WASHINGTON: The market for connected wearable devices jumped in early 2016, led by fitness tracker maker Fitbit, while Chinese group Xiaomi raced past Apple to second place, a survey showed.
Global sales of wearables – a broad category that includes fitness bands, smartwatches and connected clothing, shoes and health gadgets – rose 67.2% in the first quarter compared with a year earlier.
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