A new trend has emerged among Apple Watch users, who are wearing the device on their ankles to improve heart rate monitoring. Fitness enthusiasts and individuals with smaller wrists have adopted this practice, citing benefits such as improved accuracy and convenience.
However, the trend has led to misunderstandings, including a recent incident at the gym where someone mistook an ankle-worn watch for an ankle monitor. Apple notes in support materials that key Watch features are designed for wrist use only.
The company’s first-quarter earnings showed revenue of $124.3 billion, with revenue from Wearables, Home, and Accessories reaching $11.75 billion. This growth comes as the wearables market faces increased competition from Chinese tech giants like Huawei Technologies, which saw a 20% surge in the global wrist-worn device market.
As Apple’s stock fell 2.40% on Friday, closing at $227.63, investors may want to consider the trend of wearing Apple Watches on ankles as a potential factor affecting the company’s performance in the wearables market.
Source: https://in.benzinga.com/25/02/43583166/apple-watch-users-are-strapping-them-to-their-anklesand-some-people-are-seriously-confused