Pandemic boosts sales of wearables


A Fitbit smartwatch at the Huawei stand at the International Consumer Electronics Fair (IFA) in Berlin, Germany, September 3, 2020. The pandemic is lifting wearables sales, say industry insiders. – EPA pic, June 30, 2021.

EARPHONES embedded in pearl earrings, a smartwatch that measures body temperature, a diamond ring that monitors sleep patterns. The wearable gadgets market has boomed as the pandemic boosts interest in health monitoring and working from home.

While worldwide sales of smartphones slumped last year, a record 527 million wearables were sold in 2020, up from 384 million in 2019, according to research firm Strategy Analytics.


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