2** (smartphones) are increasingly how consumers access music, **the industry could claim all of the top three.**

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News that music drives 3 of the most wanted tech gifts of 2016 should be good for Apple's stock price, given it's strength in headphones and speakers thanks to their $3 billion purchase of Beats. 

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