Q1 shipments of wearable devices reached 49.6 million units, up 55.2% y-o-y, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. While wrist-worn wearables accounted for the majority of the market with 63.2% share, ear-worn devices experienced the fastest growth (135.1% year over year) and accounted for 34.6% of all wearables shipped. Shipments of wristwear – including ...

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