Alexa can be accessed via a slew of other Amazon products, from devices operating Fire TVs and Fire tablets to a range of Echo-branded wearables.

Providers often use IoT sensors like wearables to monitor their patients remotely; some common types include sensors that gauge temperature, measure vibrations, record pulse, monitor blood oxygen levels, or use cameras to detect patient falls.

The trademark registration, which mentions “wearable computer hardware” and claims to be related to "computer hardware, software, peripherals, and computer and video games design and development,” is the latest indication that Apple is about to unveil its long-rumored headset.

Meta’s vision for the metaverse relies more heavily on wearables, even if it does include game-like experiences such as Horizon Worlds, a social game which has hosted a number of brand campaigns. Penetration of VR wearables is relatively high among teens at 26%, but only 5% use it daily, suggesting there isn’t enough VR-only content capturing their attention.

All smart device makers had compelling but incompatible ecosystems, which is why they agreed in December 2019 on a common standard for interoperability, now called "Matter." At CES 2022, we started to see the results of that synergy with most smart home devices proudly announcing support for Matter.

Mastercard has a Pride Plaza location as part of Decentraland’s Pride event, which will include panels with LGBT+ thought leaders and exhibit NFT wearables developed by LGBT+ artists. As part of the activation, participants will also be able to write messages of support to their younger selves.

But they were more inclined to recommend wearable devices or disease-specific devices to patients than use them personally.

Smart devices made major strides in the past year. The pandemic era has sparked greater interest in wearables. Penetration of both smartwatches and smart wristbands rose by several percentage points, reaching 21.3% and 24.8%, respectively, in H1 2021. Smart wristbands continued to attract more females than males, while males were more likely to own a smartwatch.

Smartwatches and smart home devices are most popular with females and affluents. Smartwatch and smart wristband penetration saw a substantial uptick in Turkey in 2021. Smartwatch ownership rose from 15.2% of internet users to 21.6%, while penetration of smart wristbands rose 4 percentage points to 12.9%.

KEY STAT: Consumer adoption of wearables in the US will keep growing, across all generations, reaching 88.3 million wearable users in 2025. Introduction. The US healthcare system will never recover from COVID-19. The changes wrought by the pandemic’s several surges across the US are becoming permanent, opening new avenues for patients to access care.

However, smartwatches and smart wristbands did gain ground. Following a pattern seen in many other countries, penetration of both devices grew by a few percentage points; in H1 2021, 20.5% of internet users polled owned a smartwatch, and 12.4% had a smart wristband.

This disruption has the potential to affect consumer segments like smartphones, tablets, wearables, and game consoles. We expect the shortages will ease toward the end of this year, but these challenges have shaped how users get new devices.

In H1 2020, barely 12% of internet users polled in Italy owned a smartwatch, and fewer than 9% owned a smart wristband. A year later, those shares reached 19.4% and 11.8%, respectively. Both devices were more widespread among males than females, and among respondents ages 25 to 34. More than 25% of those in higher-income homes owned a smartwatch, as well.

Smart devices gained popularity. The share of internet users ages 16 to 64 who owned a smartwatch climbed to 19.3% in H1 2021, in line with the growing interest in wearables during the pandemic. Smart wristbands also benefited from this trend, but uptake was lower than for smartwatches, at 13.5% this year. Penetration of smart home products also rose, from 8.7% last year to 11.9% in H1 2021.