Wearable Electronics

There is a growing health and wellness trend in Argentina. People of all ages and incomes are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of good nutrition and sports practice. As a result, retail volume sales of sporting accessories, sportswear and ...

Romanians are increasingly preoccupied with living a healthier life or in practicing sports. There is also interest in innovative devices, which can provide the consumer with personal stats. In this context, wearable electronics registered rapid ...

As much as Venezuelans like cutting-edge technology and are early adopters of new products, high prices and supply shortages are forcing them to change this long-established consumption pattern. Venezuelans are finding it increasingly difficult to ...

Activity watches (analogue) showed the strongest growth within wearable electronics in 2018 as this category is relatively new and offers strong growth opportunities for manufacturers. The traditional design and data-collecting features make these ...

Swedes are increasingly adopting healthier lifestyles due to concerns about obesity and food sensitivities and the rising number of people affected by different types of diseases. Crucially, a more holistic approach to health and wellness is being ...

Wearable electronics significantly outperformed the entire Taiwanese consumer electronics market in retail volume growth terms in 2018. Aside from the fact that this is still a relatively new category in Taiwan, its performance was bolstered by ...

Smart wearables remained the best performing category in wearable electronics in 2018, continuing to register strong gains. This can be partly attributed to the launch of several new products over the past two years, not only from established ...

Activity bands experienced sharp declines in volume and value terms due to consumers opting to purchase alternative products such as smartwatches and activity watches. Activity bands are known to help consumers track fitness activities such as step ...

Wearables, fundamentally in the form of smartwatches, remained restricted to niche groups of consumers who can afford them. Given that practically all of the products are imported, the front runners are expensive costing around BRL1,800-3,300. This ...

Over the forecast period, wearable electronics is set to achieve large volume growth. This projection is mostly based on the fact that the category is relatively new in Egypt and has large room for growth. The prediction is also attributed to the ...

In 2018, wearable electronics continued to witness products in older categories give way to new ones. For example, sales of activity bands and digital activity watches slowed as consumers shifted towards analogue activity watches and smart wearables....

Whilst the landscape of smartwatches is becoming more competitive, activity bands are being phased out. Consumers are willing to pay more to get a premium smartwatch rather than wearables with a single function of tracking footsteps. With the ...

When wearable electronics were launched in Japan in 2014, it was said that they would set a new trend in consumer electronics. The reality has been somewhat different from the expectation. Consumers seem to be continually searching for reasons to ...

Demand for wearable electronics is expected to continue increasing in Austria over the forecast period but, compared to the review period, growth will slow significantly. Many technology enthusiasts already own smart wearables or activity wearables, ...

Activity wearables is expected to record strong retail volume growth over the forecast period, driven by increasing health awareness. As consumers become more health conscious, electronic products which aid in the improvement of health and wellbeing ...

Wearable electronics are still struggling to drive demand from the adoption stage into the mainstream, as they are perceived as premium devices. As consumers are still fairly price sensitive, brand name and functionality are the main factors driving ...

The increase in smartphone ownership in the Philippines and the improvement of 3G and 4G networks will help boost sales of wearable electronics, which are often used in conjunction with smartphones to track and upload a user’s health statistics to ...

Activity wearables is expected to keep growing in retail volume terms over the forecast period, strongly supported by analogue activity watches. However, the decline expected in activity bands will pull down the overall retail volume CAGR for ...

In past years, smart watches failed to achieve the high growth expectations, because consumers did not view them as essential. They required tethering to a smartphone for full functionality, and a lack of compelling new uses meant that demand for ...

The boom in wearable technology was mainly fuelled by fitness, such as wearable gadgets that track exercise or monitor heart rate. These gadgets were successful because they are helpful to users and easy to integrate into everyday life. Activity ...